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Money Can't Buy Happiness

Well, at least that was the conclusion drawn by research that took a look at the relationship between money and happiness. Personally, I know I'd be a lot happier if I had a couple million bucks sitting in the bank. But, hey, I'm 64 years old as I write these words and getting to be old and in the way, at least that's a rational conclusion to draw if one looks at Department of Labor hiring statistics for aging baby boomers like moi.

Health Problems Associated with Halitosis
Halitosis is usually caused by a variety of minor factors. Sometimes, however, chronic bad breath can be a sign of more severe health problems within your body. If you suffer from bad breath, you should read this article now.

Relieving Chronic Low Back Pain
Do you know anyone who suffers from chronic low back pain? As simple as it seems, many people with chronic low back pain can improve and even fully heal their backs by doing this one simple thing.

Cookie Recipe of the Week
This week we have Oatmeal Walnut Cookies. There must be as many varieties of oatmeal cookies as there are stars because, honestly, I keep finding new recipes to try. If I didn't gain weight from eating cookies, I swear, I could live on the various varieties of oatmeal delights I've tried since 1993.

Crockpot Recipe of the Week
This week we have Irish O'Leary's Courageous Cabbage Soup. I knew this fellow named Colin O'Leary back when I was in graduate school in the early 70's, and on St. Patrick's day every year Colin would whip up this huge cauldron of his famous cabbage soup for the gang that would come over to his house to celebrate that famous Irish holiday. This abbreviated version of the original recipe is well worth trying any day of the week.

Healthy Recipe of the Week
This week we have Wendy and Joe's Potato Boats. Many years ago Wendy wrote me to share this recipe. Her and her husband Joe had been experimenting with various recipes, figuring out healthy and tasty dishes to serve to their children. The potato boat recipe they came up with was such a hit their kids actually wanted it at least once a week. If you have picky kids at home who want to live on McNuggets and fries, try this recipe and get some nutrition in their poor little starving bodies!

How to Shake Off a Bad Mood

Some bad moods emanate from home, an angry argument. And others seem to have no specific trigger, out of nowhere a darker veil descends. Here's something you may not know: bad moods are contagious.

Nine Steps to Better Sleep
Too often, people who have difficulty falling asleep and sleeping deeply turn to medication. Experience has shown that many sleep disturbances can be solved through natural means. In this useful and interesting article, you'll learn about nine steps you can take to ensure a good night’s sleep.

Hugging Your Kids for Their Health
Hugging your kids is a great and easy way to reinforce their self esteem and let them know they are loved. Physical contact doesn't take long and is a painless and easy act!

My Experience with ADD
Writing with a life time of experience behind her, Catherine Driver discusses what it was like growing up in a military family while having Attention Deficit problems.

Meditation Helps Increase Attention Span
This article reveals how Buddhist meditation can improve a person's ability to be attentive and finds that meditation training helps people do better at focusing for a long time on a task that requires them to distinguish small differences between things they see.

The Truth about Saturated Fats and Cholesterol
Dr. Ben Kim writes about his experience with Inuits in Alaska and how their diet of healthy fats and cholesterol changed to a diet of damaged ones because of processed foods.

"Less Is More" in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer
Dr. Ralph Moss quotes a DFCI study showing evidence that less toxic chemical therapy for treating prostate cancer is better for patients than the standard two month radiation and three year hormone suppressant therapy.

How to Find Lasting Relief for Nasal Congestion
Do you know someone who suffers with chronic nasal congestion? I’m not referring to nasal congestion that comes with typically short-term conditions like the common cold, the flu, a sinus infection, or hay fever. I’m referring to people who feel healthy overall, but can’t figure out why they usually feel stuffed up.

Quinoa from the Andes
In this fascinating and informative article you'll learn just about everything there is to know about quinoa, a health-giving grain that has been cultivated in South American Andes since at least 3,000 B.C. and has been a staple food of millions of native inhabitants. If you have a wheat allergy (as so many people do), this article is a MUST read.

How to Improve Digestion and Stop Gas
Some of us seem to think that we can be healthy by simply eating healthy foods. The truth is, your health is determined by how well you digest the foods that you put into your body.

