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Health & Fitness > Hypertension & High Cholest Tips for reducing cholesterol: 1 of 34

We have all heard the word "Cholesterol", but how many really know what it is ? More importantly, how many know how to reduce it ? Let's try and explain. Imagine a sink with a drain that never gets cleaned. Imagine the build up of grease in the pipes, and how the pipe becomes clogged and doesn't work as efficiently as it did... More..
Health & Fitness > Mental Illness Spring's effect on mental health: 1 of 33
Spring's effects on mental health. In February of 1983, my husband died. What this has to do with mental health and springtime is significant, so bear with me. The days were cold, the weather was miserable, and I really was lost in a haze of misery, that made everything seem like a black cloud hanging over my life. I was 31 ... More..
Health & Fitness > Aging & Longevity Factors that can determine your longevity: 1 of 23
Factors that can determine your longevity There are of course many reasons why some human beings don't live as long as others which we can do very little about, though there are also those where human thought and practice can help dictate the longevity of a human being. Splitting the factors into those over which humans have... More..
Health & Fitness > Anxiety & Panic Disorders How to tell if you have any phobia: 1 of 22
Phobia's are a very strange phenomenon, although there are many ways in which the word phobia is bandied about these days. People use it in so many ways in modern theory when talking about homophobia etc or other social phobias that don't necessarily come into the real world of what phobias are. Dislike or phobic ? If you di... More..
Health & Fitness > Aging & Longevity Deciding if where you live now is the best choice as you grow older: 1 of 20
It can be a huge decision to make. Choosing a home that will suit your lifestyle when you are older needs careful planning to allow for all those changes that take place within the twilight years. A wise, well planned decision can make old age easier and suit your circumstances, if tailored to those needs correctly. Where yo... More..
Health & Fitness > Aging & Longevity How to find in-home health care providers: 1 of 14
How to find in-home health care providers The stages that families need to go through in getting effective in home care for elderly relatives are important, since by missing out on opportunities, that in home care can become costlier than it needs to be. By taking the appropriate steps to ensure you have covered all areas, t... More..
Health & Fitness > General Health (Other) Sciatica treatment: 1 of 14
Sciatica treatment is diverse although should take into account that apart from the obvious relief of pain, should include diagnosis of why the patient suffered sciatica in the first place, since this may pinpoint areas of weakness that contribute to the trapping of the sciatic nerve in the first place, which is a sign that ... More..
Health & Fitness > Emotional Health & Wellbeing Common myths about stress: 1 of 13
Stress is causing humankind problems which some see as unimportant and dismiss. When you study the amount stress contributes to bad health, there isn't any wonder that people sometimes miss the connection and create myths about the damage it can do. Stress isn't a seen factor. It's not like a broken leg or broken arm, and ju... More..
Health & Fitness > Fitness Basics How to improve leg strength: 1 of 13
How to improve leg strength. It's very hard to generalize on a subject as vast as exercise since the range of exercise that suits different ages and abilities means that generalization can not only be irresponsible, but dangerous. I have split my article into different sections, dealing with different age ranges and abilitie... More..
Health & Fitness > Alternative Health (Other) How to find release and peace through inner healing: 2 of 25
Inner healing is something that each human being is capable of, though many go years before ever attempting it. The sad fact is that we have become so dependent upon outside influence to remedy our ailments that we forget the grass roots of healing and overlook the obvious. Peace of mind and tranquility go a long way in the ... More..