During the last few years research reports continue to be reported about the deleterious effects consumption of soft drinks Reports continue that soft drinks have a deleterious effect on our health, including increasing the risk for obesity, metabolic syndrome (pre Diabetes and bone loss (high acidification).  Regular consumers of sugary soft drinks are at higher [...]

Topical capsaicin has been found to be efficacious in several types of nerve pain including diabetic neuropathy and HIV neuropathy. Researchers attempted to determine whether topical periarterial capsaicin could ameliorate pain in absence of and during a migraine attack.
 
23 people with migraine headaches showing pain with pressure on scalp arteries received topical cayenne pepper cream [...]

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is a form of “energy medicine,” a psychological form of acupressure (without needles), that’s based on  our growing awareness of the connection between our body and it’s electromagnetic field, also called, “subtle energies,” your emotions, and your health. EFT has been reported successful in thousands of cases covering a huge range [...]

Children with asthma, hypnosis can help to reduce symptoms including habit coughing, unexplained sensations of breathing difficulty and reducing a child’s discomfort during medical procedures.
 
Ran D. Anbar, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at SUNY Upstate Medical University, in Syracuse, NY, recommends hypnosis as a treatment option when a child’s respiratory symptoms appear to have a psychological [...]

Researchers at Ohio State University, who’ve previously conducted landmark research on the mind-body connection, Dr. Jane Kiecolt-Glaser and her associates, conducted a study to determine the stress reduction benefits of hatha yoga, and its chemical pathways. 
 
They compared inflammation and endocrine chemical levels, in experienced yoga practitioners and novices before during and after a restorative hatha [...]

 
The many research studies mentioned in the preceding articles and others, coupled with my experience practicing medicine, have prompted me to advise patients of the importance of their emotional and spiritual health in maintaining and enhancing health of this vital organ, preventing and healing heart disease. In addition to advising patients to exercise, eat properly, [...]

1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay ‘them’.”
 
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
 
3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. ‘An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.’
 
4. Enjoy [...]

Moderate physical activity performed in midlife or later appears to be associated with a reduced risk of mild cognitive impairment, whereas a six-month high-intensity aerobic exercise program may improve cognitive function in individuals who already have the condition, according to two reports in the January issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
 
Mild [...]

According to Brown University researchers Dr. John Luo and Lugang Luo,  American ginseng lowers high sugar levels (hyperglycemia) and may have potential in treating diabetes mellitus. It may be a helpful as a supplemental ingredient to diabetes therapy.  Unfortunately, the absence of standardization of ginseng root, has led to inconclusive results in diabetes treatment.  American [...]

Chlorophyll and chlorophyllin have been shown to reduce the activity of cancer causing agents in animals.  These benefits were partially extended to humans where cholorphyllin reduced the excretion of aflatoxin, a fungal toxin linked to liver cancer.  Researchers at Linus Pauling Institute in Orgeon conducted a crossover study to determine if this benefit is present [...]