Oh Say, Can You See?

Oh Say, Can You See?

The gift of good eyesight is a precious gift. Unfortunately, many health problems can affect our eyes and/or impair our ability to see clearly. These range from nearsightedness and farsightedness to infections like conjunctivitis to serious disorders…

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Pulling the Plug on PMS

Pulling the Plug on PMS

There are a lot of jokes about PMS. So, before we get serious about this very real health problem, we have to indulge in at least one. If you don’t know what PMS stands for, well, for some women, it could be an acronym for any of the following:Perpetual…

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Marvelous Menopause

Marvelous Menopause

Although the transition of menopause can involve some uncomfortable symptoms and changes in her body, menopause is not a disease! It is a transition in life that women were successfully passing for thousands of years before the advent of modern hormone…

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When Your Thyroid Needs Kelp

When Your Thyroid Needs Kelp

Thyroid disorders are very common in this country, but they are ten times more common in women than they are in men. About 2% of all women suffer from diagnosable hypothyroid (low thyroid) and about 0.2% of men. Some researchers believe that this disorder…

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Feed Your Family Right

Feed Your Family Right

American families are facing a serious health crisis.  Health experts are saying that the upcoming generation of young people will have a shorter life span than their parents.  Childhood obesity has become a serious issue and a growing number…

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Light Up Your Love Life

Light Up Your Love Life

It’s a delicate subject for many people, but physical intimacy is an important aspect of adult life, particularly for married couples.  Unfortunately, many people appear to be having health issues associated with intimacy.  For instance, the…

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Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Flu?

Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Flu?

It seems like every year the news reports threaten us with some new disease that’s going around. This year it’s been the H1N1 virus (or swine flu), a few years ago it was the avian flu. There have also been scares about the West Nile virus and anthrax.…

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Clues for the Blues

Clues for the Blues

During the holiday season songs boldly proclaim, “It’s the happiest time of the year,” and for many people, it is a happy time. But, oddly enough, the months of December and January are also the months where people have the most problems with depression.…

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The Herbal Hour videos were produced at a studio and originally released as DVDs. Many of these videos were done with Kimberly Balas and there are also some with other guests. They cover a wide variety…

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