Topic: Health & Healing

"A Freed Woman's Dance" is an inspiring, tell-all memoir of courage, strength and in the end - resilience.

A Freed Woman's Dance is an inspiring, tell-all memoir of courage, strength and in the end - resilience. Out of her personal and compelling story of neglect and abuse, Author Doris Cope has found her way to healing and embarked on a journey to help other childhood sexual abuse survivors find voice, freedom and empowerment.

Use of the herb Ginkgo biloba, claimed to have beneficial effects on memory and cognition, was not effective in reducing the rate of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease among more than 1,500 elderly study participants after several years of use, according to a study in the November 19 issue of JAMA.

One of the most widely used herbal supplements for improving memory and cognition has no impact on the development of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, according to new results from a $30 million, multi-center study.

The temperature might not be the only thing plummeting this winter. Many people also will experience a decrease in their vitamin D levels, which can play a role in heart disease.

The temperature might not be the only thing plummeting this winter. Many people also will experience a decrease in their vitamin D levels, which can play a role in heart disease, according to a new review article in Circulation.

Most of us understand that a negative self image only serves to work against us. Here are some suggestions to turn that negative image into a positive one.

You’re standing on a gold mine. You know that treasure is buried in there somewhere. So you start digging away… with a teaspoon. How long is that going to take you?

Immune cells lose the ability to divide as they age because a part of their chromosomes known as a telomere becomes progressively shorter with cell division. As a result, its disease fighting ability is compromised. But a chemical from the Astragalus root can prevent or slow the progressive telomere shortening, which could make it a key weapon in the fight against HIV.

Like other kinds of cells, immune cells lose the ability to divide as they age because a part of their chromosomes known as a telomere becomes progressively shorter with cell division. As a result, the cell changes in many ways, and its disease fighting ability is compromised.

A rising trend of noise-induced hearing loss is something that researchers and physicians at the University of Michigan Kresge Hearing Research Institute are hoping to reverse, with a cocktail of vitamins and the mineral magnesium that has shown promise as a possible way to prevent hearing loss caused by loud noises.

About 10 million people in the United States alone - from troops returning from war to students with music blasting through headphones - are suffering from impairing noise-induced hearing loss.

A team has been developing music combinations of brainwaves, sonic vibrations, and eastern chakra based medicine. Using these and other methods they create a "tuned" environment for the human mind and body.

Reports from a mother, a student and a medical professional describe the results of the breakthroughs of sound therapy from Meditation DNA.

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Don't believe the bad stuff you've heard about the potato, so says the November issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter.

Pity the poor potato. In recent years, the lowly spud’s reputation has been mashed - undeservedly so, according to the November issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter.

Criticisms have ranged from high carbohydrate count to its role as a magnet for high-fat toppings that add calories. The truth is, if you skip the sour cream, cheese and butter and don’t fry your spuds, the potato need not be avoided in a healthy diet.

Instead of making resolutions which are often times quickly forgotten, New Years is a good time to take personal inventory of our lives, says a Temple University psychologist.

The end the year is a time when many of us will make resolutions to lose weight or quit smoking. But instead of making resolutions which are often times quickly forgotten, the new year is a good time to take personal inventory of our lives, says Temple University psychologist Frank Farley.

First-time author Laura Faeth reveals mystical experiences and spiritual transformation wrapped in electric guitars and solo riffs.

Colorado-based author Laura Faeth recounts the healing power of music in her new release, I Found All the Parts: Healing the Soul Through Rock 'n' Roll. According to Faeth, rock 'n' roll makes spiritual transformation possible.