Posts Tagged ‘stress’

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    6 Great Reasons to Start a Garden
    My favorite seed catalog came in today’s mail: organic Floriani red flint corn, green meat radish, Bolivian rainbow pepper, purple pac choy, ruby streaks mustard. These are the reasons I started gardening–I was awed by the incredible diversity of life I could sustain on my little corner of earth. There were other reasons too. After my urban upbringing, I longed...
    by Dr. Orna Izakson at December 17th, 2009 at 05:12 am
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    Our Secrets for Stress-Free Holidays
    Want to be the calmest, brightest, happiest guest at your holiday parties this year? You don’t need a pill. Read this round-up and find out how our authors handle the stress of the season. Christine Dionese L.Ac. on the truth about shopping: Ever look around the house and wonder, where did all this stuff come from? You’re on to something. Will giving your girlfriend...
    by Editor at December 9th, 2009 at 03:12 pm
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    Tips to Beat the Holiday Blues
    It’s the “most wonderful time of the year” and depression is rampant. Between the early darkness, family drama and financial stress that goes along with shopping season, many people find their mood taking a turn for the worse. Here are some tips for feeling better: 1. Exercise Depression diminishes motivation. But getting off the couch can make a remarkable difference...
    by Dr. Orna Izakson at December 2nd, 2009 at 09:12 am
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    Caffeine Buzzing 101
    Take a second to count the number of cups of coffee or black tea you drink a day. Now consider this: these caffeine-containing beverages have zero nutritional value. Caffeine, which is immensely addictive, is found in chocolate, some sodas and many over-the-counter cold, cough and pain medications, where it’s valued for its stimulating effects. Caffeine can elevate...
    by Dr. Igor Schwartzman at October 21st, 2009 at 05:10 am
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    Beautiful Skin Starts Inside
    You already know that beauty is more than skin-deep. Skin health and appearance depend on much more than what fancy lotions, latest “age-defying” cream, or organic lead-free, paraben-free, and phthalates-free make-up you might be using. Beauty begins on the inside…with the gut and nutrition! Think of your gastrointestinal lining as the skin inside your body....
    by Dr. Gibran Ramos at September 10th, 2009 at 06:09 am
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    8 Ways to Maximize Your Immunity to the Flu
    I’m not being dramatic: we are on the verge of what could be a terrible flu season, fighting a strain of flu virus that has the potential to be very infectious and strong. So don’t wait for that first sniffle! Flu vaccine aside, here are eight ways you can buff up your immunity: Manage your stress. When under long-term stress, our bodies adapt by moving energy...
    by Dr. Gibran Ramos at August 16th, 2009 at 09:08 pm
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    WellWired-TV: The Stress Test
    The risk factors of cardiovascular disease are many: family history, obesity, high cholesterol, hypertension, and smoking. Right? Actually, there’s one missing: stress! Recent studies are solidifying the notion that physiological stress and the risk of heart disease are linked. Dr. Kassam explains what happens to your body during a stressful event and how chronic...
    by Dr. Natasha Kassam at July 24th, 2009 at 05:07 am
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    Vitamin B12 – Clarifying Some Misinformation
    Last night I watched an episode on NBC’s The Doctors. If you don’t know the show they have four doctors with different specialties discussing and educating the audience on popular health care topics.  A great idea and my first time watching it. One of the topics for discussion was whether vitamin B12 injections have any effect.  The answer from the panel...
    by Dr. Nishant Rao at May 8th, 2009 at 03:05 pm
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    Meet Your Adrenal Glands
    The picture was not just to get your attention, It will make  lot of sense in a minute.  So before I get to the adrenal glands, what is functional medicine?  Naturopathic medicine can be practiced from a functional medicine perspective and often is.  However, any form of medicine can be applied in this fashion and if the approach is to be labeled holistic it almost...
    by Dr. Nishant Rao at May 1st, 2009 at 11:05 am
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    Cypriot Charlie’s definitive diet guidelines
    You know those moments when you remember something you’ve forgotten for a really long time, then all of a sudden someone asks you a question and your brain decides that NOW is the time for recall? Someone recently asked me for  guidelines on how to eat seasonally and I remembered something British medical herbalist Rowan Hamilton, once told me when he was lecturing...
    by Dr. Nishant Rao at April 30th, 2009 at 02:04 pm