Archive for the ‘Health & Healing’ Category

Great News for Coffee Drinkers

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, [...]

A Panic-free Life Begins at Home

Friday, March 29th, 2013

When panic strikes, rational thinking goes out the window

Never Too Old for Asanas

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, [...]

Meditator Mariel Hemingway’s Survival Secret

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.

Addiction and the Brain

Friday, March 8th, 2013

Urge-surfing the crave wave

Forget Alzheimer’s

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 [...]

The Sex Drive Roller Coaster

Tuesday, March 5th, 2013

Laurel Alexander can help you get a derailed sex life back on track.

Recharge Your Creativity in Nature

Wednesday, February 20th, 2013

Step away from the computer to boost your creativity and problem-solving power

What Counts in Love & Sex

Wednesday, February 20th, 2013

What the numbers tell us about love and sex

Meditation + Art = Less Anxiety

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, [...]