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use our huge collection of natural health articles, reviews, and
resource links below to develop a personal program that will help
you lose unwanted pounds while gaining energy and peace of mind.
New
and Hot for the Week of March 20, 2010
Improved
Brain Plasticity
If you have an aging brain that could use a shot of rejuvenation
juice, you'll find this article interesting because cutting edge
cerebral research has revealed significant benefits of brainwave
training.
Too
Busy to Exercise?
Once you read this article about the HIT approach to fitness, you'll
never again have reason to use the "I'm too busy to exercise"
rationalization.
Muscle
Loss May Prolong Physique Why does sarcopenia happen and can it be stopped? A study conducted
in mice with accelerated muscle loss provides this insight: Less
protection from antioxidants and more damage from oxidative stress
results in impairment to cells' energy centers, which slowly leads
to death of muscle cells.
Artificial
Sweeteners Linked to Weight Gain
Here at Health & Beyond Online, we've always considered
artificial sweeteners to be nonfoods that have no place in the human
body. In this article you'll learn how artificial sweeteners may
actually contribute to weight gain. A must read if you're
using any artificial sweetener!
Amazing
Cookie Recipe of the Week
This week's featured recipe is for Apple
Oat Bars. Apples
and oats make a simple but sweet combination.
Crockpot
Recipe of the Week
This week we're featuring Trinity Applesauce,
a sweet applesauce with three different apple varieties..
Healthy
Recipe of the Week This week's healthy recipe is for Apple
Cornbread. This
concludes our three apple based recipes this week. Very nice twist
on standard cornbread.
New
and Hot for the Week of March 13, 2010
Flowing
Water Meditation
Hey, if life's too hectic and you need a change of pace, then right
now is the time to take two minutes to read the "how to"
details of my popular flowing water meditation.
Lower
Your Blood Pressure with Bananas
That's right, the potassium-rich banana may help lower your blood
pressure, according to this new study. Low potassium intake was
also found in African Americans, who may be more at risk for blood
pressure problems.
Vinegar
as a Fat Fighter
Vinegar enjoys an ancient reputation as a healthful food, and new
research suggests that pickled foods and vinegary dressings may
help fight abdominal bulge.
HRT
and Possible Lung Cancer Link
Women aged 50 to 76 who take estrogen plus progestin may have an
increased risk of lung cancer, according to a new study published
in the preprint online edition of the Journal of Clinical
Oncology.
After
School Programs Need More Activity, Nutrition
Children's after-school activities often consist of sedentary behavior
such as watching television, but after-school programs that offer
physical activity and healthy snacks could be the best place for
children's health.
New
and Hot for the Week of March 6, 2010
Always
Skeptical, Never a Skeptic
Everyone should have a healthy dose of skepticism in their points
of view. This article will help show you how to skeptically examine
anything and everything without turning into a Skeptic Borg drone.
What
Most Doctors Won't Tell You about Clogged Arteries
Before you find yourself being asked to choose a conventional medical
approach to addressing clogged arteries, I encourage you to be fully
aware of the actual make-up of plaque that can occlude your arteries
and the way in which such plaque develops.
Smart
Phones Smart for Vision?
But is reading War and Peace on an inches-long, backlit screen really
a good idea? As millions of us migrate from the page to the phone,
will our vision suffer?
Flu
and Colds Linked to Lack of Vitamin D
A
new epidemiological study in nearly 19,000 Americans indicates that
lack of adequate vitamin D may leave people vulnerable to the common
cold and the flu.
New
and Hot for the Week of February 28, 2010
Still
Mind Meditation
In this blog entry, I share an easy-to-do technique you can use
to slow down racing thoughts that might be bothering your serenity.
Crockpot
Easy Cooking If
you're sick unto death of feeding yourself and your family take-out
and junk food, then you HAVE to read this article where I sing the
praises of easy crockpot cooking. Seriously, even if you hate to
cook, you can make easy and healthy evening meals for a whole lot
less money than what you're probably spending on take-out!
Envelope
Budgeting for Financial Health
My mother kept our family out of debt her entire life with a simple
cash-based system called envelope budgeting. You don't hear much
about envelope budgeting in our cash-less society, but if you're
in debt or if you want to keep better track of your money, try this
easy method.
