Apr 07, 2011 01:28AM
Often forgotten and yet most integral part of stretching, the ‘stretch reflex’, is the body’s built-in mechanism that instinctively shortens a muscle when it is moved too close to its ‘end point.’ This helpful stretch reflex will always activate before pain and will do it every time. If you have pain with stretching you are already past the ‘stretch reflex’ and you are now trying to force a muscle to keep lengthening.
Apr 07, 2011 01:27AM ● By John Douillard, PhD
John Douillard has been teaching Ayurvedic medicine, natural health, fitness, and nutrition for 19 years and has trained more than 2,000 Western doctors in Ayurvedic medicine. John Douillard, PhD currently directs the LifeSpa School of Ayurveda (www.lifespa.com). His books include The 3-Season Diet and Body, Mind, and Sport, which has sold over 100,000 copies and been printed in six languages. His latest titles are Perfect Health for Kids and The Encyclopedia of Ayurvedic Massage. In this article, he discusses depression and anxiety from an Ayurvedic perspective, with a focus on the koshas (which translates from Sanskrit as “sheaths”) and which are described in the Vedic tradition as the layers of human consciousness that exist around the Self, like lampshades around a lightbulb.
Apr 07, 2011 01:25AM
The use of added sulfites is debated heavily within the winemaking community. Many vintners favor their use in extremely small quantities, to help stabilize wines, while others frown on them completely.
Apr 06, 2011 10:56AM
During the energy crisis of the 1970’s, builders started to construct homes and offices that were as airtight as possible. Just a few years later, the World Health Organization suggested that the occupants of up to 30% of new and remodeled buildings complained about indoor air quality. When poor air quality results in health problems, two related terms are used to describe the situation: building-related illness and sick building syndrome.
Apr 06, 2011 10:53AM
According to Roger Ulrich, Professor and Director of Center for Health Systems and Design at Texas A&M’s College of Architecture, “A growing body of research is giving credibility to the widely held belief that nature can improve health.” In a recent study findings indicated that individuals recovered significantly faster and more completely from stress when they were exposed to natural settings as opposed to urban environments.
Apr 06, 2011 10:50AM
Ever wonder why even though you repeat yourself over and over, you still wind-up feeling as though you have not been heard? Here are some keys to help develop communication skills that help us be heard as well as hear others.
Apr 06, 2011 10:45AM
Do you know that 60% of the products women use on their skin are absorbed and deposited into the circulatory system? According to Dr. Hauschka, the average woman absorbs 30 pounds of the ingredients contained in moisturizers over 60 years.
Apr 06, 2011 10:41AM
Discontinuing hormone replacement therapy may reduce risk of breast cancer. In 2002, a major study by the Women’s Health Initiative was actually halted because Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) with combined estrogen-progestin did more harm and actually caused invasive breast cancer. Also in 2002, another study showed that long-term use of estrogen-replacement therapy can increase a woman’s risk of breast cancer. The good news is researchers at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center recently reported that breast cancer rates plummeted sharply between 2002 and 2003. They speculate that this decline may largely be due to the fact that millions of women discontinued using HRT after the findings from the 2002 studies were made public. Fortunately there are natural alternatives to HRT. In a recent study, 89-100% of the women who opted for alternative treatment of menopause symptoms reported relief of symptoms.
Apr 06, 2011 10:40AM
Knowing which supplements will truly support your nutritional regime can be a complex challenge. In reality, your health is the result of interactions between your genes and lifestyle factors such as diet, exercise, stress and the ability to manage stress, smoking, and alcohol. It is your genetic makeup that determines which nutrients are used and how they are used. Each of us is a genetically unique individual who reacts to food and environment in a unique way. Small differences in our genes can influence how well our bodies metabolize foods, use nutrients, and remove damaging toxins. These small differences and how we deal with them can ultimately make a huge difference in our health. By adjusting our diet and lifestyle choices to our genetic profile we can make sure that our bodies function at their very best.
Apr 06, 2011 10:39AM
Belly Dance is a very beautiful dance form with a long tradition. It is a believed to have originated in the fertility cults of the ancient world. In the Middle East, Belly Dance was danced to prepare women’s bodies for childbirth.
Apr 06, 2011 10:03AM
We’re a sneezin’, wheezin’ nation, and it’s not getting any better. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases reports about 50 million Americans are plagued with some type of allergy. This ranks allergies, in all their various forms, sixth on the list of chronic diseases in the United States. What may surprise you are some of the allergens that can kick off such reactions and their source of origin, the daily pollen count may be the least of our worries.
Apr 06, 2011 10:00AM
The definition of insomnia, according to the American Sleep Disorders Association (ASDA), is difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep. Insomnia may have a number of causes including stress, depression or anxiety. Western medication is helpful in some cases, but the use of prescribed medications often results in side effects such as drowsiness that are difficult to live with. If insomnia persists, then concentration and comprehension skills may decrease while depression and fatigue may increase. Frustration with quality of life can result in a frustrating search for sleep remedies.
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