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- The Benefits of Happiness and Positive Emotions in Reducing Risks of Heart Disease
- Osteoporosis Drugs Like Fosamax May Increase Risk of Fractures and Brittle Bones in Some Women
- Long Periods of Sitting Is Harmful for Your Health – Even If You Work Out
- Most New Small-Business Jobs to Have a Woman as Top Boss
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Jun
28
Mixed reviews on the eat-all-the-sweets you-want front. A purified extract of a plant, stevia was recently given a clean bill of health by the FDA. It’s now classified as GRAS, a “generally recognized as safe” general purpose sweetener for food. With 30–45 times the sweetness of sucrose, stevia has been available for years as [...]
Jun
24
If you know Carolyn Myss, you know that she’s not everyone’s cup of tea. Author of Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing, and a book on the life of mystic Teresa of Avila, she’s uniquely capable of incisive thinking on profoundly mystical subjects. In Why People Don’t Heal and How [...]
Jun
23
Do you know why people say you should “be here now,” or what “living in the present” really means – or why it’s good for you? This study provides some clues. Previous studies have shown that pictures of threatening information, like an angry face, activates a region of the brain called the [...]
Jun
20
Redefine Your Core To Relieve Back Pain
June 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Do you have back pain? If you also practice Pilates or other core-strengthening exercises, the two could be related. In a startling reversal of the last decade of accepted practice in fitness training that core health is all about strengthening one set of abdominal muscles, sports scientists are questioning whether this actually gives you [...]
Jun
19
In the last few weeks several studies have appeared alerting women to the severe side effects of biphosphonate drugs like Fosomax, Actonel, Boniva, commonly prescribed to prevent osteoporosis, and to treat osteopenia. One study concluded that women using Fosomax are almost twice as likely to develop irregular heartbeat, or atrial fibrillation. Another team [...]
Jun
16
Women Make Better Leaders
June 16, 2009 | 2 Comments
It appears, ladies, that we’ve been outed – the hard data is in. Companies concerned about enlarging their talent pool as shortages are appearing throughout industries, have discovered that hiring and retaining women at all levels helps them meet other business goals as well. McKinsey’s research on the organizational and financial performance of companies [...]
Jun
15
As studies increasingly show that lowering cholesterol doesn’t save lives, drug companies are focusing on the inflammation lowering effects of their popular “statin” (Crestor, Lovastatin, Lipitor, etc ) drugs. Statins do reduce some inflammation – and inflammation, produced by toxicity, stress, low grade infections or food sensitivities, and an unbalanced diet – does play a [...]
Jun
11
Workshops Help You Plan Your Retirement
June 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Though many midlifers’ nest eggs have shrunk in the economic downturn and curtailed some leisure travel, interest and attendance in retirement-planning trips and workshops are on the rise. Stepping out of your everyday world for a few days of concentrated attention to contemplate a big change can help clarify what you want to do next [...]
Jun
9
How Women Take Risks
June 9, 2009 | 1 Comment
In what appears to echo the revelations of gender-based differences found in the ‘tend and befriend’ response to stress by women – as distinct from men’s instinctive ‘fight or flight” reactions – there may also be a biological basis in our different tolerances for risk-taking behaviors – and it’s not testosterone. It’s not that [...]
Jun
7
Memory and Learning Return after Menopause
June 7, 2009 | 3 Comments
Confirming what many perimenopausal women already know, a recent four year NIH study reported that 60% of women experience memory difficulties during perimenopause – but the good news is that it appears that the effect may be temporary. The study found that while women may not be able to learn as well shortly before menopause [...]
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