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Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on May 31st, 2008
Here is a treatment that will reduce blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and drop those extra pounds with virtually no side effects. Time to get off the couch! If you have high blood pressure or are extremely overweight, walking may hold the key to improved heart health…. Read the rest of this post from WebMD Health [...]
Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on May 27th, 2008
Here’s another reason why exercise is so good for you and why it’s a great habit to start early. It can protect girls from breast cancer at an early age. Why? Because fat is one of the main sources of estrogen, and the more we have the more estrogen our bodies have. And it’s not [...]
Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on May 23rd, 2008
We’ve all heard the story of the ugly duckling; How one baby duckling was ostracized and neglected for being different. Well, research now suggests that identifying that skin mole that looks different than all the others may save your life. The “ugly duckling” sign showed very good sensitivity when used as a tool to identify [...]
The research shows that the incidence of prostate cancer (but not mortality) has risen in the past decade. Most experts believe this increase in diagnosis is due primarily to increased screening for the disease. It does seem interesting that this sharp increase in diagnosis coincided with the wide spread use of the PSA blood test [...]
Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on May 13th, 2008
Planting a garden in the spring can be fun and healthy especially if you’re planting organic fruits and vegetables. Try to avoid chemicals to offset the benefits of organic gardening. Lawns and gardens that have used chemicals for 2 years or more have a very unbalanced microbial population. In other words, beneficial microorganisms are eliminated [...]
Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on May 9th, 2008
Here are some great (and green) ideas for mother’s day. For all you mother’s out there…. Enjoy! Image courtesy procsilas at flickr There are now oodles of guides to buying green gifts for your mom on Mother’s Day. Here’s our take on this year’s fabulous finds. And while the organic flowers-organic chocolate-organic spa basket thing [...]
Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on May 2nd, 2008
You may not think too much about measles since it’s a childhood disease, but if you have not been vaccinated, think again. Measles has been reported in 9 states and has infected 64 people in the U.S. Most of the cases were brought back after people visited parts of Europe and Israel. Measles, otherwise known [...]
Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on May 2nd, 2008
Don’t stand next to that smoker for too long. Here’s why… A new study shows that brief secondhand smoke exposure causes blood vessel injury in healthy young adults and interferes with the activity of the cells that help repair such damage…. Read the rest of this post from WebMD Health Technorati Tags: health, wellness, women’s [...]
Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on May 2nd, 2008
I’ve talked about what’s in some make-up products and the fact that the personal care products we buy are not regulated. Well..that may soon change. There is so much confusion in what a product has in it when it says “natural.” Finally the Natural Products Association will have strict standards on what can be considered [...]
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