http://www.shinyhealth.com/ Shiny Health en Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:06:00 GMT Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:06:00 GMT info@shinyhealth.com info@shinyhealth.com http://www.shinyhealth.com/stress-and-disease/ Stress , according to Hans Selye, is the "nonspecific response of the body to any demand." Hans Selye, a world-renowned Canadian scientist and regarded as the father of stress theories... http://www.shinyhealth.com/stress-and-disease/#comments http://www.shinyhealth.com/stress-and-disease/ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:06:00 GMT http://www.shinyhealth.com/raw-food-diet/ Why should certain foods be eaten raw rather than cooked? The eminent Russian sports scientist Dr. Alexei Shaternikov gives three compelling reasons, quoted by Vicki Peterson in her very popular... http://www.shinyhealth.com/raw-food-diet/#comments http://www.shinyhealth.com/raw-food-diet/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:10:00 GMT http://www.shinyhealth.com/omega-oils-for-heart-health/ 'Why do Eskimos have so few heart attacks ?' asked the Lancet, a leading British medical journal a few years ago. The traditional Eskimo diet which is very high in... http://www.shinyhealth.com/omega-oils-for-heart-health/#comments http://www.shinyhealth.com/omega-oils-for-heart-health/ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:58:00 GMT http://www.shinyhealth.com/why-marriage-is-making-you-fat/ Several studies have found that marriage can make you fat. As one author frames it, "First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby carriage and a pot belly... http://www.shinyhealth.com/why-marriage-is-making-you-fat/#comments http://www.shinyhealth.com/why-marriage-is-making-you-fat/ Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:53:00 GMT http://www.shinyhealth.com/longevity-secrets/ Can we delay old age? Dr. David Niven, writing in his bestselling book "The 100 Simple Secrets of Healthy People," reveals amazing secrets of people who have lived to a... http://www.shinyhealth.com/longevity-secrets/#comments http://www.shinyhealth.com/longevity-secrets/ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:05:00 GMT http://www.shinyhealth.com/liposuction-for-weight-loss/ Liposuction is the selective removal of fat from certain areas of the body. It is done by plastic surgeons using a long hollow tube called a cannula which suctions the... http://www.shinyhealth.com/liposuction-for-weight-loss/#comments http://www.shinyhealth.com/liposuction-for-weight-loss/ Wed, 07 May 2008 05:03:00 GMT http://www.shinyhealth.com/natural-remedies-for-acne/ Acne is the most common skin problem striking teenagers, often occurs between 12 and 24 years old. It's main features are blackheads, whiteheads, pustules, inflamed and infected nodules, sacs, and... http://www.shinyhealth.com/natural-remedies-for-acne/#comments http://www.shinyhealth.com/natural-remedies-for-acne/ Mon, 05 May 2008 09:20:00 GMT http://www.shinyhealth.com/lowfat-diet-bad-for-the-brain/ Did you know that low-fat diet is bad for the brain? "As you decrease the level of fat, you can increase the risk of neurological diseases. Over 25 percent of... http://www.shinyhealth.com/lowfat-diet-bad-for-the-brain/#comments http://www.shinyhealth.com/lowfat-diet-bad-for-the-brain/ Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:26:00 GMT http://www.shinyhealth.com/daytime-napping-can-show-stroke-risk/ Daytime drowsiness can show stroke risk, according to researchers from Columbia University led by Bernadette Boden-Albala. Researchers asked 2,100 people, average age 73, how often they nodded off during the... http://www.shinyhealth.com/daytime-napping-can-show-stroke-risk/#comments http://www.shinyhealth.com/daytime-napping-can-show-stroke-risk/ Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:46:00 GMT http://www.shinyhealth.com/play-golf-and-lose-weight/ Golf can be a good sport to lose weight. The benefit won't come from swinging the club but from walking. If the average course is, say, about 6,300 yards, even... http://www.shinyhealth.com/play-golf-and-lose-weight/#comments http://www.shinyhealth.com/play-golf-and-lose-weight/ Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:03:00 GMT http://www.shinyhealth.com/risks-of-hormone-therapy/ How much do we know about the risks of hormone replacement therapy ? To recall, it was during the 1960's that doctors began to prescribe a short term regimen to... http://www.shinyhealth.com/risks-of-hormone-therapy/#comments http://www.shinyhealth.com/risks-of-hormone-therapy/ Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:10:00 GMT http://www.shinyhealth.com/ioncleansing/ Ion-Cleansing is an alternative therapy that helps detoxify the body that involves the use of the ion-cleanse machine. The process is said to be simple and painless. Your feet are... http://www.shinyhealth.com/ioncleansing/#comments http://www.shinyhealth.com/ioncleansing/ Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:43:00 GMT http://www.shinyhealth.com/on-megadosing-of-vitamin-supplements/ Dr. Beverly McCabe-Sellers, professor of dietetics and nutrition at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences School, gives this warning on "megadosing" on vitamin supplements : "Taking too much of an... http://www.shinyhealth.com/on-megadosing-of-vitamin-supplements/#comments http://www.shinyhealth.com/on-megadosing-of-vitamin-supplements/ Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:53:00 GMT http://www.shinyhealth.com/vitamins-for-healthy-skin/ Beautiful skin is healthy skin. A smooth, firm, glowing complexion is the result of millions of healthy cells, thanks to a continuing supply of water and valuable nutrients. Scientists and... http://www.shinyhealth.com/vitamins-for-healthy-skin/#comments http://www.shinyhealth.com/vitamins-for-healthy-skin/ Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:05:00 GMT http://www.shinyhealth.com/can-you-spot-health-quacks/ Buyers beware of health and fitness quacks, warns Dr. Stephen Barret in his book "The Health Robbers." He writes, "Since ancient times, people have sought at least four different magic... http://www.shinyhealth.com/can-you-spot-health-quacks/#comments http://www.shinyhealth.com/can-you-spot-health-quacks/ Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:41:00 GMT