Someone in the United States dies from a blood clot every five minutes! One in four people worldwide die from conditions caused by thrombosis (blood clot). Diabetes and obesity substantially increases one' s risk for undesirable clots. Clots are common in persons...
Poliana D. Vale, M.D.
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How to Process Anger Effectively
We can explore anger in various ways with either a positive or a negative outcome. It can cause healing and productive relationships, or the complete opposite with no hope for quality relationships and optimum health. The choice is ours. Some anger is inevitable and...
15 Ways to Increase Your Fat Burn
We could not live without lifesaving body fat! Too much fat poses definite health hazards. One type of body fat helps you maintain or gain weight. Two other types enable you to rev up your fat burn and lose weight! We need all three! The key is having just the right...
Make Your Anger Count!
Anger can serve a useful purpose or it can become a noxious weed that spreads extensively to all areas of our lives unless we pull it up by the roots and destroy it. But how do we make our anger count and then eliminate its harmful effects? Rage is an emotion that...
Six Ways Anger Impacts Health
Anger wears many guises: impatience, frustration, hurt, depression, and hostility to name just a few. Most people feel mild to moderate anger several times a week. How do frequent bouts of anger or unresolved conflict impact our health? A couple of examples will...
Twelve Natural Ways to Improve Gut Health
Discover the amazing contributions of gut bacteria to health and disease. Plus scientifically validated natural remedies that may improve your gut health in just a few days! Your gut provides a home for trillions of bacteria. So far there are 2,000 known species of...
New Light on Diabetes and Insulin Resistance!
Evidence is quickly mounting that individuals who have diabetes may improve their glucose levels by tightly regulating their exposure to light. Do Not Let Your Light Shine! More than 450 million people worldwide have diabetes. In America alone, 85 million Americans...
Want to Prevent A Heart Attack? Get Enough Sleep!
Do you want to prevent a heart attack? You need more than a plant-based diet and regular exercise! Adequate amounts of good quality sleep are very essential to heart and blood vessel health! Scary Stats One out of ten Americans suffer from insomnia. Unfortunately,...
Medicine from Your Kitchen: Peppermint
Culinary herbs have many medicinal properties, but may not be helpful to everyone and can aggravate certain health conditions. Take peppermint, for example. Peppermint is rich in anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compounds.((YuXian Li. In vitro antiviral,...
Chew on This!
Want to lose weight? Want to improve your digestion? Here is a tip. Chew your food thoroughly. Why? What other benefits does chewing food offer? You may be surprised! Helps Weight Management and Satiety Researchers at Iowa State University found that chewing food...