We know that eating raw fruit on a regular basis is good for our health and well-being. However is there any truth to the saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”?
The original phrase, which dates from 19th century Wales according to Caroline Taggart author of “An Apple A Day: Old-Fashioned Proverbs and Why They Still Work
On average 48 women die of heart disease in New Zealand every week. This makes Heart disease the single biggest killer of women in New Zealand, yet most women don’t know this.
I think that this because women tend to overrate the risk of dying from breast cancer and therefore ...
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Heart disease remains a major cause of death yet there is much that you can do to prevent it. By this I don’t mean just taking tablets for cholesterol which costs the system and individuals billions of dollars each year. Some of the tips below may look obvious, whilst others may surprise you. Here are ten simple tips on heart health.
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By: JEANNE BALL
Published: World of Psychology
Meditation research has come a long way since the first scientific study on meditation was published in a peer-reviewed journal in 1971 [1]. That study declared the discovery of a major fourth state of consciousness— the state of restful alertness — experienced during the Continue Reading →
By Robert Schneider, MD, FACC
Published: Medical News Today | Wednesday 26 February 2014 – 12am PST
It is hard to believe some still question whether meditation can have a positive effect on mind and body. A very selective research review recently raised the question, leading to headlines such as the one in The Wall Street Journal that said the benefits are limited.
I have been researching effects of meditation on health ...
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By: Robert H. Schneider
Published: huffingtonpost.com | 02/07/2014 3:06 pm EST
Needless to say, I was surprised to see the recent headline in The Wall Street Journal: “Meditation Has Limited Benefits, Study Finds.” I’ve been researching the effects of meditation on health for 30 years and have found that it has compelling benefits. Over the past year, I have been invited by doctors in medical schools and major health centers ...
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Naomi Judd Opens Up To Katie Couric About Health Benefits Of Mind-Body Practice
Published: TheHuffingtonPost.com
Posted: 01/29/2014 4:30 pm EST Updated: 01/30/2014 9:59 am EST
In 1990, country star Naomi Judd was diagnosed with Hepatitis C and told that she had only three years to live. Now, 24 years later, Judd says she feels better than ever — and she has meditation, in part, to thank ...
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Published: Bloomberg
By Makiko Kitamura
Posted: Nov 22, 2013 1:00 PM GMT+1300
Scientists are getting close to proving what yogis have held to be true for centuries — yoga and meditation can ward off stress and disease.
John Denninger, a psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School, is leading a five-year study on how the ancient practices affect genes and brain activity in the chronically stressed. His latest work follows a study ...
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Emotional expertise for happiness and success
by Emma M. Seppala, Ph.D.
Published: Psychology Today | September 11, 2013
I started meditating soon after 9/11. I was living in Manhattan, an already chaotic place, at an extremely chaotic time. I realized I had no control over my external environment. But the one place I did have a say over was my mind, through meditation. When I started meditating, I did not ...
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By: Belle Beth Cooper
Published: Lifehacker.com | 8/26/13 1:00pm
Ever since my dad tried to convince me to meditate when I was about 12, I’ve been fairly skeptical of this practice. It always seemed so vague and hard to understand that I just decided it wasn’t for me. More recently, I’ve actually found how simple (not easy, but simple) meditation can be and what huge benefit ...
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