
Lifestyle plays an important role in treating high blood pressure. If you successfully control your blood pressure with a healthy lifestyle, you may avoid, delay or reduce the need for medication. Here are some lifestyle changes you can make to lower your blood pressure and keep it down. 1. Lose extra pounds and watch your [...]

I have seen in recent years healthy people have been bombarded by stories in the media and on health websites warning about the dangers of too-low vitamin D levels, and urging high doses of supplements to protect against everything from hypertension to hardening of the arteries to diabetes. Even patients are asking about homeopathic alternatives [...]

Active lifestyle sets the stage for good health. Active lifestyle or active living is a way of life that integrates physical activity into your everyday routines, such as walking to the store or biking to work. Researches have time and again proved and emphasized that an active lifestyle can be the key to building and [...]

Alzheimer’s disease cases could triple in the U.S. by the year 2050 unless preventative measures are taken, researchers claim—a rise they attribute to the aging Baby Boom generation. Alzheimer’s Disease can be a devastating diagnoses, made worse by the financial aspects associated by the ailment. Like other serious illnesses, Alzheimer’s can be a very tricky [...]

Homeopathy is fast becoming the medicine of choice in families.More and more people are selecting Homeopathy as a safer mode of treatment for their ailments. There are good number of reasons to choose it. 1) Homeopathy has no side effects. If we compare it with allopathy, use of almost all allopathic drugs lead to some [...]

I received many queries about how one can practice homeopathic medicine in US if he or she relocates or migrates to USA. Practitioners of homeopathy have varied backgrounds and credentials. Currently, there are no uniform licensing or professional standards for the practice of homeopathy in the United States. The licensing of homeopaths varies from state [...]

A dietitian from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has suggested adding five foods to your grocery cart to make 2013 healthier – Bulgur (daliya), Chickpeas, Kale, Spaghetti squash and Sunflower seeds. 1. Daliya or bulgur: In Indian cuisine, bulgur or daliya in hindi is used as a cereal with milk and sugar. The [...]

Making small easy changes to our eating habits on a consistent basis – 25 days or more per month – can lead to sustainable weight loss, according to research by Professor Brian Wansink in Cornell University’s Food and Brand Lab. The challenge is to figure out which changes work for specific individuals and how to [...]

People suffering from chronic inflammatory conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and asthma — in which psychological stress plays a major role — may benefit from mindfulness meditation techniques. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is a standardized approach for teaching stress reduction through mindfulness meditation, yoga and body-awareness techniques. MBSR teaches the use of focused [...]
There’s an old saying that states, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” As it turns out, berries may be the new apple. According to a new study, the anthocyanins present in red and blue fruits — namely strawberries and blueberries — may help ward off heart attacks in women. Younger women who ate [...]