Why do you feel tired after eating a full meal? Why do you have so much trouble concentrating? Why do you crave chocolate? Can diet affect depression? Is there a natural cure for insomnia? Nutrition expert Elizabeth Somer answers all these questions and more in this completely updated and revised second edition to her nutritional […]
Research Suggests Yoga Can Improve Sex Life
According to a study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, sexually dissatisfied women who took up yoga and practiced mindfulness techniques reported higher levels of sexual arousal, desire, and better orgasms. The participants were 40 healthy women, ages 22 to 55, who had enrolled in a yoga program. Most of the women were married […]
Good Nutrition Can Reduce Stress
Stress and anxiety can be aggravated not only by what you eat, but the way you eat. Any of the following habits can aggravate your daily level of stress: Eating too fast or on the run Not chewing food at least 15-20 times per mouthful Eating too much to the point of feeling stuffed or […]
Sugar Pills as Good as Antidepressants?
There’s no doubt that since the introduction of SSRI antidepressants in the 1980s suicide rates have dropped significantly. However, three large review studies have shown that these types of antidepressants appear to work only in the severest forms of depression – and then only some of the time. Even more shocking – for mild, moderate, […]