Archive for the ‘Health & Healing’ Category
Monday, April 1st, 2013
By Elizabeth Barker
Think twice before kicking your coffee habit. In a recent study of about 400,000 older adults, researchers from the National Cancer Institute determined that coffee-drinking could help boost your longevity.
At the start of the study, each participant was between the ages of 50 and 71, had no history of heart disease or cancer, [...]
Tags: coffee, longevity
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Friday, March 29th, 2013
When panic strikes, rational thinking goes out the window
Tags: anxiety, disorder, meditation, panic, panic attack, repression
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Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
At age 89, Phyllis Sues has flexibility even teens might envy
If you’ve ever thought, “I’m too old to (fill in the blank),” meet Phyllis Sues. Throughout her highly productive life, Sues has continued to learn new skills and use them in her career. She’s been physically active since long before most WLT readers were born, [...]
Tags: aging, older yogi, senior yoga, yoga
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Tuesday, March 12th, 2013
Actress Mariel Hemingway has survived fame and a family of seven suicides. She and partner Bobby Williams share their secrets to a happy life.
Tags: Mariel Hemingway, meditation, relationship, suicide, WillingWay
Posted in Around Town, Culture — Entertainment, Health & Healing, Love & Sex, Personal Growth | 2 Comments »
Friday, March 8th, 2013
Urge-surfing the crave wave
Tags: addiction, alcohol, drugs, drunk, pleasure impulse, surf the urge, urge surf
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Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
Save Your Brain with the Sunshine Vitamin
By Elizabeth Barker
One more reason to load up on vitamin D: Recent research shows that a high intake of the sunshine vitamin D may curb your risk of Alzheimer’s disease as you get older. Published in the Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, a study [...]
Tags: Alzheimer's prevention, memory, vitamin D
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Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
Laurel Alexander can help you get a derailed sex life back on track.
Tags: findhorn press, libido, loss of desire, medications that affect sex drive, menopause, passion, Prolactin, sex, testosterone
Posted in Health & Healing, Love & Sex, Web Only | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 20th, 2013
Step away from the computer to boost your creativity and problem-solving power
Tags: creativity, nature, problem-solving
Posted in Green Lifestyle & Sustainability, Health & Healing, Personal Growth, Spirituality, Whole Living | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 20th, 2013
What the numbers tell us about love and sex
Tags: divorce, orgasm, romance, virginity
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Friday, February 1st, 2013
By Elizabeth Barker
For women with breast cancer, a stress management routine that pairs meditation with art therapy could go a long way in alleviating anxiety. That’s the finding of a recent study from the Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine, which involved 18 patients diagnosed with breast cancer within the last three years.
For the study, [...]
Tags: breath, creativity, integrative medicine, mindful art, mindfulness
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