How to Make Your Own Herbal Tinctures
This is an interesting and detailed article that provides "how to" details you can use to make your own herbal tinctures for a variety of problems. Why pay an arm and a leg for expensive herbal remedies when you can make your own?

Underpublicized Dangers of Contact Lenses
My good friend Dr. Ben Kim comments on two United Kingdom research studies about how wearing daily disposable contact lenses or contact lenses that are supposed to allow more oxygen into the eyes in reality do not lead to a lowered risk of developing dangerous eye infections.

Diseases Caused by Sugar Poisoning
As long ago as 1910, thinking people were predicting an onslaught of diseases as a result of consuming refined sugar. This fascinating article that's 102 years old makes great reading because the authors were so right on the money with their forecasts about the cause and effect relationship between sugar and disease.

A Natural Approach to Seasonal Allergies
Seasonal allergies are never any fun. But before you stock up on antihistamines and decongestants, read this article first and learn about some natural -- and free -- techniques.

How to Cure the Fear of Change
Nicky Rogers quotes an inspirational song from the animated adventure "The Hobbit" and shows you how to overcome your fear of change.

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.

Health Benefits of Peppermint
Peppermint, in addition to having a wonderful flavor, also has a great number of health benefits. In this interesting and useful article, Dr. Ben Kim provides all the details about those benefits.

The Health Benefits of Japanese Cuisine
The fresh seafood and plethora of vegetables that make up the heart of Japanese cuisine are excellent for your body. Even steamed white rice, which is not the devil it's made out to be, can be good for you.

Five Finger Relaxation Technique
If you're uptight, anxious, or jittery you must learn the simple but extremely powerful "Five Finger Relaxation Technique." Happily, I'm giving you all the "how to do it" details for free in this fun to read blog entry. Check it out!

Everything You Need to Know about Arthritis
In this extremely detailed and useful article, Dr. Kim shares with you his encyclopedic knowledge of arthritis. Learn the causes as well as many natural things you can do to either avoid arthritis altogether or else reduce your pain.

Meditation Challenges
Although meditating is very easy, it does take some effort when you first start. This excellent introductory article to meditation discusses some of the challenges you'll have to overcome as a beginning meditator.

Are Needle Biopsies Safe?
In this remarkable and stunning article, Dr. Ralph Moss reveals yet another possible mass atrocity of the medical and pharmaceutical empire. Needle biopsies, which are all but standard in "diagnosing" for cancer, may actually spill the cancer into uninfected parts of the body.

How to Make Korean Rice Cake
Korean rice cake - the kind that comes out soft, chewy, and with just a hint of sweetness - provides a highly unique mouthfeel compared to modern day fluffy cakes. Dr. Kim's mother is a true master at making traditional Korean rice cake and in this detailed article you'll learn her secret, old family recipe.

Workout Pick-Me-Up
In this blog entry I share one of my favorite drinks for a post-workout cool down that will flood my old body with vitamins and minerals to help create healthy new cells.

Losing your Mind to the Genesis 1:29 Diet
According to the author, "Probably the biggest surprise that we discovered about the long-term symptoms of the Genesis 1:29 (vegan) Diet is its effect on mental capacity and emotional stability. From survey results of Genesis 1:29 Dieters, we discovered that 67% reported scattered or foggy thinking, 55% reported memory loss, and 51% reported low tolerance to stress.

Vaccine Legal Exemptions

Read my son Josh Day's review of licensed attorney Alan Phillips' Vaccine Legal Exemptions, a comprehensive and authoritative 92-page report about vaccine legal exemptions you can trust. This is important reading material for parents who don't want to pollute the bodies of their babies and children with potentially dangerous vaccines.

In this Moment
During my 30+ year spiritual journey, I've read a lot of good descriptions about how to be in the moment, but the description in this article by former Zen priest Josh Baran is one of the shortest and sweetest. This is must reading for anyone who wants more out of life.

Beware of Toxic Air Fresheners
While various products may well seem to "freshen" the air, have you every wondered about what you're actually spraying into the air you breathe? Well, in this informative and interesting article, Dr. Ben Kim reveals that the actual contents of these "fresheners" are neither friendly nor healthy.

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