November 2009

Fat and fit? Not According to New Study of Pro Athletes

November 8, 2009

Researchers studied football players, linemen in particular, to determine whether they have greater high blood pressure, high cholesterol and high fasting blood-glucose levels — risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. The study was presented recently at the annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology in San Diego The study included 69 [...]

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Don’t Let Donuts Dumb You Down

November 7, 2009

According to the London Daily Mail, an Oxford University study found that after just nine days, rats fed a high-fat diet made errors on a maze test and could only run 50 percent as far as rodents that ate regular, low-fat food. Professor Kieran Clarke, who headed up the research team, told the Daily Mail [...]

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Too Much TV Bad For Muscular Fitness

November 6, 2009

Obesity isn’t the only negative side effect of excessive television watching. A new study from the American College of Sports Medicine suggests that young adults who tune in to two hours or more of TV per day have poor muscular fitness. Researchers Niko Paalanne and Tuija Tammelin of Finland studied more than 870 Finnish young [...]

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Diet Soda, Sodium Tied to Kidney Trouble: Studies

November 5, 2009

via healthdaynews.com It’s more proof that what you eat and drink affects health, researchers say (HealthDay News) — A diet high in salt or artificially sweetened drinks increases the risk of kidney function decline, two studies show. “There are currently limited data on the role of diet in kidney disease,” researcher Dr. Julie Lin, of [...]

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Light As Medicine Against Depression

November 4, 2009

Alternative Medicine Zone The living organism cannot exist without light. Only in the presence of light do the plants accomplish photosynthesis and the human body synthesize the Vitamin D, essential component for the calcium retention in the bones. The light not only that sustains life but it can also heal. The recent studies have shown [...]

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Light As Medicine Against Depression

November 4, 2009

Alternative Medicine Zone The living organism cannot exist without light. Only in the presence of light do the plants accomplish photosynthesis and the human body synthesize the Vitamin D, essential component for the calcium retention in the bones. The light not only that sustains life but it can also heal. The recent studies have shown [...]

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Pain Management

November 3, 2009

What Herbs Can be Used for Pain Management? via Alternative Medicine and Natural Health by admin on 11/3/09 What herbs can be used for pain management? According to Pain Management and Migraine Relief the natural remedies can work, but it is critical to use great caution with this approach. While the topic of the article [...]

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New Study Reviews Science Behind Efficacy Of Biofield Therapies – Reiki, The…

November 2, 2009

New Study Reviews Science Behind Efficacy Of Biofield Therapies – Reiki, Therapeutic Touch And Healing Touch via Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine News From Medical News Today on 10/30/09 Biofield therapies, which claim to use subtle energy to stimulate the body’s healing process, are promising complementary interventions for reducing the intensity of pain in a [...]

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