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Energy Drinks Elevate Blood Pressure
May 17th, 2012 | 
Author: The Huffington Post (huffingtonpost.com) – by Dr. Michael J. Breus
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Those fun, harmless-looking energy drinks in the colorful bottles that you see everywhere these days? Those beverages with “natural” ingredients, marketed to all of us — especially our kids — as an alternative to soda? Turns out these drinks aren’t so harmless.
Concerns about the effects of energy drinks are continuing to grow, as new research shows these drinks can cause blood pressure to rise, as well as bringing about heart palpitations and arrhythmias, anxiety, and insomnia.
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Health guide for kindergarteners
| The Aiken Standard (aikenstandard.com) - By Brian Parr
Monday, May 14, 2012 I had the opportunity to speak to the students at Mead Hall school about exercise, nutrition and health recently. I enjoyed the challenge of providing information that would be relevant for everyone in the room, including students in preschool through middle school and teachers. It turns out that the advice I gave the youngest children applied to everyone, so my job was an easy one. |
Herbs have many healthy benefits
Richmond Times-Dispatch (timesdispatch.com)
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Herbs contain unique antioxidants (antioxidants act as scavengers to clean up the free radicals of metabolism and other environmental toxins such as smoke and pesticides in the body), essential oils, vitamins, phytosterols and many other plant-derived nutrient substances.
These nutritional substances help equip the body to fight against germs, toxins and to boost immunity levels.
Colorectal Cancer: Eating Fish, And 8 Other Things That Could Lower Your Risk
| The Huffington Post (huffingtonpost.com) - By Amanda L. Chan
Monday, May 14, 2012 Getting more fish in your diet could lower your risk of developing colorectal cancer, according to a new review of studies. Researchers from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School looked at the research to find that people who ate fish as part of their regular diets have a 12 percent lower chance of developing colorectal cancer, than people who don’t eat much fish at all, Reuters reported. |
Soft Drinks: Public Enemy No.1 In Obesity Fight?
| CNN - By Caleb Hellerman
Friday, April 27, 2012 Pushing her meal cart into the hospital room, a research assistant hands out tall glasses of reddish-pink liquid, along with a gentle warning: “Remember, you guys have to finish all your Kool-Aid.” For the final two weeks of the study, volunteers drank three of the sweet concoctions daily — about 500 calories of added sugar, or 25% of all calories for the adult women in the study. Within just two weeks, their blood chemistry was out of whack. In one striking change, the volunteers had elevated levels of LDL cholesterol, a risk factor for heart disease. |
Really? To Lower Your Risk of Diabetes, Eat Breakfast
| The New York Times - By Anahad O’Connor
Monday April 30, 2012 People who skip that all-important first meal of the day, studies show, suffer setbacks in mood, memory and energy levels. They are also more likely to gain weight, in part because of excess eating later in the day. Research on the habits of people taking part in the National Weight Control Registry, a long-running study of successful dieters, for example, shows that about 80 percent eat breakfast daily. But emerging research suggests another advantage to consistently eating breakfast: a reduced risk of Type 2 diabetes. |
Garlic Prevents Food Poisoning Bacteria Better Than Antibiotics
The Huffington Post UK (huffingtonpost.co.uk) - By Kyrsty Hazell
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Have you got food poisoning? Forget asking your GP for antibiotics, as scientists reckon garlic is not only great at fighting vampires – it also beats food poisoning. Researchers from the Washington State University discovered that garlic is 100 times more effective than two commonly used antibiotics when it comes to treating poisoning caused by the most common source of bacterium: campylobacter.
Senate says insurers must extend coverage to naturopaths
| Union Leader (unionleader.com) By Garry Rayno
Wednesday, May 02, 2012 Concord, NH - By the slimmest of margins, the Senate approved a bill requiring health insurance companies to pay naturopathic providers for the same services as regular doctors provide. House Bill 351 was approved on a 13-11 vote after more than an hour of debate, much of it over whether the bill would be another mandate on health insurance companies. |
Improving Mood, Blood Sugar In Diabetes With Naturopathic Care
| Medical News Today - by Petra Rattue
Monday, April 23, 2012 About 26 million Americans suffer from type 2 diabetes. A study in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine has now revealed that complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), in adjunction to conventional medicine, holds various positive benefits for people with type 2diabetes, compared with those who only receive conventional medicine. For instance, better eating and exercise habits lower blood sugar levels, improve moods and give the person a stronger sense of control over their condition. Ryan Bradley, ND, MPH, director of the Diabetes and Cardiovascular Wellness Clinic at Bastyr Center for Natural Health declared: “The news is encouraging for those fighting the disease. Patients involved in the study cited the benefits of trying different approaches to find the best ways to minimize the effects of type 2 diabetes. In many ways, that strategy mirrors our partnership with Group Health in this research study – working together to discover the best possible solutions.” |
Six Ways to Cure Your Sweet Tooth
| The Huffington Post (huffingtonpost.com) - by Amie Valpone
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 We’ve all had those cravings. You know, the ones for the chocolate bar or the fudge, the chocolate chip cookies or the ice cream. I have a client who used to take a hard line on cravings. In the end, it did her no favors. She would say no to the piece of chocolate on Friday night only to find herself eating the entire block of dark chocolate, plus a bag of chips the next day. The lesson here is to listen to your cravings and treat them with a healthy medicine to keep them in check and avoid uncontrollable munching. Here are my six simple ways to help cure your sweet tooth cravings: |