by Dr. Orna | Feb 24, 2010 | healthy living, heart disease, Uncategorized
Happiness is good for the heart metaphorically, but science shows it’s true physically as well. Researchers followed 1,700 people for 10 years, and considered their emotional states over that time. Participants rated their anxiety, joy and other emotions on a...
by Dr. Orna | Feb 23, 2010 | food as medicine, graceful aging, Uncategorized
Finnish researchers have uncovered grandpa’s secret: Turns out that rye bread is nature’s great answer to constipation. Writing in the Journal of Nutrition, the scientists found that rye is not only more effective than laxative medications, it also makes the gut...
by Dr. Orna | Feb 22, 2010 | graceful aging, Uncategorized
The brain is a source of endless fascination to the minds of scientists, and researchers have now shown how singing helps many people with impaired speech after strokes. The brain’s speech center generally is on the left side, with a mirroring spot on the right that’s...
by Dr. Orna | Feb 14, 2010 | depression, mood cures, Uncategorized
There’s big money in medications for depression, and drugs such as Prozac and Wellbutrin help many people who take them. But a growing body of research finds people getting sugar pills instead of meds also feel better — making some researchers wonder if the drugs are...
by Dr. Orna | Feb 9, 2010 | cancer, healthy living in a toxic world, Uncategorized
You know the smell that’s left on clothes, furniture and hair after being around cigarettes? Turns out the chemicals causing that smell, dubbed “third-hand smoke,” offer a whole new kind of cancer risk. When cigarette smoke mixes with nitrous acid —...
