Health & Nutrition

Stop Back Pains In 7 Minutes With Tips From Dr. Girasole and Cara Hartman

Written by: Best of You Today

It happens when you least expect it. You’re vacuuming the living room, or bending down to pick up the garden hose and it hits you; a sudden twinge or spasm in your back stops you in your tracks. Fearing you’ll damage your back further and suffer even more pain, you stretch out on the couch and get as comfortable as you can.

Written by: Best of You Today

michael t murray, what doctors doesn't know, alternative medicine, holistic

What would you do if you found out that the prescription drug you take to treat diabetes could very likely cause you to have a heart attack? Or that the sleeping pill you take every night could factor into premature death? These and other issues have been documented to be true, according to Dr. Michael T. Murray, a leading authority on natural medicine.

Guide for the Caregiving Wife

Written by: Best of You Today

With more than 30 million American women caregiving for ill loved ones today, chances are you or someone you know is, or has filled that role. The truth is, many of us will be called to care for aging parents or ill spouses in our lifetimes. But how are to handle the often overwhelming physical and emotional turmoil of caregiving?

Drastically Alter Your Health With This Advice

Thursday, 1 December 2011 - 11:48am | Written by: Best of You Today

Dr. T Colin Campbell, the china study, forks over knives, eating vegetables

“Eat your vegetables!” Turns out that most of us should have listened to our mothers. In fact, we’re finding, sticking with unprocessed plant-based foods can drastically alter our health for the much, much better. We spoke with renowned nutritional biochemist T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. about the groundbreaking film Forks Over Knives and the discovery that most degenerative diseases can be prevented or reversed simply by avoiding animal-based and processed foods.

The Truth on Sexual Intelligence

Thursday, 16 February 2012 - 3:19pm | Written by: Best of You Today

dr marty klein, sexual intelligence, sex therapist, sexuality

Everyone thinks about it, it seems to be everywhere in media and advertising, we like it and want it, but we have a hard time talking about it. Sex is perfectly natural, but we can be uncomfortable with our own sexuality. We interviewed Dr. Marty Klein, a licensed marriage and family therapist, certified sex therapist and author, about the state of sexuality, in terms of both our personal feelings and societal attitudes.

Wednesday, 15 February 2012 - 10:55am | Written by: Best of You Today

Anne Louise Gittleman, zapped, electronic pollution, health articles

The digital lifestyle—cell and cordless phones, GPS devices, appliances, WiFi, just to name a few—might be convenient, but “electronic pollution” could also be making us sick. Why? Very simply put, it messes with our bodies’ electrical energy.

Improve Your Brain Power

Tuesday, 14 February 2012 - 9:43am | Written by: Best of You Today

michael gelb, brain power, improve mind, healthy brain, healthy mind

It’s a common belief today that getting older means getting forgetful, losing our mental edge. But is it really true? There’s so much talk about “senior moments” you’d think it’s a given. But, according to the research we’ve got it all wrong.

Detecting the Earliest Signs of Autism

Friday, 10 February 2012 - 10:51am | Written by: Best of You Today

autism, autistic baby, osnat and philip teitelbaum, signs of autism

You watch your baby and intuitively feel that something is “off” somehow. You wonder if he is autistic. Until now, it has been believed that autism can’t be diagnosed until a child is at least two years old, when social interaction, language development and ability to learn can be observed. But Osnat and Philip Teitelbaum, a husband and wife team of researchers and authors, have discovered that if you know what to look for, it is possible to spot early signs of autism in infants. Here they discuss their important breakthrough and the book they have written for parents, Does Your Baby Have Autism? Detecting the Earliest Signs of Autism.