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Empower Yourself with the Various Practices of Yoga

Danna Norek
NaturalNews
Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:00 UTC
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Some people may not think of yoga as a true "exercise" because it is often viewed as more of a relaxation and stretching technique. That is, until they feel the incredible empowerment, flexibility and spiritual peace they experience after a few challenging sessions.

Yoga is an extremely adaptable practice that offers both men and women the chance at increasing flexibility, muscle strength, mental sharpness, and even self confidence. There are several different types of yoga to choose from that fit into just about every user's experience levels and fitness goals.

For beginners who want to learn the basics about yoga and lay a foundation for the base poses in more advanced practices, Hatha is a good choice. Hatha is considered the foundation of all other yoga practices since you learn the ground level poses which the more advanced dynamic poses are built upon. Breathing is emphasized, and slow, easy movements help prime the body and ease the joints, muscles and more importantly the mind into the practice.
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Confirmed Again: Healthy Diet and Lifestyle Cuts Risk of Heart Failure

David Gutierrez
NaturalNews
Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:00 UTC
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A new study conducted by researchers from Harvard Medical School and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association provides new evidence that maintaining a healthy lifestyle significantly decreases a person's lifetime risk of high blood pressure and heart failure.

First, researchers collected diet and lifestyle data from 20,900 male physicians over an average of 22.4 years between 1982 and 2008. They then calculated each man's risk of heart failure at age 40.

The average risk of heart failure was about one in seven, but this risk was significantly lower among men who exercised regularly, had high intakes of breakfast cereals and/or fruits and vegetables, consumed alcohol in moderation, did not smoke, and/or maintained a healthy body weight. While men who did not meet any of these criteria had a lifetime heart failure risk of 21.2 percent, men who met four or more had less than half the risk, or 10.1 percent.

In a second analysis, the researchers followed 83,882 female nurses between the years of 1991 and 2005, comparing their risk of high blood pressure with various diet and lifestyle factors.
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Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to More Aggressive Lymphoma

David Gutierrez
NaturalNews
Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:00 UTC
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Lymphoma patients with vitamin D deficiency are twice as likely to die from their cancer than patients with sufficient blood levels of the vitamin, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Mayo Clinic and presented at a meeting of the American Society of Hematology.

Researchers took blood samples from 374 patients between 2002 and 2008 who had been recently diagnosed with a cancer of the white blood cells known as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The average participant age was 62.

Approximately 40 percent of all lymphomas are of the diffuse large-B cell type. The disease mainly affects people over the age of 50.

The researchers found that roughly 50 percent of all participants suffered from vitamin D deficiency at the beginning of the study, defined as having blood levels below 25 nanograms per liter. Over an average of three years of follow-up, patients with vitamin D deficiency were 50 percent more likely to have their cancer worsen and twice as likely to die as patients with vitamin levels above 25 nanograms per liter.
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Another Study Confirms Memory-Boosting Effect of Blueberries

Marek Doyle
NaturalNews
Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:00 UTC
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As the prevalence of dementia continues to rise, a recent study has demonstrated that a common food may have a role to play in the prevention and treatment of the condition. A recent study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry has shown that blueberries had a measurable improvement in learning and world list recall, which backs up a 2008 study with the same conclusions.

Dr Krikorian recruited nine elderly subjects with an average age of 76.2 and gave them a daily dose of wild blueberry juice; the subjects received between 6 and 9ml per kilo of bodyweight, which would equate to around 525ml per day in the average 70kg/155lb man. The memory improvements were compared to the performance of a separate demographically-matched group who consumed a placebo drink, ruling out any doubt that the observed changes in memory were attributable to practice effects.

"Because blueberries are high in antioxidants, which have beneficial health effects, they are being examined in many research projects," said Donal O'Mathuna after looking at the study results. "Blueberries are a nutritious and safe food... adding blueberries to a diet rich in fruits and vegetables is warranted."
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WHO Investigation of H1N1 Pandemic Proves a Whitewash

Aaron Turpen
NaturalNews
Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:00 UTC
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The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that it will be appointing an "independent" committee to investigate the conduct of WHO in the H1N1 swine flu panic of 2009. The investigation is meant to decide whether the actions of WHO were warranted - specifically the declaration of a pandemic. Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO, called for a "frank, critical, transparent, credible and independent review" (emphasis added) and then proceeded to a closed-door meeting to begin proceedings.[1]

It is what will obviously be yet another whitewash where a governmental organization investigates itself and eventually comes to a foregone conclusion. In this case, just looking at the appointees tells you what the ultimate outcome of this "independent" investigation will be.

