Meditation Technique Helps Lower BP
Transcendental meditation in an effective alternative to blood pressure-lowering medication, according to the results of a study involving African Americans. People may choose to try to lower their blood pressure naturally, “but it matters what you do,” study author Dr Robert H. Schneider of the Maharishi University of Management in Iowa. “Not everything has the [...]
Evercise and balanced diet best precautions against stroke!
Exercise and a balanced diet are the best precautions against strokes, notes the Berlin-based German Neurological Society (DGN). Citing a recent US study that showed vitamins to be ineffective at reducing the risk of strokes or heart attacks, it advised against regularly taking vitamins C and E to help prevent vascular disease. The study was [...]
Low Fat Diet & Ovarian Cancer!
Long-term adherence to a low-fat diet may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer, according to the results of the Women’s Health Initiative Dietary Modification trial, which involved nearly 50,000 postmenopausal women. “While other studies have examined the association between dietary fat and the incidence of cancer, including cancer of the ovary, among postmenopausal women, this [...]
Virulent Virus Attack
Diarrhea is always a messy business, more so when it happened to a child. But when it becomes acute, then parents have to be extra vigilant to the possibility of a rotavirus attack. Rotavirus is the main cause of severe diarrhea worldwide in both developed and developing countries. This virus infects the bowels and causes [...]
Pregnancy mistakes even smart women make
With the wealth of medical knowledge that’s out there for everyone to access, it’s a wonder that people still engage in patently non-healthy behavior. Millions of individuals still smoke cigarettes, for instance, despite overwhelming evidence against their use. Even the more prudent make the occasional health-care “mistake”–over-flossing, for instance (dentists recommend doing so only once [...]
