Health for Body Mind and Soul

Napping provides cognitive benefits, especially for the elderly.

Guidelines for cancer survivors developed by experts at the American Cancer Society include good nutrition and regular physical activity (2012). Eating a whole grain, low fat, plant based diet with a variety of fruits and vegetables, together with participating in a regular exercise program (at least 30 minutes most days of the week) helps to [...]

According to MedicineNet  a functional food is  “A modified food that claims to improve health or well-being by providing benefit beyond that of the traditional nutrients it contains.” There are many health benefits of functional foods but one has to wonder where this will all end. Is there a limit to how many functional foods [...]

Hot dogs cause butt cancer. Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine’s (PCRM) latest advertisement aimed at increasing awareness of the risk of colon cancer associated with eating processed meats gets straight to the point. The direct message resulted from findings of a telephone survey “of the U.S. adult public conducted by ORC International of Princeton, N.J., [...]

Whether trying to lose weight, live longer, look younger, maintain independence, or be healthier, exercise is the secret to better health. Burning at least 700 to 1,000 calories each week through exercise is one of the minimum standards for good health. This goal can be accomplished by simply engaging in 30 minutes of moderate physical [...]

Natural remedies for health conscious individuals. Today’s health conscious individuals are not just interested in visiting their health care practitioner to get a prescription for their symptoms. More people are recognizing the fact that in order to treat symptoms successfully one needs to address the cause of the symptoms. Although it may be necessary to [...]

Brown rice versus white rice and risk of type 2 diabetes – is there a difference? Studies show that nutritional content and difference in degree of processing brown rice and white rice may affect the risks of type 2 diabetes differently. According to Kong and colleagues (2011) “…brown rice generates lower glycemic responses than white [...]

A recent study in Nutrition Journal by Beezhold and Johnson (2012) noted that vegetarian diets not only improves mood, but also lowers stress. A total of 39 individuals who ate meat were asked to participate in one of three different diets. The diets were: a vegetarian diet, a meat-based diet, or a combination of a [...]

“Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a clinical syndrome in which a decreased number of circulating platelets (thrombocytopenia) manifests as a bleeding tendency, easy bruising (purpura), or extravasation of blood from capillaries into skin and mucous membranes (petechiae).” The cause of ITP is unknown, however there are two processes involved in this disease: destruction of existing [...]

Baby formula sweetened with organic brown rice sweetener can have high arsenic content. Researchers at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire followed a Consumer Reports analysis of arsenic levels in some fruit juices last year, in which some juice samples were found to exceed arsenic levels limits in place for drinking water set by federal agencies. [...]