I am taking a few days away from the office and I have with me a copy of Mark Bittman’s new book – Food Matters A guide to Conscious Eating – which is part ecological/dietary manifesto and part recipe book. My inspiration for reading the book is the fact…
An online insomnia intervention based on established face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy techniques appears to improve patients’ sleep, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. About one-third of adults report symptoms of insomnia and approximately 10 percent meet diagnostic criteria…
The estimated one-third of adults who suffer from insomnia could soon find effective treatment without ever leaving their homes. Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have developed a unique Internet-based intervention, based on well-established face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy techniques, that has shown remarkable results in improving patients’ sleep….
Aloe Vera Many people do not realize all of the health benefits that Aloe Vera has to offer. Long ago, it was believed that the plant was best used for Burns, but now it is used for many different health issues. The clear gel that comes from the Aloe…
Do you lack the desire to have sex? Do you have trouble having an orgasm? If so, you’re not alone; 70 percent of women we surveyed reported struggling with these or other sexual health issues. The National Women’s Health Resource Center and the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals recently…
Recommendations implemented in 2002 to screen all pregnant women for group B streptococcal disease have largely been successful, a new report shows. Eighty-five percent of women in the United States are now being screened and, if positive, given appropriate treatment. GBS is bacteria that, according to the CDC, became…
Attention all post-menopausal women: the progesterone that is lost through menopause – contributing to some pretty pesky annoyances like depression, lethargy, panic attacks, water retention and vaginal dryness – can be increased without hormone replacement. How? Read more… Through close friendships. A study by the University of Michigan found…
The prevalence of overweight in the US population is among the highest in Mexican-American children and adolescents. In a study of 1,030 Hispanic children between the ages of 4 and 19, researchers found less than optimal diets in both overweight and non-overweight participants.
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A protein that plays a key role in tumor formation, oxygen metabolism and inflammation is involved in a pathway that extends lifespan by dietary restriction. The finding provides a new understanding of how dietary restriction contributes to longevity and cancer prevention and gives scientists new targets for developing and testing…
Curcumin, the major polyphenol found in turmeric, appears to reduce weight gain in mice and suppress the growth of fat tissue in mice and cell models. Researchers studied mice fed high fat diets supplemented with curcumin and cell cultures incubated with curcumin.
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