From Lifehacker
Taking a nap, we've seen time and again, is like rebooting your brain. But napping may be as much of an art as it is a science. Experts offer recommendations for planning your perfect nap, including how long to nap and when.
By Michael T. Murray, ND
From American Journal of Natural Medicine
The term "indigestion" is often used to describe a feeling of Thegaseousness term "indigestion" or fullness is in often the abdomen. It can also be used to describe "heartburn." Indigestion can be attributed to a great many causes, including not only increased secretion of acid but also decreased secretion of acid and other digestive factors and enzymes. The dominant treatment of indigestion is the use of over-the-counter preparations. These preparations include antacids which work by binding free acid, and drugs like Tagamet, Zantac, and Pepcid which inhibit the release of antacids by blocking histamine (H2) receptors including antacids.
By Richard Marz
A great chart of the glycemic index of of a variety of foods.
By Peter Jaret
From Juvenon
Well into his 70s, at a time when most of us would be content to settle in an easy chair and watch the world go by, biochemist Bruce Ames, Ph.D., shows no signs of slowing down. On the contrary. When he’s not dashing around the world to speak at scientific conferences, he’s scurrying between an office piled high with teetering stacks of research journals and the bustling research laboratory he […]
There are three things actually. First, your blood type antigens are actually prominent in your digestive tract and, in about 80% of individuals (secretors), are also prominent in the mucus that lines your digestive tract. Because of this, many of the bacteria in your digestive tract actually use your blood type as a preferred food supply.
The typical American's diet relies on dairy products for 70% of its calcium intake. But you can get enough calcium without dairy products.
One cup of cows milk contains approximately 300 mg of calcium. However, your body's ability to absorb such calcium may be limited because the body often needs to bring calcium into the blood to balance the excess phosphorous that is also in cow's milk. Apart from the fact that many individuals react to dairy products, milk also has a poor Calium-to-Magnesium ratio.
By Roger Lewin, PhD
From Holistic Primary Care
Originally published in Contributing Writer - Vol. 7, No. 1. Spring, 2006
Everyone knows exercise is good medicine. Far fewer people understand how to optimize the health benefits of regular exercise. As with many other things, it is not a matter of blindly doing more, but of bringing physiological intelligence to the process. According to Irving Dardik, MD, a former vascular surgeon and founding chairman of the US Olympic Sports Medicine Council, the optimal way to exercise is in brief alternating cycles of intense exertion and full rest.
By Peter D'Adamo, MD
From The Blood Type Diet®, based on the book EAT RIGHT 4 YOUR TYPE
A simple reference chart for general food parameters based on your blood type.
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The sinuses are a magnificent structure of tunnels and caves running throughout your head that are a part of your respiratory system. Their location and special environment makes them especially vulnerable to stubborn infections, both acute and recurrent or chronic. Antibiotics are often inappropriate and ineffective. Most sinus infections are not caused by bacteria but involve opportunistic viral and fungal organisms.
By Mitchell Bebel Stargrove, ND, LAc
Wind in the Gorge we know about, but Wind in the body (other than digestive) sounds like something new!? All the various maladies we call the "Cold", the "Flu" and the vague unnamed sense of dilapidation, chills, fever, congestion and sneezing are part of what classical Chinese Medicine would call the Wind syndromes. Yes, as you might guess, wind in the weathery sense is the typical source, or at least provoker, of Wind in the bodily sense.
Important guidelines for handling your homeopathic medications.
Use this form to record your iodine levels. Please consult Dr. Stargrove with any questions.
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