Caveman Diet May Be Key for Diabetes Prevention, Cure

by | Sep 25, 2011 | 2 comments

Ditching modern-day foods like pasta, bread and soda may be an underrated strategy for treating diabetes, a review published in the medical journal “Nutrition & Metabolism” reports. The paper notes that modern-day Western diets –rich in carbohydrates and low in...

Salsalate and Diabetics

by | Sep 23, 2011 | 1 comment

I was in a waiting room at a clinic the other day and overheard a woman telling a man she was with (her husband, maybe?) about a treatment her doctor was considering for her.  She apparently wasn’t happy about it .  But mostly because she couldn’t pronounce it. Other...

Hanging Out With Friends Boosts Weight Loss

by | Sep 23, 2011 | 2 comments

Spending time with others spurns more body fat and weight loss than dieting alone, a study by Ohio State University researchers found. In a study of overweight mice, scientists found that mice that socialized with other mice boosted levels of so-called “brown fat”—a...

What can i do about high blood pressure?

by | Sep 22, 2011 | 0 comments

Sitting, breathing and chanting does more for blood pressure than most commonly prescribed medications, a research team from the Medical College of Wisconsin found. The research reveals the importance of monitoring and limiting stress for those with high blood...

Simple, Free Blood Pressure Cures

by | Sep 21, 2011 | 4 comments

Getting enough of the “sunshine vitamin” vitamin D is a must for those with high blood pressure, a new study published in the American Journal of Hypertension recently found. In this study of more than 7,000 adults, a clear link was uncovered between low vitamin D...

Eliminating Painful and Dangerous Neck Tension

by | Sep 19, 2011 | 1 comment

I was watching an old NCIS re-run the other day and one of Abby’s co-workers observed that she was tugging at her neck as she worked.  He commented about ineffective ‘chi’ and disrupted energy flow and told her to look into getting a neck massage. Romantic tension...