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The Whole Body Approach
January 1st, 2013Unfortunately contemporary American society is transfixed by the idea that masking medical problems is far better (and easier) than actually digging down to the roots of the dilemma and starting the healing process there.
When pills and surgery are not enoughHealth Tips: A Daily Apple Lowers Chemical Linked to Hardening of the Arteries
November 1st, 2012Eating an apple a day might in fact help keep the cardiologist away, new research suggests. In a study of healthy, middle-aged adults, consumption of one apple a day for four weeks lowered blood levels of a substance linked to hardening of the arteries by 40 percent. Taking capsules containing polyphenols—of the type found in apples—had a similar but less potent effect.
Health Tips: Non-Alcoholic Red Wine May Help Reduce High Blood Pressure
November 1st, 2012A new study in the American Heart Association journal Circulation Research shows that men with high risk for heart disease had lower blood pressure after drinking non-alcoholic red wine every day for four weeks.
Health Tips: Omega-3s Linked to Lower Heart Failure Risk
November 1st, 2012Consuming fish at least once a month—and thereby increasing blood levels of alpha-linolenic and docosapentaenoic acids—may reduce the risk of heart failure, says a new study that adds to the heart-health benefits of omega-3.
Health News: University of Wisconsin Plant Breeders Develop a Heart-Healthier Oat
July 1st, 2012University of Wisconsin-Madison plant breeders have developed a new oat variety that’s significantly higher in the compound that makes this grain so cardio-friendly.
Health Tips: The Many Benefits of Onions
May 1st, 2012Did you know researchers are discovering how onions may help to mitigate bone loss, reduce the risk of heart disease, and possess anti-inflammatory properties to help protect the body against some cancers, brain disorders, and diabetes?
Open Your Heart
May 1st, 2012Iyengar Yoga was founded by B. K. S. Iyengar of India and focuses on body alignment and is known for its use of props to accommodate students of all abilities, promote deeper understanding of poses and allow for longer holds in poses for restorative work.
Try these yoga poses to help your circulation and support your heart health.Sea Buckthorn: A Power Plant
April 1st, 2012Sea buckthorn is a plant with many legends attached to it and although it seems like a mystical berry, its healing properties are grounded in the scientific world. Sea Buckthorn’s genus name, Hippophae, means “shining horse,” adding credit to some far-fetched fables that accompany the plant’s history.
Ancient medicine for your current ailments.
Nutrition for the Heart
February 1st, 2012Poor nutritional choices compound over time; a highfat, high-caloric diet ignites the potential of obesity and leads to the likely consequences of numerous metabolic diseases—heart disease being one of the terminal stops on your body’s path to total health destruction.
Sound extreme?
Your body is an interlinked chain, and once the dietary fuse is lit, it can set off a fiery domino effect of dangerous diseases.
Candy Apple Red
October 31st, 2011Behold, the apple. An ancient fruit, the apple has held an honored place in the culinary history of humans for thousands of years.
