Holding Hands to Relieve Pain
A recent study, by researchers with the University of Colorado Boulder and University of Haifa, found that the more empathy a comforting partner feels for a partner in pain, the …
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Does Too Much Salt Make You Thirsty?
We’ve all heard it: eating salty foods makes you thirstier. But what sounds like good nutritional advice turns out to be not true in the long-run. In a study carried …
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Burning, itching eyes? Finally! There’s allergy relief for your eyes without antihistamines or steroids
Pharmacist and healthy living expert Dr. Lisa Leslie-Williams relies on homeopathic solution that has been used for decades For millions of Americans, even the thought of spring makes their …
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Are Environmental Toxins Fueling Type 2 Diabetes?
Many of us first encountered diabetes in grade school when one of our classmates had the disease. We listened in shock as they described their daily regimen: glucose monitoring, multiple …
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10 Ways to Know You’ve Found Your Soul Mate
Throughout my career, I have seen everything from couples who married their childhood loves to people in their retirement years who still struggle with commitment issues. Most of us fall …
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Improve Memory by Exercising
For patients with mild cognitive impairment, don’t be surprised if your health care provider prescribes exercise rather than medication. A new guideline for medical practitioners says they should recommend twice-weekly exercise …
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Sleep strategies as we “Spring Forward”
It’s that time of year, it’s time to “Spring Forward” into Daylight Savings Time. And parents of small children shake their heads because they know what’s coming, it is harder …
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Weight Tied to Migraine
Both obesity and being underweight are associated with an increased risk for migraine, according to a meta-analysis published in a recent online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the …
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Music Has Powerful (and Visible) Effects on the Brain
It doesn’t matter if it’s Bach, the Beatles, Brad Paisley or Bruno Mars. Your favorite music likely triggers a similar type of activity in your brain as other people’s favorites …
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Drug-free Alternatives to Treat ADHD
“Show up at 4:45, and make sure you bring the desserts,” might sound like a simple request, but for those with ADHD, it can be a nightmare to focus on …
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