Healthy Living

Fats that are solid in a cool kitchen – butter, lard, the fat on pork or lamb chops, or fat in beef joints – push up the cholesterol levels most easily. These fats are called saturated fats. Fats that are liquid or semi liquid – olive oil, vegetable oils, fish oils, and liquid margarines – […]

Ellen G. White was one of twin girls born to Robert and Eunice Harmon in Gorham, Maine on the night of November 26, 1827. Up to the age of nine she lived an uneventful life. Then one afternoon on her way home from school, an angry schoolmate threw a stone hitting her on the face […]

Cancer kills more than 1,500 Americans everyday. But this will change in the next 25 years. “The advances in fighting cancer will be phenomenal,” says Edison Liu,, M.D., director of the division of clinical sciences at the National Cancer Institute. Here are six promising developments that should take the bite out of the Big “C”. […]

Good health is one of our most cherished possessions, but being healthy is more than just about common sense. With this, we all need practical information which we all need to maintain good health and cope with troublesome diseases as they arise. Over the last few decades, millions of people have learned the benefits of […]

The Pritikin Diet was developed by Nathan Pritikin about ten years ago before that of Dr. Dean Ornish. It is an extremely low-fat diet in which only 10 percent of calories are derived from fat with the rest being obtained from complex, unrefined carbohydrate such as vegetables, peas and beans, whole grains and fruits. Low-fat […]

Using research into the female biorythms, Body-clock Diet is a weight loss programme which is designed to fit in with the chemical fluctuations that occur in women’s bodies throughout the menstrual cycle. Recommended for: It is recommended for women who experience symptoms such as mood swings, food cravings, increase in appetite and fluid retention – […]

The Food Combining Diet is a 28-day weight loss programme developed from Dr Hay’s theories on managing food combination in order to eliminate the build-up of toxins on the body. It does not involve calorie counting. Recommended for: It is recommended for gradual weight loss and detoxification Not recommended for : It is not recommended […]

In the past twenty to twenty-five years people have become increasingly aware of the value of regular exercise for adults as well as for children and teenagers. Thirty years ago the vast majority of men and women stopped exercising when they stopped going to school. All too often they associated exercise mandatory school requirements, not […]

Food is fuel and food is fun. Low calorie ready-made meals are convenient but hardly inspiring. They are often low in vitamins and fibre and high in highly-processed carbohydrates that are converted into glucose very quickly. Eating convenience food like this means that your blood sugar takes a plunge very quickly after you’ve eaten it, […]

Definition: The alternate application of hot and cold fomentation to a local area. Effects: Relieves pain through acceleration of local circulation. Stimulates healing in local injuries with contusions. Relieves muscle stiffness and pain due to trauma and strain. Stimulates healing in wound infections. Indications: Infected wound. Local injuries due to trauma and muscular contusions. Muscle […]

You need some fat. The right fats are necessary and even essential for the structure and function of every cell in the human body. Fats are “fuels” and provide you with twice as much energy as any other food. Fat deposits in the body also serve as banks in which to store energy. fats are […]

The thing to remember about ocular pain is it can very often signal a major emergency,”  If you have injured an eye, consult an opthalmologist at once. Corneal abrasions are one of the most painful injuries you’ll ever have,”  “If you’ve cut or scratched your cornea, it will hurt less if you keep the eye […]

Obstetrics has undergone radical changes in recent years, especially in the management of high-risk pregnancies. Comparison of a recent obstetrical textbook with one that is more than ten years old reveals a striking difference in the topics covered. Most of the new material relates to perinatology, a subspecialty that deals with maximizing the welfare of […]

Though eye creams are not always necessary, dark circles and puffiness are always a drag. Should you choose to use one, select a product with antiaging ingredients. It is advised to choose to use a regular facial moisturizer around your eyes. However, if you prefer separate eye cream you can look for those products and […]

Good care is essential for optimizing the health of mother and infant. Care for the mother and baby is true preventive medicine. It has emotional and educational aspects that are the primary considerations for the great majority of women who have healthy, uncomplicated pregnancies. The expectant mother’s routine appointments allow her to become familiar with […]

Several diseases are directly related to the straining and increased intra-abdominal pressure due to constipation. – hermorrhoids, hernias, varicose veins, and diverticula of the large bowel. By adopting Western eating habits, many Asians have begun to suffer from “Western” diseases caused by fiber-deficient diets. Modern refining processing very efficiently removes fiber by polishing rice, milling […]

Fiber aids on the elimination of cholesterol from the body via the bile in the intestinal tract. Without adequate dietary fiber, uneliminated cholesterol builds up in the body. The cholesterol concentration in the bile in the gall bladder may increase as much as tenfold. This predisposes cholesterol to crystallize, leading to the formation of cholesterol […]

