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Out Spot's Damn Spot
June 1st, 2008Tail between his legs, and shamefully cowering in the corner, your pup’s eyes convey his apologies and embarrassment about his accident. Oops. You give him a reassuring scratch on the head and let him outside while you clean up his mess.
Time To Put Kitty On A Diet?
June 1st, 2008We laugh about our fat cats, but it’s no joke that 45 percent of cats in the US are overweight or obese, and that the incidence of feline diabetes has increased fivefold in the last 30 years. Like their tubby human counterparts, cats gain weight because of lack of exercise and a poor diet, and those extra pounds can lead to diabetes, liver disease, heart and renal failure, and arthritis.
A Tune-up for Your Thyroid
June 1st, 2008The thyroid, a small, butterfly-shaped gland below your Adam’s apple, pretty much rules your body, says Douglas Husbands, DC, CCN, a clinical nutritionist and chiropractor in San Carlos, California.
This little gland plays a big role in your body. Keep it running with these essentials.Prevent Cancer With a Dose of Sun
June 1st, 2008At last, some good news about the sun. Basking in its rays for 10 to 15 minutes each day increases levels of vitamin D in the blood enough to reduce your risk of breast, colon, prostate, and lung cancers, according to a recent study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Is Your Water on Drugs?
June 1st, 2008The ancient mariner’s lament gained new relevance recently when a five-month Associated Press investigation revealed traces of pharmaceuticals in the drinking water supplies of 41 million Americans.
Real Men Moisturize
June 1st, 2008The world of men’s skincare has come a long way from a can of shaving cream, a splash of aftershave, and a trusty bar of soap. Even so, few guys would put man and moisturizer in the same sentence. Sure, men’s and women’s skin is different. Male skin is oilier, sweatier, and 20 percent thicker. But the belief that men’s skin is somehow more resilient than women’s?
Simply skincare tips fom X to YIn Search of the Safest Sippy
June 1st, 2008As concern about toxic chemicals leaching from plastic baby products mounts, parents are examining everything that goes into the mouths of their babes. The reason for alarm: a recent report suggesting that significant (read dangerous) levels of bisphenol-A (BPA) can be found not only in baby bottles, but many other beverage containers.
1,4 Dioxanes May Be Lurking in Organic Bodycare
June 1st, 2008Just because a skincare product calls itself organic doesn’t necessarily make it free of petrochemical by-products.
Yoga Rx: Endometriosis
June 1st, 2008The severe pain and heavy bleeding associated with endometriosis impacts nearly 5 million US women. While there’s no cure, yoga can help manage pain. Try these poses from Yoga for a Healthy Menstrual Cycle by Linda Sparrowe (Natural Solutions’ editor-in-chief) and Patricia Walden (Shambhala, 2004).
10 Cancer Warning Signs to Look For in Dogs
June 1st, 2008When the vet told me Max, our 11-year-old golden retriever, had advanced bone cancer, I was shocked. According to Donald D. Dodge, DVM, at the Jasper Animal Hospital in Lafayette, Colorado, my reaction isn’t unusual. “In my experience, symptoms tend to show up too late,” he says.
