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Smoking cigarettes is one of the most difficult habits to break. If wearing nicotine patches or chewing nicotine gum doesn’t do the job, perhaps you should try something else like an alternative kind of treatment like acupuncture. Acupuncture is an old practice that involves using needles. This instrument is inserted just below your skin to…
by KanLin Chen Licensed Acupuncturist & Certified Chinese Herbalist Autumn is here. This season brings about a lot of changes in our lives – not only weather changes, but also changes in our daily lives such as starting school and upcoming holidays. What better time than now to greet the autumn with ways to help…
Most of us are not aware of what stress can do to the body and mind. Stress hurts the heart. Stress can give you headaches, or make you feel beyond blah. Though negative stress can do many harmful things to your body and mind, sometimes a little stress can be good for you. Balancing the…
Posted By Dr. Mercola | March 03 2012 | 260,940 views This Story at-a-glance · The Institute of Medicine is finally acknowledging the toxic effects of mammogram radiation as a significant factor in the development of breast cancer; just one mammogram can expose you to the radiation equivalent of 1,000 chest x-rays · Mammograms also…
Main Category: Nutrition / Diet Also Included In: Seniors / Aging Article Date: 01 May 2009 – 1:00 PDT Research from the Changing Ageing Partnership (CAP) reveals that older people are not eating enough fruit and vegetables. Dr Katherine Appleton from the School of Psychology at Queen’s University Belfast conducted the research on behalf of…
27 Oct 2009 Many U.S. children, especially minorities, are in need of more Vitamin D, according to the new study: “Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D Levels Among US Children Ages 1 to 11 Years: Do Children Need More Vitamin D?” The study authors reviewed data from the 2001-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, and specifically the…