Dr. Dean Ornish, a specialist in cardiac disease, was interested in the part played by diet in controlling heart and circulatory illness in severely affected patients. He devised a low-fat, mainly vegetarian diet for his heart patients, which often involved them eating greater quantities, but of different types of food, than they had consumed previously. […]

In one region of northwestern France, the rate of cancer of the esophagus is 18 times higher than in the rest of Europe. In the Netherlands, England, Wales and Denmark, women are more likely to die from breast cancer types than any other country. In Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya, where 300 out of every 100,000 […]

Alcohol facts: In advertisements many people are seen drinking alcohol in beer, wine, whiskey, rum, gin, vodka and other drinks. The people in these ads seem to be having a lot of fun drinking. Beer companies pay television networks thousands of dollars to buy a few seconds during football games. Their ads suggest: “Drink beer […]

Just as a mother has a choice who will deliver the baby, she also has some choice of where to deliver her baby. As in choosing a doctor or midwife, choosing the delivery site is a matter of personal style and obstetrical philosophy. One of the most important aspects of this decision is the degree […]

The central idea behind most medical advice concerning diet is that good health requires a low level of fats and cholesterol in the blood. Research studies have shown repeatedly that people with high cholesterol levels are most likely to suffer heart attacks, strokes, and other diseases of the blood vessels. The link with heart disease […]

Many times a doctor must give bad news and warnings to patients. Today, many good things have happened in the field of medicine. Before, doctors dreaded facing worried parents with a sick child-maybe the child had tuberculous meningitis;a severe case of ebola hemorrhagic fever; tetanus (lockjaw);a congenital heart problem (secundum atrial septal defect, a serious defect […]

Although pregnant women try to stay as healthy as they can throughout pregnancy, occasionally they will catch a cold or flu. In fact, women may be slightly more susceptible to infections during pregnancy, so common sense would dictate that they should avoid getting run down or exposing themselves unnecessarily to illness. If a mother has […]

Diet Doctors used to believe that sugary and fatty foods were major triggers for acne, but now research is showing that it is not the food itself, but rather the way it interacts with our systems causes problems such as acne. One reason why sugary and fatty foods can cause acne are that they overload […]

Birth is a natural process, which women and babies have evolved over millions of years. Both mother and baby are eminently suited to play out their parts in the process of fertilization, conception, gestation, labor and delivery. If a mother were asked to “design” a baby, “grow” it, and bring it forth from her body, […]

Something hurts – your belly, your head, your knee. A painless lump suddenly appears, or you bleed a little after sex. You’re worried. Is it okay to wait and see if the problem, will go away, or should you call your doctor? As a general rule, you should wait no more than two weeks, says […]

Many teenagers don’t really make a choice about alcohol. They let others tell them what to do. A friend at a party, an older brother or sister or someone they don’t even know might give them their first drink. Think about making your own choice about alcohol. You can learn the facts and get your […]

It begins with fatigue and aching bones. Soon the pain in the bones become severe. Extreme muscles weakness sets in. If the condition is left untreated, the patient becomes bedridden, with tiny fractures all through the body. Bones that were once strong, bracing structures like the steel girders of a skyscraper now resemble the ancient […]

Very few people drink enough alcohol in a short period of time to die. They usually vomit or pass out before they do. But many die slowly from too much alcohol over a long period of time. Some people cannot control the amount they drink. They are addicted to alcohol. When alcohol takes over and […]

What is it? Heavy or abnormal bleeding, also called dysfunctional uterine bleeding, leads to a fifth of all hysterectomies in the United States. What are the symptoms? To some women, it means very heavy periods, others have unpredictable bleeding throughout their cycles. In severe cases, it can lead to anemia. It is sometimes a sign […]

Fifty years ago heart attacks were eventually unknown in Asia-but common in Western countries. Then something bad happened! Western lifestyle and Western food “hopped” the Pacific. Gradually, Asians in all countries of the Orient-Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Hongkong, you name it-began experiencing “Western” heart attacks, so that today there is virtually an […]

Organic food items have received lots of press in recent years. And, studies are showing that more and more people are insisting on organic fruits and vegetables, as well as hormone free meats. And though organic foods are still a bit more expensive than their counterparts, many people are finding that the price is well […]

Some young people don’t need to decide whether to drink. They already know they don’t want to try alcohol because of one or more of the following reasons: 1. A family member or friend has a problem with alcohol. Perhaps someone they know has lost their license to drive a car because of alcohol. Maybe […]