Lifestyle
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Promoting student health with yoga
HOUSTON (AP) - In a window-lit classroom at Crockett Elementary School, 21 third-graders sat cross-legged on purple mats and put their hands over their hearts.
Pole dancing being used for fitness
LAS VEGAS - Poles have long been a staple of smoky strip clubs, but the women scaling and swinging from them in Las Vegas earlier this month weren't doing it f…
Exercise your libido
There seems to be an increased interest in health, fitness and libido. I follow a number of other health and fitness publications and I see there are a few that will be addressing this somewhat provocative subject …
Race time
This weekend I was at the Race for the Cure Coeur d'Alene, where I met and saw a sea of beautiful people (mostly in pink) who are survivors, along with their devoted families and amazing friends. There were 1400 pe…
Acupuncture helps cancer sufferers
Patients undergoing traditional cancer therapies suffer immense side effects. They range from pain to nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, hot flashes, insomnia, depression, anxiety and other mental issues, lack of motivati…
Fall arrivals
For us and for most consumers (judging by buying patterns), wine consumption has a seasonal element: more rose and white with bracing acidity in the spring and summer, full-bodied whites and bubbly as the leaves st…
New treatment option for Restless Leg Syndrome
Sufferers from Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) have often been at a loss for effective treatment of this frustrating condition. After all, RLS sufferers experience difficulty accomplishing ordinary activities, such as …
Diabetes Part II: Minding your micronutrients
Micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, organic acids, and phytonutrients) are often ignored, but vitally important for healing, detoxification, energy, and metabolic regulation. Especially since Type 2 diabetes, and s…
Bulk up those salads with Brussels sprouts
Eating a salad a day is one of my strategies for making sure I get at least one serious daily dose of raw veggies. And if you love salads as much as I do, listen up, because I'm about to change your salad-building …
A speedy approach to pumpkin bread
Some days you just need to embrace a kitchen sink approach to cooking. This quick bread is just such a case.
The upsides and downsides of inversion
Inversion therapy is said to relieve back pain, let your joints decompress, allow more nutrients to reach your discs, and boost circulation. Inversions are regularly practiced in yoga for their ability to relieve s…