Category: Wellness

It’s Not Too Late to Make Good on those Resolutions! Let Your Spirituality Be Your Guide, Says Noted Doctor The new year is already well under way. Job deadlines – or job searching – has begun anew, and the stresses of bills, kids in school again, and the sometimes endless treadmill of daily life can [...]

by Ed Preston Sound healing has been practiced in cultures worldwide for thousands of years.  When most people think of sound, they are actually thinking of a range of vibrational frequencies, and more specifically most are thinking of the frequencies, between 20 and 20,000 cycles per second, that human ears can normally perceive. In order [...]

Pregnant women are trying to be healthier.  Many take all the right steps to promote the birth of a healthy baby, including eating right, taking vitamins and eliminating alcohol and nicotine from their lives. Unfortunately, all those efforts may be for naught if they are still being exposed to unseen chemicals in their daily lives. [...]

The end of the school semester means one thing for students: finals.  Students are bogged down with papers, presentations, exams and it can be tempting to reach for those fatty foods and high-caloric energy drinks to fuel long study sessions.  Though seemingly innocuous, these food choices can have detrimental effects on student’s cognitive performance.  Chicago [...]

Forget the green bean casserole.  Put the red skinned potatoes back on the shelf.  If you are looking for the perfect side dish for your Thanksgiving dinner, look no further than the sweet potato.  Not only do sweet potatoes pair well with the ubiquitous turkey, but they also pack quite the nutritional punch.  They are [...]

Halloween is just around the corner and a gaggle of witches, ghosts, vampires, and more are about to descend on neighborhoods around the country. For kids, Halloween is a dream come true: the chance to dress up, stay out late, and—best of all—fill their bellies with candy. For parents, though, Halloween can seem like more [...]

Most parents take great care to monitor their children’s sugar intake, but Halloween is the one time of year when the rules of dental care are often broken. The endless candy from trick-or-treating can wreak havoc on teeth, so when a dentist tells parents their children’s teeth show signs of decay it obviously comes as [...]

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time when much attention is focused on the rising incidence of breast cancer and the benefits of screening and early detection of this condition. In the U.S. there is a large amount of fear surrounding the subject of cancer, yet the disease is more predominant in the U.S. [...]

Much research and attention has been focused on high levels of cholesterol in the blood and heart disease.  Many people now rely on medication aimed at lowering lipid levels, or the levels of fat in the blood. However, health professionals are now questioning if this is the most advisable way to deal with high cholesterol [...]

Doctor Reveals How to Manage Depression Without Resorting to Anti-Depressants In the past, people suffering from depression were often given two choices – medicate it or deal with it. One expert, however, believes there is a third option. “Those suffering with depression were considered to be self-indulgent and self-obsessed,” said Dr. Gregory Jantz, a licensed [...]

When someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, his or her behavior will change, seemingly without reason or explanation. Nataly Rubinstein explains ten common behaviors that baffle and frustrate caregivers—and shares a wealth of practical advice on how to handle them. No doubt about it: when someone you love is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease [...]

According to Health.com about half of the adult population is affected by insomnia or other sleep problems and up to 14% use sleeping pills regularly.  Not getting enough sleep causes problems throughout the day like energy shortages and bodily tension, which lead to poor performance and poor health.  The current economic situation is also playing [...]