Metabolism
Boosting Exercise Tips First off, forget the word "exercise." Call it activity.
Read this article to learn several fun activities that'll boost
your metabolism. As everyone knows, the stronger your metabolism,
the healthier your body.
New
and Hot for the Week of February 20, 2010
How
to Live 100 Years Italian
nobleman Luigi Cornaro completely revamped his lifestyle and then
lived happily and fully until he reached the age of 102. In Discourses
on the Sober Life, you'll learn how he took responsibility for
his own health and then amazed his family, his doctors, and the
people of Italy. Wonderful reading!
Sleepiness
Linked to Motor Vehicle Accidents
A study in the Feb. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep
Medicine shows that sleepiness at the wheel and poor sleep
quality significantly increase the risk of motor vehicle accidents
in adolescents.
Fat
Makes You Feel Fuller The
most common form of fat in processed foods is an emulsion of finely
dispersed oil droplets. If these oil droplets are engineered to
remain stable during digestion, this alters the gut hormones that
are produced in response to food.
Easing
Arthritis Pain
If you have arthritis, you may well profit by reading this article
which reveals several natural techniques you can put to use in your
life to relieve the pain of arthritis.
How
to Have Clear, Healthy Skin
Your skin is a complex organ, one that consists of three layers
that are optimally organized to protect you against disease and
injury. Learn how to nourish all the layers of your skin naturally.
New
and Hot for the Week of February 13, 2010
Great
Relaxation Method
I sent a terrific relaxation method out to some of my newsletter
subscribers last week but I want it on the blog too, so it'll be
available to more people for a much longer period of time. This
is one of my favorite techniques for dealing with stress. I promise
after you try this method that its going to be one of your
favorite stress busters, too!
Vegan
Nutrition?
In this blog entry, I share a letter from a woman who was a strict
vegan for six years... and suffered the consequences because of
the inevitable deficiencies that cropped up. All vegans need to
read this important letter because strict vegan diets are NOT healthy
in the long-term for most people. Be sure to comment at the end
of the article if you have an opinion on this issue.
Vitamin
D and Prevention of Chronic Disease
Here's a fun, funny, and important video by Dr. Michael Holick on
vitamin D. Learn about the history of vitamin D, how it's converted
in the body with sunlight, and the link between vitamin d deficiency
and chronic diseases.
Infertility
Treatment
Some alternative infertility treatment techniques with a holistic
approach are fast becoming popular in order to cure the problem
of secondary infertility. Unlike drugs and IVF, these techniques
have less or no side effects at all.
Young
Patients Find Relief with Acupuncture
Doctors at Rush University Medical Center are offering pediatric
patients diagnosed with chronic illnesses acupuncture therapy to
help ease the pain and negative side effects like nausea, fatigue,
and vomiting caused by chronic health conditions and intensive treatments.
End
of Life Care Must Reflect Patient's Wishes
Researchers from Brown University and Harvard Medical School are
calling for improved decision-making in the use of feeding tubes
for hospitalized nursing home residents with advanced dementia.
The
Sweet Tooth in Children
New research from the Monell Center reports that children's response
to intense sweet taste is related to both a family history of alcoholism
and the child's own self-reports of depression.
Are
Bees Addicted to Caffeine and Nicotine?
Bees prefer nectar with small amounts of nicotine and caffeine over
nectar that does not comprise these substances at all, a study from
the University of Haifa reveals.
New
and Hot for the Week of February 6, 2010
Salads
without Lettuce
Raw vegetable salads. They're not the most fun thing to make, especially
when you've been cooking for an hour or more and have prepared a
main course and several sides. Fortunately, Josh Day discovered
a trick to escape the doldrums of salad making and he shards all
the details in this interesting and fun-to-read article.
Important
Water Facts
In this brief entry on his Aging
Boomers Blog, Chet shares some facts about water that you can
use to improve your health and reach your ideal weight.
How
to Nicely Say "No"
You have no lodged in your memory when you were a toddler.
Most toddlers say no quite easily and emphatically. In fact, they
put their whole being into it. The no asserts their
will as a separate entity.
