http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com Walk down the supplement aisle at most health food stores, pharmacies and, increasingly, supermarkets, and it is almost impossible not to feel overwhelmed by the dozens – sometimes hundreds – of brands and combinations. Should you select a multivitami... http://www.articlealley.com/article_468224_23.html 05th February 2008 Vision therapy recommend more than 200 different eye exercises and often administer them with simple aids: glasses with different-coloured lenses, eye patches, bull’s-eye targets and beaded strings. What follows are simple vision therapy exercises that ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_468223_23.html 05th February 2008 Unfortunately, few people have ever heard of vision therapy. It is the best kept secret in eye care. The few people who know anything about it think it is the Bates Method. But Bates is outdated. This method only focus on the eye muscles. Today, we know, ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_468221_23.html 05th February 2008 In the light of these studies, it is surprising that few studies have compared the health consequences of eating organic and conventionally grown produce. Any fruits and vegetables are better than none. In a study, those who ate the fewest plant foods had... http://www.articlealley.com/article_465749_17.html 01st February 2008 After smoking, a high-fat diet is the second most lethal habit. According to a report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, smoking causes 400,000 deaths a year. High-fat diets cause 300,000. Several more highly publicized social e... http://www.articlealley.com/article_465747_17.html 01st February 2008 Shakespeare called the eyes “the window to the soul.” Increasingly, doctors are calling them a window to treating a remarkable variety of health problems with light. For years, sunlight has been a standard treatment for psoriasis, the poorly understoo... http://www.articlealley.com/article_465745_23.html 01st February 2008 Those who use over-the-counter and prescription pharmaceuticals always know how much medicine they are taking because FDA regulations require precision. People who use herbs face more of a challenge. However, in controlled doses, herbs cause fewer side ef... http://www.articlealley.com/article_465107_17.html 31st January 2008 Across the northern United States, members of “polar bear clubs” delight in swimming in frigid oceans, lakes, and streams every winter. There is no better way to start off a new year. Most Americans, on the other hand, view voluntary immersion in cold... http://www.articlealley.com/article_465106_17.html 31st January 2008 Okay, you are committed. You have gone public and recruited a few buddies. You know what triggers your binges, and you have devised ways to avoid them. You have successfully maintained your habit without allowing it to get worse. Now it is time to get ser... http://www.articlealley.com/article_465105_24.html 31st January 2008 Few activities feel more relaxing than an interlude in a hot bath, hot tub or sauna. Since 1969, when backyard inventor Roy Jacuzzi of Walnut Creek, California, added air jets to an old grape press and created the first Jacuzzi hot tub, bathing has emerge... http://www.articlealley.com/article_464472_23.html 31st January 2008 Perhaps the biggest inner fear that keeps people from breaking bad habits is fear of failure. Every long-term dieter feels burned by all the diets that did not work, so they are sceptical about trying again. It is recommended to view the weight-loss attem... http://www.articlealley.com/article_464470_23.html 31st January 2008 Why don’t we laugh more often? Mainly because we have learned not to. Parents and teachers spend a good deal of time telling children, “ Wipe that smile off your face”; “Get serious”; “Settle down”; and “Stop acting silly.” In addition, ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_464467_23.html 31st January 2008 Nuts derive 70 to 90 percent of their calories from fat. As a result, the crunchy, delicious morsels have been verboten for people on low-fat diets, especially those interested in preventing obesity, diabetes, heart disease and the fat-related cancers, pa... http://www.articlealley.com/article_463641_17.html 30th January 2008 When you feel bad, your thinking becomes negative. This is the ABC of emotion. ‘A’ stands for the Actual event, ‘B’ for your Beliefs about it and ‘C’ for the Consequences you experience because of their beliefs. If you can somehow prevent erro... http://www.articlealley.com/article_463639_17.html 30th January 2008 There is strong epidemiological evidence that olive oil offers significant cardioprotective benefits. In plain English, olive oil is good for the heart. Heart disease. Like all vegetable oils, olive oil is 100 percent fat, and fat is a prime co... http://www.articlealley.com/article_463635_17.html 30th January 2008 The value of social support has been hiding in plain sight for so long that it is amazing it took researchers so long to discover it. From the day that we are born, social support is essential to human survival. We have a more prolonged period of helpless... http://www.articlealley.com/article_462353_23.html 25th January 2008 Can tofu help prevent breast cancer? Increasingly, it looks that way. Soy foods – soybeans, tofu, miso, tempeh, soy milk, soy protein and textured vegetable protein (TVP), but not soy