The Nose Knows Good Health

The Nose Knows Good Health

In the interest of making 2010 our year of wellness—Daphne Oz is on the case to find the ultimate in total mind, body and spirit care. Here, she offers up some of what may be the most interesting and innovative (and effective!) examples of holistic therapy today.

Dr. Oz's Worry Cures

Dr. Oz's Worry Cures

"What if I can't make my mortgage payment? Or if my health suddenly turns?" We all have nagging worries that keep us up at night. In fact, worrying is hard-wired into our DNA, and can even be beneficial, especially when it motivates us to save for the future. But worrying can become toxic to your health when you always expect the worst, or can't stop asking "What if?" Here, Dr. Oz reveals three methods to manage your anxiety, without the use of prescription medication. 

Exercise Moves to Help You De-Stress

Exercise Moves to Help You De-Stress

Personal trainer Ulrick Bien-Aimé had been working with harried corporate executives for years when he noticed something interesting: Many of his clients complained of feeling both physical and emotional stress in their lower back. "Stiffness in the body was the number one issue I heard during workouts," says Bien-Aimé. "When we're anxious or stressed, many of us don't breathe or contract our abdominal muscles properly, and tension builds up." To help clients release trapped energy, he made these four moves mandatory (hold each pose for 15 seconds).

Begin Your Day with Breakfast

Begin Your Day with Breakfast

Even though it can be hard to make time for breakfast when you're rushing to school in the morning, there are lots of benefits to eating a healthy breakfast. Eating breakfast will give you the energy you need to perform your best at school and in sports. This guide will give you breakfast ideas and recipes so you can start your day off right.

Top Thirty Quick and Easy Health Tips

Top Thirty Quick and Easy Health Tips

Food and Nutrition

 Make sure you get a balanced diet, as often as possible.

 Along with fresh veggies and fruits, eat slim meats (if you’re not vegetarian), nuts, seeds (sprouts) and salads. 

 Opt for fresh, seasonal and local produce over exotic foodstuff imported over ridiculous distances. 

Diabetes Care

Diabetes Care

Every day, in India, more than thousand new cases of diabetes are diagnosed. Type II diabetes, the most extensive form of diabetes worldwide, often shows hardly any or even no symptoms!

After consuming, food is broken down into glucose, a sugar which is carried by the blood to cells throughout the body. Utilizing a hormone known as insulin, prepared in the pancreas, cells convert glucose into energy.