Archive for December, 2009

Santa Clara Chiropractor: Growing Older Doesn’t Have to Hurt

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

Let's face it, there's just no getting around the fact that as we age our body doesn't feel or respond the same way as it did when we were younger. It just doesn't seem right that our body seems to become less "cooperative," while our mind appears to improve and ...

Feeling old and blue? Green tea may help

Friday, December 18th, 2009

(Reuters Health)  Elderly men and women who sip on several cups of green tea a day may be less likely to have the blues, hint findings of a study from Japan. Dr. Kaijun Niu, at Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering in Sendai, and colleagues found men ...

Treat Varicose Veins and Other Leg Problems with Horse Chestnut

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

from Alternative Medicine and Natural Health Information by Primmy The Europeans have been using horse chestnut for years for a variety of vascular roles, particularly the legs. This natural supplement is now gaining ground in the United States and other places around the world because it has shown in ...

Likely Culprits of Back Pain and How You Can Handle Them

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

from Alternative Medicine and Natural Health Information by Primmy Many people have back pain at some point in their life and at least half of them experience recurring back pain. Sometimes, there is no one particular cause for the pain but rather a build-up of activities they might have ...

Losing Weight Adds Life to Your Years as Well as Years to Your Life

Monday, December 7th, 2009

From the "Duh, you think?" department of research. A new study, partially funded by the National Institutes of Health and published in the medical journal BMJ late last month, says that women who are overweight in middle age not only have a decreased chance of living to age 70 in ...