Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) For Menopause Some women believe that menopause is a natural event and they do not wish to take hormone replacement (HRT). However in our culture, which eats much chicken and meat (both of which contribute to osteoporosis), a great many women develop osteoporosis once they lose the protective effects of their hormones after menopause. That is, … [Read more...]
Why Meditate?
Why And How To Meditate Do as much of this as is comfortable for you. Just begin. Do you believe in diet, exercise, and not smoking? Excluding permanent vacations, are vacations a good idea? What is the purpose of a vacation? It is to get away from it all, to relax, to avoid the millions of small demands of our daily lives where we scurry about mechanically and thoughtlessly … [Read more...]
Health Benefits of Green Tea
A Guide to the Health Benefits of Green Tea Compiled and Edited by Edward Esko "In the Shizuoka prefecture, which cultivates tea as it has for nearly twelve centuries, the incidence of cancer is unusually low, even by Japanese standards. The residents of the area drink about ten small cups a day and use tea leaves only once, rather than brewing several infusions from the same … [Read more...]
Never Overeat Again!
Never Overeat Again! Abstracted from September '96 Prevention page 81: Party for one! This is the approach of Dr. Dean Ornish who wrote The Dr. Dean Ornish Program For The Reversal of Heart Disease. While you eat, don't talk to anyone, read anything or be on the phone. For one minute look at the food. Close your eyes and imagine it, smell it, then bite slowly. Notice all the … [Read more...]
Feeling Good as Normal Language
Feeling Good As Normal Language Feeling good, like some languages, is natural for most of us most of the time. We go through our daily lives, doing what we're doing, and frankly things are pretty good. Oh, we have a little ache and pain or a headache or some TMJ or just fatigue from staying up late the night before; occasionally a sore bone, muscle, or joint that goes away … [Read more...]