Natural
Vs. Synthetic Vitamins
Dr. Ben Kim discusses some facts that you won’t find advertised
on most of the vitamin supplements at your local vitamin store.
Learn about the difference between natural and synthetic vitamins.
New
and Hot for the Week of January 30, 2010
Grocery
Shopping Guide for Healthy Eating
Originally this video tutorial was made as an introduction to our
21 Days to Health diet and detox program.
Fortunately, it's a great overall guide for eating healthy and planning
your grocery trip. The produce section can be intimidating and we've
all had vegetables rot in the crisper, wasting food and our money.
This guide will help you put your veggies to better use.
Possible
Chemical Risk to Unborn Babies from Perfume
A study conducted by researchers from Edinburgh University in Scotland
have found a possible connection between chemicals in perfumes and
reproductive problems in unborn children later in life.
Yoga
Exercises in Ten or Twenty Minutes
Here are a few short yoga sessions that can be done anywhere at
any time. Ideal for the busy person who practices yoga.
A
Foot Massage with Aromatherapy Oil
Are you properly caring for your feet? Do you have a job where you
stand all day? This article gives you a couple recipes about making
aromatherapy massage oil and applying it to your feet.
This
Valentine's Day Learn to Love Yourself
The basic problem lies with a faulty premise. Valentines Day
is not about him and the gifts he buys for you. The holiday is really
all about you!
New
and Hot for the Week of January 23, 2010
A
Guide on What to Eat
If you're not eating the right foods for your health - foods that
are injuring your cells and creating inflammation in your body with
or without your awareness - then your diet deserves the bulk of
your attention and resources, as taking care of other areas of your
life while continuously crippling your body with your food choices
is a recipe for chronic disease.
How
to Brighten Up Your Bathroom
Brightening up your bathroom needn't be a time consuming or expensive
business with a little imagination and effort you can spruce
up the most lackluster of rooms.
Yoga
for Eye Health
It might interest you to know that eye exercises have been an important
component of yoga for as long as its been practiced
from around 3,000 B.C., to be exact.
Meditation
Goals
This interesting article discusses meditation as a way of cleansing
the mind and emotions of negative thoughts. By meditating, you can
benefit from improved memory and concentration. Speaking of meditating,
click here to sign up for
my free (and very popular) meditation newsletter.
New
and Hot for the Week of January 16, 2010
Natural
Cures for Headache Pain
Lin Turner details a number of natural techniques you can use to
ease headache pain. Why resort to over-the-counter medications
when you can help yourself with simple methods?
Butter
is Better
The late Dr. Stephen Byrnes explains why a good pad
of organic butter on your toast or oatmeal is far superior to other
choices like margarine or hydrogenated oil concoctions. Butter is
a healthy food!
How
to Gain Healthy Weight
If you are underweight, you could experience significant improvement
in your health by gaining and maintaining healthy weight. This article
by Dr. Ben Kim tells you exactly how to gain the pounds you need
for optimal health.
Teff
-- a Nutritious Little Grain
In this fun to read and informative article, Karen Railey takes
a close look at a little-known grain called Teff. If you want something
new in your diet, check this out. Recipes provided for pancakes
and cookies.
New
and Hot for the Week of January 9, 2010
The
Idiot Proof Diet Reviewed
The Idiot Proof Diet is one if the most popular weight loss
programs on the Internet, and I finally broke down and purchased
a copy to check it out. If you're in a hurry to drop some pounds,
you need to read my review of the Idiot Proof Diet right
now.
EarthRain
and a Whiteout Blizzard
Shelley Armstrong describes an intense experience where she was
caught on the road during a sudden and very dangerous whiteout blizzard
and how she stayed calm and centered thanks to meditation.
Menacing
Mathematics of Multiple Drug Use There's
something scary about drugs that concerns a growing number of physicians
and should wobble the knees of every patient on the planet. This
article discusses the dangers of taking multiple prescription medicines
at the same time.
Build
a Better Body One Brick at a Time Natural bodybuilder Tom Venuto
writes, "When you look at someone with an incredible body as
a finished product, you often tend to dismiss the long, arduous
journey and hard work it took to build that body."
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