The article below, by Thomas Goetz, is talking about personal responsibility for our health.  With all the discussion about health care reform, which is absolutely necessary, there is not enough emphasis on prevention.  And, I am not just talking about screenings for prevention – I am talking about nutrition, exercise, staying at …

Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes have to do with problems related to insulin, a hormone that helps move sugar from the blood to the cells in the body.  Both types also require frequent testing of blood sugar.
But people with type 1 diabetes, formerly called juvenile diabetes, don’t produce insulin.  It’s …

Magnetic products for health have been around for a very long time.  Personally, I have used them for over ten years with great success.  The article below is intriguing since anyone who suffers from migraines knows they can be difficult to treat.  I am not sure which device they are using, but …

Vitamin D is a really important ingredient for good health and more information is becoming available as to why that is and why we should be taking it.  Below is another article I found from Reuters.
Reuters
updated 10:31 a.m. ET, Mon., March. 8, 2010//
LONDON – Vitamin D is vital in activating human …

Like many people my age, I suffer from osteoarthritis.  My knees, hands and neck are affected and while it does not prevent me from most activities – running up and down stairs is a challenge.  Some of the symptoms of osteoarthritis include joint pain that gets worse after exercise or putting weight …

People who are enthusiastic and content are less likely to develop heart disease than less happy people, researchers from Columbia University report.
In this study of the relationship between happiness and heart disease, researchers concluded that if everyone did more of the things that made them happy they could significantly reduce their risk …

By Joseph Alban
There was recently a great article on Well, a NYTimes Healthblog.  It is about 11 foods people should be eating,  but don’t often.  Most of them are easy to eat, delicious, and in season now.   You can get almost everything on this list from the Greenmarkets.
Here are some ways …

Perhaps the most well known use for Thermograms is the early detection of Breast Cancer. When used with other procedures the best possible evaluation of breast health is made. This non-invasive test is a valuable procedure for alerting your Doctor to the possibility of underlying breast disease.
Areas of the body where tumors …