Ray Sahelian MDAshwagandha is a shrub cultivated in India and North America whose roots have been used for thousands of years by Ayurvedic practitioners as a folk remedy. In the column "Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)" Ray Sahelian, M.D. alerts us to several...
David S. Sobel MDMore and more women work outside and inside the home. Do the double demands shouldered by working moms pose a threat to their physical health? In "A Woman's Work Is Never Done" David S. Sobel, M.D. sites evidence of the physiological impact of "role...
In "Reducing Stress Reduces Heart Disease" David S. Sobel, M.D. reports on a study of patients with heart disease where it was found that relaxation, taming hostility, and helping people change the way they look at life's challenges can reduce their...
Emmett Miller MDThe major cause of death in this country is from diseases of the cardiovascular system, and the most common disease is high blood press
American Institute for Preventive MedicineWomen's Health: Insomnia ;Do you ever find yourself wide awake long after you go t
Kathi KevilleThe nervous system provides the intricate connection between mind and body. As a result of mental or emotional responses, a problem in one area of the body may affect another. For stress in general, try bergamot, chamomile, lavender, melissa, clary...
The notion that stress can predispose us to physicial illness has persisted for centuries. However, current research in the rapidly developing field of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) may ultimately prove this to be true. Recent studies conducted at...
America's favorite drug is grown right here on the Kona coast. In fact, this is the only place in the U.S. where it is grown. So it's not pakalolo, alcohol or tobacco. You may have guessed it by now. That's right. Kona coffee. Over half the...
Shoulder and neck pain is a common condition. Driving a golf ball, cleaning windows or reaching for a jar can strain and injure shoulder
Hands-on manipulation for healing is probably older than any other healing tradition. The oldest written records of massage go back three thousand years to China, but of course it is much older than that. Touch and the laying on of hands are human...