One of the committee members is Dr. John Mackenzie. Mackenzie has direct links with various vaccine and pharmaceutical companies and was influential in the WHO declaration of a level 6 pandemic in 2009.[2] No conflicts of interest there.
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Health Insurance Companies Invest Billions in Fast Food Chains

Mike Adams
NaturalNews
Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00 UTC
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Did you ever wonder how health insurance companies drum up future business? It's easy: Just invest in companies whose products cause chronic degenerative disease, driving people towards more health care needs and therefore more health insurance.

And that's exactly what the health insurance industry is doing. A new article published in the American Journal of Public Health reveals that U.S. and Canadian health insurance giants own nearly $2 billion worth of stock in fast food giants like McDonald's, Burger King, KFC, Taco Bell and others.

So profits made by health insurance companies are reinvested in industries that make people sick and diseased, bringing them back to buy more health insurance down the road. It's a pretty clever business model for an industry that seems focused on the almighty dollar and obviously has no concern whatsoever for the actual health status of its customers. If anything, these health insurance companies hope you get sicker!
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Meat Industry Lying About E. coli Contamination

David Gutierrez
NaturalNews
Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00 UTC
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The meat industry has been misusing data to make it appear that E. coli contamination of meat is decreasing, said Barbara Kowalcyk of the Center for Foodborne Illness, Research and Prevention.

Executives from the American Meat Institute (AMI) have claimed success in the beef industry's efforts to reduce contamination with the dangerous E. coli strain O157:H7. According to the AMI, inspection data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Food Safety and Inspection Service show a 45 percent drop in E. coli prevalence between 2000 and 2008.

Yet Kowalcyk calls this is a misuse of data never intended for "year-to-year comparisons."

"USDA's E. coli ... testing program is strictly regulatory and was not statistically designed to estimate the prevalence of E. coli O157:H7 in raw ground beef," she said.
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Green Tea Prevents Eye Disease

Ethan A. Huff
NaturalNews
Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00 UTC
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Recent research out of Hong Kong is indicating that certain substances found in green tea work to penetrate eye tissue and prevent eye disease. Catechins, a type of antioxidant, are one such substance that researchers say helps to prevent ocular degeneration and oxidative stress.

Published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, the paper presented by the research team from the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Hong Kong explains how eye tissues, such as the lens and retina, actually absorb beneficial nutrients and protect the overall eye structure from disease. The paper is one of the first of its kind to illustrate this specific benefit.

The growing list of health benefits that can be derived from consuming green tea is noteworthy. It is chock full of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that protect the body against a host of different ailments. Vitamins C and E, lutein and zeaxanthin, which are all present in green tea, happen to provide specific protection to the eyes against diseases like glaucoma.
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Tapped Trailer - Just say NO to plastic water bottles!


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Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:25 UTC
Tapped is a film that examines the role of the bottled water industry and its effects on our health, climate change, pollution, and our reliance on oil.

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Radioactive Phones

Jesse Jiang '13
The News
Sat, 17 Apr 2010 02:01 UTC
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Reach your hand into your pocket right now. Do you feel your cell phone? It is not surprising that, in today's world, cell phones play an increasing role in the lives of people around the world. Over 80% of Americans have an active cell phone service plan on one of the multiple phone carriers in America: and this percentage is still increasing.

As popular as the cell phone has become in modern life, the issues surrounding cell phone radiation have always been controversial. While it has been proven true that electromagnetic radiation emitted from cell phones can pose a health threat to human brains, many people choose to ignore this fact for the sake of personal convenience.

Last week, National Public Radio - or NPR - broadcasted a story on this very topic and the opinions reported there turn out to be fairly universal. Dr. Dan Wartenberg, a professor at the UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, is one of the many scientists who is currently studying this issue. According to Dr. Wartenberg, it is still very complicated to design a procedure for testing the harm of cell phone radiation that can produce any conclusive evidence. However, the results they have been able to collect do suggest that radiation emitted by cell phones can be harmful: "It is better to be safe than sorry."

Comment: This is written by a 13 year old. There is hope still!

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