The Accidental Herbalist

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Exercise May Improve Cancer Survival Rate

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Regular exercise may help reduce the risk of death for cancer patients. In a study of over 40,000 colorectal cancer patients, active individuals were 31% less likely to die from the disease than their inactive counterparts. Additionally, the lives of exercisers were five or more years longer. Researchers point out, however, that these patients engaged [...]

Relight Your Inner Bonfire This Fall with Energy to Burn

Monday, August 17th, 2009

Researchers highlight natural ways to rev-up your vitality and refresh body & mind

It may mean that leaves turn colors soon, but the end of summertime can turn into leaving you feeling as drained as a wading-pool that’s sprung a leak. All those sunburns, sandy bathing-suit bottoms and heat exhaustion sure can take their toll… so now’s [...]

Can “Good Oils” Help Promote Healthy Body Weight?

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Research suggests that specific fatty acids can enhance digestion, metabolism and body’s fat-binding abilities.
You may have a new tool in the fight for weight control and a promising way to keep your body from storing fat. Scientists now suspect that certain nutritional components can directly control and influence key metabolic factors in the body’s cells. [...]

How to Unleash Youthful Energy – At Any Age

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Simple nutritional strategy gives body and mind essential bursts of vitality.

Do you feel your energy fading? Do you find yourself falling asleep earlier in the evening? Does it take longer to wake up and embrace the day with an alert body and mind? Perhaps you’ve started avoiding your favorite activities or social events because you [...]

6 Steps to a Lean, Muscular Physique

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

As researchers race to develop magic pill, experts reveal unique, natural weight-control strategy for men.

Popular thinking promotes the idea that exercise and willpower alone will lead you to the promised land of a ripped physique, six-pack abs and rock-hard muscles bristling with sex appeal. But science is quickly showing that, even with all the mental [...]

Doing Double-Duty Can Spell S-T-R-E-S-S

Friday, February 6th, 2009

Great article I found…
Doing Double-Duty Can Spell S-T-R-E-S-S
by Dr. Pamela Maloney

Traditional anti-stress herbs promote energy
Jammed between a rock and a hard place, many Americans in their 40s, 50s and 60s find themselves doing double—or even triple—duty, raising children and acting as caregivers for elderly parents while working full-time. This jam-packed, on-the-go lifestyle means double trouble [...]