Be Healthy Now

One of the most common fears about aging is the loss of mental acuity. New research from the University of Massachusetts Lowell now shows that there may be a simple and tasty way to protect yourself against age-related memory loss. The results of this study show that eating apples and drinking apple juice can help [...]

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Stress. It’s a topic often seen in the headlines these days. We live in a world where avoiding stress is near impossible. This has led to a dangerous situation. According to Joan Borysenko, founder of the Mind/Body Clinic at Harvard: “Stress-related disorders make up between 80-and-90 percent of the ailments that bring people to family-practice [...]

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In a very unusual study, six British researchers believe they have developed a 10 step plan for happiness. The team, which included psychologist Dr Richard Stevens and psychotherapist Brett Kahr, worked with 50 volunteers “planting the seeds of happiness”. The volunteers were taught the skills and attitudes to enable them to share what they had [...]

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Jazz great Ella Fitzgerald and actor James Cagney both died from complications due to diabetes. Many of us have also been personally touched by the disease. That is why I felt that it was important to bring to your attention some startling new statistics referred to in today’s issue of the New York Times. The [...]

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In ancient times shamans and healers would often use art as part of their therapies. Music, images, dance and song were considered an integral part of the healing process. Today there are an increasing number of therapists and medical practitioners who are returning to this ancient wisdom. Dr, Wikstroem of the Ersta Skoendal University College [...]

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