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Benefits of Meditation on Your Health and Sex Life PDF Print E-mail
Written by Jennifer R. Berman, MD   
ImageIf you had asked me 5 years ago whether I thought that meditation was an integral component of health and wellness I probably would have shrugged and perhaps even chuckled. Well, since then, I have learned that meditation, in particular it’s affect on stress reduction, is an integral part of health wellness and sexuality and should be incorporated into every woman’s daily routine.

Easier said than done you may say. Take it from me, a Type A, multi-tasking do-it-all woman who can’t sit still for 5 minutes, much less try to clear my mind and to still for 20 minutes.

 

Last Updated ( Thursday, 25 October 2007 )
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Poll: Most U.S. women not sleeping enough PDF Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   
A typical night for Deborah Wischow means waking up three hours after an early bedtime and waiting to see if sleep will return.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 14 March 2007 )
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FDA Approves Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implants PDF Print E-mail
Written by Food and Drug Administration   

ImageNovember 20, 2006--After rigorous scientific review, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved the marketing of silicone gel-filled breast implants made by two companies for breast reconstruction in women of all ages and breast augmentation in women ages 22 and older.  The products are manufactured by Allergan Corp. (formerly Inamed Corp.), Irvine, Calif., and Mentor Corp., Santa Barbara, Calif.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 07 February 2007 )
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Can Your Diet Improve Memory, Mood, and Libido? This Antioxidant Diet Can! PDF Print E-mail
Written by Jennifer R. Berman, MD   

This is a basic diet and supplement program designed to improve health and wellness. The antioxidants protect your body from oxygen free radicals and prevent cellular damage that is associated with aging and menopause. The human body has a built-in anti-oxidant defense system that function to capture and arrest free radicals before they cause damage through oxidation. Aging, menopause, stress, and poor diet are just a few of the causes of “inflammation” and increased free radicals in the body. The program is established to promote and increase antioxidants, prevent ongoing cellular injury, and restore existing damage, inflammation, or cell injury.

click to read  A Guide to Better Sex Through Nutrition

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 07 February 2007 )
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NIH Seeks Strategies to Preserve Brain Health PDF Print E-mail
Written by National Institutes of Health   
With the rapid aging of the population, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is intensifying the search for strategies to preserve brain health as people grow older. The effort moved an important step forward today with a report by an expert panel to the NIH, suggesting a number of promising avenues for maintaining or enhancing cognitive and emotional function. Specifically, the group said, education, cardiovascular health, physical activity, psychosocial factors and genetics appear to be associated with brain health with age, and research aimed at directly testing the effectiveness of interventions in several of these areas deserves further attention.
Last Updated ( Friday, 01 December 2006 )
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