Healthy lifestyle

Obesity :: Overeating, Low Activity May Raise Lymphoma Risk

People who overeat or who aren’t physically active face a higher risk of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), a type of cancer involving the body’s lymphatic system, according to a report by Canadian researchers in the American Journal of Epidemiology. “Physical activity, obesity, and (calorie) intake are modifiable lifestyle factors,” Dr. Sai Yi Pan from Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Ottawa, told Reuters Health. “Our findings support the adoption of a healthy lifestyle to prevent the development of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.” Pan and colleagues examined the influence of recreational physical activity, obesity, and calorie intake on the risk of NHL using data from Canada’s National Enhanced Cancer Surveillance System. More than 1000 NHL patients and 3000 comparison subjects were involved. Individuals with NHL tended to have higher total calorie intakes and were more likely to be obese than individuals without NHL, the authors report.

Vitamin E :: Vitamin E does not protect women from Heart Attack, Stroke, Cancer

Vitamin E supplements do not protect healthy women against heart attacks and stroke, according to new results from the Women?s Health Study, a long-term clinical trial of the effect of vitamin E and aspirin on both the prevention of cardiovascular disease and of cancer.

HIV :: HIV & AIDS – Naturopathic Physicians

HIV :: HIV & AIDS – Naturopathic Physicians

In many countries throughout the world, people are going to naturopathic physicians when faced with a health issue. Unfortunately, where I live in Vancouver, (British Columbia, Canada) the government is planning to cut back the scope of naturopathic medicine by imposing controls on what a naturopathic physician can and cannot do. The B.C. government does not allow naturopathic physicians to have access to medical labs and x-rays or to prescribe medications. The proposed changes include limiting the ability of naturopathic physicians to perform physical exams, diagnose and treat food allergies and place severe restrictions on the medicines ND’s use to treat patients. We must not lose the right of choice and the right to choose!

Diabetes :: American Indians and Alaska Natives at risk for Diabetes

About 40 percent of adults ages 40 to 74 –
or 41 million people – have pre-diabetes, a condition that
raises a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart
disease, and stroke. American Indians and Alaska Natives
are 2.3 times as likely to have diabetes as non-Hispanic
whites of similar age.

Diabetes :: Exercise without Gym during workday – a life-saver for diabetics

Diabetics should not just think about the gym when it comes to protecting their hearts, according to a study from Finland. It found that physical activity on the job had as big an effect as leisure-time workouts in reducing death from heart disease among patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes :: Diabetics must try to lose weight

Investigators at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that among 1,400 diabetics they studied, those who said they had tried to lose weight in the past year were less likely to die over the next nine years. And it didn’t matter whether they actually shed any pounds, the researchers report in the journal Diabetes Care.

Menopause :: The Maharishi Ayurveda Approach to Menopause and HRT

Learn the Maharishi Ayurveda approach to menopause with author and clinician Nancy Lonsdorf M.D.. Dr. Lonsdorf describes how to determine the type of imbalances at the basis of menopausal symptoms and provides practical recommendations to help prevent and alleviate them.