Health & Nutrition

Written by: Best of You Today

With more than 30 million American women caregiving for ill loved ones today, chances are you or someone you know is, or has filled that role. The truth is, many of us will be called to care for aging parents or ill spouses in our lifetimes. But how are to handle the often overwhelming physical and emotional turmoil of caregiving?

The Truth on Sexual Intelligence

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dr marty klein, sexual intelligence, sex therapist, sexuality

Everyone thinks about it, it seems to be everywhere in media and advertising, we like it and want it, but we have a hard time talking about it. Sex is perfectly natural, but we can be uncomfortable with our own sexuality. We interviewed Dr. Marty Klein, a licensed marriage and family therapist, certified sex therapist and author, about the state of sexuality, in terms of both our personal feelings and societal attitudes.

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Anne Louise Gittleman, zapped, electronic pollution, health articles

The digital lifestyle—cell and cordless phones, GPS devices, appliances, WiFi, just to name a few—might be convenient, but “electronic pollution” could also be making us sick. Why? Very simply put, it messes with our bodies’ electrical energy.

Drastically Alter Your Health With This Advice

Thursday, 1 December 2011 - 10:48am | Written by: Best of You Today

Dr. T Colin Campbell, the china study, forks over knives, eating vegetables

“Eat your vegetables!” Turns out that most of us should have listened to our mothers. In fact, we’re finding, sticking with unprocessed plant-based foods can drastically alter our health for the much, much better. We spoke with renowned nutritional biochemist T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. about the groundbreaking film Forks Over Knives and the discovery that most degenerative diseases can be prevented or reversed simply by avoiding animal-based and processed foods.

Improve Your Brain Power

Tuesday, 14 February 2012 - 8:43am | Written by: Best of You Today

michael gelb, brain power, improve mind, healthy brain, healthy mind

It’s a common belief today that getting older means getting forgetful, losing our mental edge. But is it really true? There’s so much talk about “senior moments” you’d think it’s a given. But, according to the research we’ve got it all wrong.

Detecting the Earliest Signs of Autism

Friday, 10 February 2012 - 9:51am | Written by: Best of You Today

autism, autistic baby, osnat and philip teitelbaum, signs of autism

You watch your baby and intuitively feel that something is “off” somehow. You wonder if he is autistic. Until now, it has been believed that autism can’t be diagnosed until a child is at least two years old, when social interaction, language development and ability to learn can be observed. But Osnat and Philip Teitelbaum, a husband and wife team of researchers and authors, have discovered that if you know what to look for, it is possible to spot early signs of autism in infants. Here they discuss their important breakthrough and the book they have written for parents, Does Your Baby Have Autism? Detecting the Earliest Signs of Autism.

Disarming the Narcissist

Friday, 10 February 2012 - 9:24am | Written by: Best of You Today

You know the narcissist. He’s the one who lights up the room, takes the floor, is the life of the party. He’s charming, confident and hard to resist. But underneath all the bravado is a lost, competitive little boy who is starving for attention and approval. If you’re married to a narcissist, you’ve no doubt come to know the person inside—self-absorbed individual who is frustrating and difficult to live with, sometimes even abusive.

How to Approach the Battle with Cancer

Wednesday, 25 January 2012 - 11:16am | Written by: Best of You Today

dr raymond chang, cancer treatment, holistic treatment for cancer, magic bullet:

Are we winning the battle against cancer? Even though science proclaimed a war on the disease in the 1970s, research has yet to turn up a cure for cancer. It’s time to re-examine how we treat this dreaded diesease, says Raymond Chang, M.D. Rather than conventional medicine’s use of one or two drugs and other therapies, says Dr. Chang, a potentially more effective approach is to combine Eastern and Western science.