sauce – offer all the healing benefits of the other beans. In addit... http://www.articlealley.com/article_462352_17.html 25th January 2008 Visitors to China are often amazed when they look out their hotel room windows early in the morning. In parks, squares, plazas, and schoolyards, ten of thousands of Chinese of all ages – but particularly the elderly – begin their days with slow, grace... http://www.articlealley.com/article_462351_23.html 25th January 2008 Most health-conscious people steer clear of sleeping pills because of concerns about side effects and possible addiction. But, ah, the convenience…Wouldn’t it be nice if there were a little something you could take to soothe you gently into sleepiness... http://www.articlealley.com/article_461758_23.html 25th January 2008 Tea is one of the world’s second most popular beverage (after water), but most Americans consider it a poor second to coffee as a caffeine-laced pick-me-up or after-meal beverage. Recently, however, tea has gained new popularity, in part because of its ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_461756_26.html 25th January 2008 During the two decades since the relaxation response first appeared, mediation has gone mainstream. Most people who practice it do so to reduce stress, anxiety, anger and other negative emotions. But increasingly, physicians prescribe meditation as part o... http://www.articlealley.com/article_461755_23.html 25th January 2008 Everyone dreams. The issue is not, as Shakespeare put it in Hamlet, “to sleep, perchance to dream,” but rather “to dream, perchance to remember.” Some people recall their dreams vividly without any special effort. Others retain a few fleeting imag... http://www.articlealley.com/article_461032_17.html 24th January 2008 Garlic is one of the world’s oldest medicines, and it is still among the best. If the term wonder drug can be applied to any food, garlic deserves that distinction. Garlic appeared prominently in the world’s oldest surviving medical text, the Ebers Pa... http://www.articlealley.com/article_461031_17.html 24th January 2008 What if negative thinking does creep in and you find yourself mired in unpleasant emotions. Then what? Cognitive therapy calls for tackling the problem using the seven easy tips. Seven tips may not sound like many, but simplicity is one of cognitive thera... http://www.articlealley.com/article_461028_17.html 24th January 2008 Yawn! Go ahead. Chances are good that you are sleepier than you think you are. You might even want to stretch luxuriously and go take a nap. Why? Chances are better that no matter what ails you, sleeping well will help you heal. Sleep deprivation is epide... http://www.articlealley.com/article_459500_17.html 24th January 2008 The biofeedback industry was born. Today several thousand certified biofeedback therapists teach the technique to tens of thousands of people with dozens of ailments. Thousands more people learn biofeedback themselves using small home devices and the inst... http://www.articlealley.com/article_459499_17.html 24th January 2008 Most people think insomnia means chronic sleeplessness that keeps you up all night. Actually, insomnia means any sleep problem. Occasional late-night wake-ups with trouble going back to sleep are not as trying as chronic insomnia, but they are still a thr... http://www.articlealley.com/article_459497_17.html 24th January 2008 Even if you eat a low-fat diet at home, it is often difficult to pass up high-fat items when dining at restaurants. A generation ago, this was not much of a problem. Eating out was a rare treat, take-out was a rarity and only a few pizza places delivered.... http://www.articlealley.com/article_457686_23.html 22nd January 2008 You are always busy. You do not have the time to exercise. Your life is a hectic whirl. By the end of the day, you do not have the energy to exercise. Of course, you have tried to exercise, but you have never been able to stick with it. You do not like to... http://www.articlealley.com/article_457685_23.html 22nd January 2008 So what is stopping you? Given all the benefits, just about everyone wants to exercise, but too often, obstacles get in the way. What if you really rather not exercise… at all? Then don’t. You do not need to engage in that formal activity known as “... http://www.articlealley.com/article_457684_23.html 22nd January 2008 What’s up for health, Doc? Big orange carrots, that’s what. Carrots are rich in the antioxidant beta-carotene. They are especially valuable for parents whose young children turn up their noses at vegetables, and the “wascawwy wabbit” who has torme... http://www.articlealley.com/article_456836_23.html 22nd January 2008 You are probably familiar with the naughty children’s rhyme: “Beans, beans, good for the heart/The more you eat, the more you…” The first part is true, and as for the second, well, it can now be cut by up to 70 percent. Beans deserve their reputat... http://www.articlealley.com/article_456834_23.html 22nd January 2008 Your eyeball is filled with fluid (aqueous humor) under a certain amount of pressure, which helps the eye maintain its shape. The pressure can get too high if the fluid builds up and can’t flow out of the eye. This condition is called glaucoma. If not c... http://www.articlealley.com/article_253554_17.html 19th January 2008 When we look at something, we sharp detail in the center of our field of vision. Toward the periphery, the image becomes less distinct. This way of seeing reflects the way the image appears on the retina. The cone-rich part of the retina that handles fine... http://www.articlealley.com/article_253553_17.html 19th January 2008 The lens of the eye is normally crystal clear. But damage to the proteins in the lens can cause it to become cloudy and opaque. The result is a cataract. Cataracts are the leading cause of impaired vision in the United States, affecting more than five mil... http://www.articlealley.com/article_252923_17.html 19th January 2008 Parkinson’s disease results from damage to the nerves in the area of the brain that is responsible for controlling muscle tension and movement – the basal ganglia. The damaged cells are the ones needed to produce the neurotransmitter called dopamine. ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_252922_17.html 19th January 2008 Of the many problems that may inflict us as we age, losing our memory and mental function is perhaps the most frightening. Alzheimer’s disease is a condition in which the neurons in the brain degenerate. The brain literally shrinks. As the cells fall ap... http://www.articlealley.com/article_252136_17.html 18th January 2008 The key strategy for tuning up the nervous system is to provide your body with the nutrients it needs to make healthy nerve cells, to protect them from damage, and to enhance their ability to carry out their functions. The results can be astounding. You c... http://www.articlealley.com/article_252135_23.html 18th January 2008 Keeping alcohol intake moderate is critical to proper liver and kidney function. Alcoholic beverages have been part of human culture for thousand of years. Alcohol is used for all kinds of social gatherings, celebrations, and rituals. Millions of people d... http://www.articlealley.com/article_251404_17.html 18th January 2008 An overgrowth of the usually benign yeast Candida albicans in the large intestine causes the complex medical syndrome known as chronic candidiasis or “yeast syndrome.” Overgrowth with candida may cause a wide variety of symptoms not just in the gastro... http://www.articlealley.com/article_251402_17.html 18th January 2008 The cells in your large intestine are exposed to many types of substances that result from digestion and the activity of micro-organisms. What’s more, the cells have a high turnover rate – your intestinal lining completely replaces its cells every wee... http://www.articlealley.com/article_250346_17.html 17th January 2008 A deficiency of virtually any single nutrient can significantly impair immunity. Throughout the world, nutrient deficiency is by far the most common cause of poor immune function. This fact is by no means limited to people whose diets are restricted by po... http://www.articlealley.com/article_249502_23.html 16th January 2008 Our mood and attitude have a tremendous bearing on the function of our immune system. When we are happy and up, our immune system functions much better. Conversely, when we are depressed, our immune system tends to be depressed. Laughter and other positiv... http://www.articlealley.com/article_247964_17.html 06th January 2008 Aerobic exercise is an activity that elevates your heart rate and increases your oxygen consumption. And this type of activity improves your health and fitness level dramatically if you adopt it effectively, can help prevent future injury in your back. Ae... http://www.articlealley.com/article_245436_23.html 14th November 2007 During a pain flare-up you will likely limit your activities. After a flare-up, it is important to gradually return to a more active life. How much physical activity is appropriate? How much is too much? What type of activity is best? There are no absolut... http://www.articlealley.com/article_245437_23.html 14th November 2007 How much time should you spend stretching? This is up to you. To do all the repetitions of all exercises in the following would take at least 30 minutes. It is encouraged to try all the stretches and then decide what works best for you. You may choose to ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_246747_23.html 14th November 2007 Not surprisingly, people with strong trunk muscles and well conditioned leg and hip muscles are less likely to develop back pain and injuries than people with weak or poorly conditioned muscles. Fortunately, your muscles will become stronger if you follow... http://www.articlealley.com/article_246749_23.html 14th November 2007 Whatever the cause, the best method of gaining control over your pain is resolving to stay as active as possible. Even people who are not in great condition can safely engage in most types of activity despite having pain. Light activities usually consider... http://www.articlealley.com/article_243471_23.html 09th November 2007 When faced with stress, the body responds by releasing epinephrine and other hormones that cause the heart and the breathing rates to increase and the muscles to tense. The physical changes referred to as the fight-or-flight response. Usually, the body re... http://www.articlealley.com/article_243473_23.html 09th November 2007 If you tend to have a lot of pain in the morning or if your muscles feel particularly tight when you wake up, it can be good to do some flexibility exercises before you get out of bed. For instance, while lying on your back, stretch your arms up over your... http://www.articlealley.com/article_243478_23.html 09th November 2007