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Can Yoga and Meditation ward off Alzheimer’s disease?
We’re all used to hearing that a course in yoga and meditation can make you feel better. Help you cope with stress.
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Standing in solidarity with farmers in India
The Indian farmers’ protests reflect deep cracks in our food systems, exposing the harsh inequalities that shape contemporary Indian agriculture – and are mirrored by similar small-scale farming systems across the globe.
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Ayurvedic Professionals Association are running a series of webinars – Register today
Join the Ayurvedic Professionals Association for the upcoming APA Webinar Series.
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Complementary Health Approaches for Smoking Cessation
There has been emerging interest in the use of complementary therapies such as hypnotherapy, yoga, or mindfulness meditation to aid in smoking cessation.
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Sugar: The Gut-Wrenching Truth
For years, researchers have suspected that the typical Western diet plays a leading role in the high rates of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) observed in industrialized countries around the world.
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No limit to cardiovascular benefits of exercise, study finds
Physical activity is not only associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, but there is no threshold for that association, with the lowest risk of cardiovascular disease seen for those who are most active, according to a new study.
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Link between gut microbes, diet and illnesses revealed
Diets rich in healthy and plant-based foods encourages the presence of gut microbes that are linked to a lower risk of common illnesses including heart disease, research has found.
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The Effect of Music Therapy and Aromatherapy with Chamomile- Lavender Essential Oil on the Anxiety of Clinical Nurses: A Randomised and Double-Blind Clinical Trial
Nurses may be anxious for many reasons – including needing to respond to critical care needs and emergencies, and this anxiety can affect their professional performance.
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The Memory of Nature
In an external comment piece, retired medical doctor, Peter Mansfield, adds his own perspective to theories about the nature of life, health, vitality and some of science’s unsolved puzzles.
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The Recovery Room: Our best non-pandemic stories of 2020
2020 has been challenging, and COVID-19 has dominated our headlines for much of the year. But away from the pandemic, the world of health and medicine has continued to deliver fresh research, new treatments for old diseases, and surprising developments that will affect our health next year.
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Seafood With the Highest Amount of Microplastics
Those mussels, oysters and scallops on your plate may come with a secret ingredient: microplastics. Researchers at Hull York Medical School and the University of Hull in the United Kingdom reviewed more than 50 studies (from 2014 to 2020) to investigate the levels of microplastic contamination globally in fish and shellfish.
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Too Much Sugar Linked to Aggression, ADHD and Bipolar Disorder
Discover the bitter truth about high-sugar diets, particularly in how they may be triggering ADHD and aggressive behaviors by overactivating the fructose pathway, a mechanism nature may have intended to be used for energy storage and survival.
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