A Q&A; With Oprah's Mindful-Eating Coach
Since the source and origins of this E.coli outbreak are still matters of conjecture, how can we exonerate the plant foods on which it is currently hitching a ride? We can do it by learning from the follies of history.
Meditation is just about stopping and being with whatever arises, whether good or not so good. It is about freedom in this very moment!
Every year, nearly 56,000 Americans still get infected with HIV, and 16,000 die of AIDS. Yet the number of Americans who see HIV as a serious health problem has declined dramatically since the 1990s. Why?
Adults are more anxiety-prone than were adults in the 1950s. And it's not just adults. Today's average child is more prone to anxiety than the average child from the 1950s who had a psychiatric diagnosis!
Startling, out-of-the blue onset of intense back pain is a surprisingly common experience for many back pain sufferers.
Thirty years of battling AIDS has left me older and, I trust, wiser. My basic impatience is tempered today by understanding how much we are still up against.
Picking at our painful past keeps us from healing psychically and emotionally and threatens our physical health, whereas letting go increases physical and emotional well-being.
Do you often feel empty inside? Do you believe that others should be filling you up? Discover the real cause of inner emptiness and what to do about it.
Often, I find that choosing a snack or a meal when I'm traveling is a matter of choosing the "lesser evil."
In the end, we're all responsible for our own health. But we know that when we work together to make healthy choices easier and more affordable, everyone benefits. That's why in June we are marking our nation's first-ever Prevention and Wellness Month.
For the most part, we're so used to our negative thinking that we aren't even aware when we're doing it. Consequently, we need to listen closely to the content of our thoughts, and we need to hear our words as we speak them.
People tend to think of pink as a soft and delicate color, but not our pink. At Komen, we know that pink is strong, pink is fierce, pink is brave, and pink is mighty.
Used as an acronym, the letters of the word "apple" spell out a system that can become your secret to creating a sense of self-worth and personal happiness, no matter what is happening around you.
Unrealistic and inevitably dashed expectations has been my lifelong M.O. But when I break down the full screen into smaller bytes, things begin to look better.
But make no mistake -- despite numerous advances, HIV/AIDS is not over. Every nine and a half minutes, someone in the United States becomes infected with the virus.
Dr. Joel Moskowitz, director of the Center for Family and Community Health a UC Berkeley, answers my questions about the talking we all increasingly do, and offers advice on how best to take stock, and control, of the risks involved.
This weekend, I learned of squirrels whose behavior offers scientific proof of the evolutionary basis of altruism. It was a lesson especially worth remembering on a weekend devoted to recalling the sacrifice of those who have given their lives in defense of ours.
There is much more to dying than lying in bed connected to tubes and praying that you will "go into the light." The real light we need to shine is here and now.
Many trainers lack an important foundation of knowledge -- the science that is vital to understanding the musculoskeletal system. Without this, how can a trainer make the right choices for you
Renée Loux, 2011.06.07
