Posted in Health on June 23rd, 2010 1 Comment »
The Food and Drug Administration declined to award the health claim to green tea makers and a few months later a study from Japan published in the Journal of American medical Association showed a significant reduction in deaths as a result of cardiovascular disease among drinkers of green tea. 40,000 people enrolled in this study [...]
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Posted in Insomnia/Sleep on June 21st, 2010 No Comments »
Chronic insomnia is a real problem in the US that can lead to premature death, heart disease or diabetes. The University of Wisconsin conducted questionnaire and looked at four types of insomnia: trouble falling asleep, trouble getting back to sleep, waking up repeatedly and waking too early. They conducted a Social Security death index search [...]
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Posted in Pain Management on June 9th, 2010 No Comments »
A new study from the American Society of Clinical Oncology has shown that yoga has helped cancer patients sleep better, reduce their sedative dependence and help them get back into their daily routines. 8 out of 10 cancer survivors say that they had significant sleeping problems before the study. Half of these patients took yoga [...]
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Posted in Pain Management on June 4th, 2010 No Comments »
Tai Chi is a martial art that has been associated with reduced anxiety, stress and depression and an enhanced mood in both healthy people and those with chronic pain conditions. It has been practiced for centuries for health in fitness in the East and more recently in the West. Researchers at Tufts Medical Center at [...]
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