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Wellness Tip: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) steals vision, but may be prevented by diet. Simple but effective nutritional changes can substantially lower risk. Carotenoids are phytochemicals found in certain fruits and vegetables. The carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin accumulate in the eye as macular pigment to preserve visual acuity. The more lutein and zeaxanthin in your eyes, the less...
11/22/2014 10:00:00 PM
Biofeedback is a comfortable alternative treatment method that trains individuals to control normally involuntary body processes, such as heart rate, skin temperature, muscle tension, brainwave activity, and blood pressure by using conscious concentration. Successful biofeedback can alter these functions, with positive effects on pain or other health problems as the person becomes more aware of his...
11/20/2014 10:00:00 PM
Acupuncture is an alternative medical treatment practiced by the Chinese for 2,000 years. Fine needles inserted into a person's skin at specific points are said to affect the meridians, or channels of energy, in the body in order to block pain or eliminate anxiety. After Westerners witnessed Chinese surgeons perform operations using acupuncture in lieu of anesthesia in the 1970s, the method became...
11/18/2014 8:00:00 AM
Wellness Tip: Consider a rainbow of colors on your quest to eat your way to better health. White foods like garlic and onions help boost the immune system. Green vegetables detox the body and provide a wealth of vitamins and minerals. Yellow foods like lemons and bell peppers serve to improve skin elasticity. Orange foods ranging from carrots to oranges can help prevent cancer. Cherries, pomegranates,...
11/14/2014 10:00:00 PM
Wellness Tip: Exercise is touted as one of the most beneficial things you can do for your health. We are bombarded daily with slinky-clad young women on elliptical machines, or buff men pumping iron, and many other forms that frankly tend to intimidate. What if I told you that exercise can be as simple as a morning walk? Simply don your most casual overalls and hit the outdoors. The morning air is...
11/4/2014 10:00:00 PM
Wellness Tip: Are you still tired after a full night's sleep? Do you suffer from fatigue or excessive daytime drowsiness no matter how early you go to bed? The problem may be in your lights, not your rest. Bright lights suppress the production of melatonin, a critical hormone for sleep, and they also reset your suprachiasmatic nucleus (CLN). This means that flashing phones or blinking laptops can...
11/4/2014 10:00:00 PM
Many of us are concerned that our inability to get a good 8 hours of sleep each night may have an adverse effect on our health. Research shows that sleeping 8 hours or more (or 6 hours or less) per night can actually increase your mortality risk. Time Magazine reported results of a study by Daniel Kripke, a sleep psychologist in California, that found that people who get 6 to 7 hours of sleep live...
11/4/2014 10:00:00 PM
It may be a surprise to the twenty-and-thirty-somethings who think they've cornered the market on dating, but there's no “sell-by" date for romance. There are plenty of people in their forties, fifties, sixties and older looking for love. In addition to never-married singles, today's middle-aged and senior singles are getting back in the dating game after losing a partner through a relationship breakup,...
11/2/2014 10:00:00 PM
The fifteenth century British poet John Donne wrote, “No man is an island, Entire of itself," alluding to the need of humans for contact with each other. People are interdependent, and no human can live in isolation without being diminished.Research indicates social isolation produces dire consequences. Loneliness is more than a disagreeable emotional reaction to a lack of companionship. Loneliness...
11/2/2014 7:00:00 AM
Wellness Tip: Cardiologists from the University of Maryland Medical Center believe that laughter helps the body alleviate the stress that commonly damages the endothelium cells that form the innermost lining of blood vessels. Stress may lead to inflammatory processes here that encourage plaque accumulation, which often leads to heart attacks or strokes. Researchers performed a study involving 300...
11/1/2014 10:00:00 PM
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