Originating in ancient India, yoga involves spiritual, mental and physical discipline for the unification of the mind and body. Its physical aspect, a series of postures or asanas, is now widely practised around the world and is popular as a means of managing stress, building strength and maintaining physical flexibility.
Many people with medical conditions such [...]
Depression cuts into a person’s ability to function so that some of the failure that they perceive does have a basis in reality Mental processes slow down and it is difficult to concentrate, to focus or to get things done. Work inevitably suffers; chores remain undone; things get botched up, leaving you with feelings of [...]
Synthetic chemicals are found throughout the environment, but especially in home janitorial supplies. To rid the house of unnecessary air pollutants, start by looking under the sink. One can usually find there an accumulation of chemical products of all kinds: paints, solvents, laundry and dishwashing detergents, waxes and polishes, insect sprays, turpentine, shoe polish, and [...]
Until some time early in this century, pewter was made by mixing tin with lead, the British Medical Journal (291:1701) reports. Although the risk of lead poisoning from old pewter dishes is minimal, pewter tankards, mugs, or cups are much more dangerous because, if used repeatedly, their fluid contents dissolve a lot of lead. Since [...]
Symptom: Tiny pink or red eruptions each surrounding a skin pore on the cheeks, neck, shoulders, in skin creases, and in nappy area.
Home care:
Keep the child as cool as possible, preferably in an air-conditioned room.
Cool baths and careful dusting with corn flour or baby powder help relieve discomfort.
If the rash is on the face, rest [...]
The Hard-Hat Zone
When Joseph B. Strauss designed and engineered America’s second-largest bridge across the Golden Gate Strait, he was determined that this San Francisco project would be the safest in bridge-construction history. Local safety equipment manufacturer Edward W. Bullard developed the first “hard hat,” workers were fed a special diet to prevent dizziness, and a [...]
RHEUMATIC FEVER
Bursitis
Bursitis is the name given to the situation where an inflammatory condition of the bursae exists. The bursae are’ closed sacs’ which are lined with a special membrane and which facilitate the movement of muscles and tendons over bony surfaces. Housemaid’s knee is possibly one of the most commonly known forms of bursitis but [...]
Once a diagnosis has been made the gynecologist should mark the size and location of all your implants, cysts, endometriomas and adhesions on a drawing or prepared chart of the reproductive organs. If you have any endometrial implants or cysts located outside the pelvic cavity, such as on the bowel or cervix, the gynecologist will [...]
Not so long ago, biologists conceived of the brain as a kind of computer, a machine that generates and processes electrical signals. New discoveries forced us to revise that model. We now think of the brain more in terms of a chemical factory. Chemical “messengers” travel across the gap between nerve endings, and when they [...]
Many of us talk about recapturing our youth. Kirie Pedersen actually did it. And it helped her get rid of 40 unwanted pounds.
Kirie, a 48-year-old freelance writer from Brinnon, Washington, prided herself on leading a healthy lifestyle. Her diet consisted primarily of grains and vegetables—little meat, little sugar, no junk food. And she walked for [...]