Category: Wellness (Page 51 of 116)

      Komen Foundation Feeling The Backlash From Withdrawing Planned Parenthood Funding

      February 3, 2012 /

      As the Susan B. Komen Foundation pulls $700,000 of donations from Planned Parenthood there is backlash from around the country.

      Mayor Bloomberg of New York has donated $250,000 of his own money to the organization.

      Komen for the Cure founder Nancy Brinker stands by the Planned Parenthood decision.

      The reason the group has given is that newly adopted rules prevented Komen grants to groups under investigation by law enforcement.

      Planned Parenthood is being investigated by Republican Florida Rep. Cliff Stearns in Congress.

      “We will never bow to political pressure. We will always stand firm in our goal to end breast cancer forever. We will never turn our backs on the women who need us the most,” she said in the video. “The scurrilous accusations being hurled at this organization are profoundly hurtful to so many of us who have put our heart and soul and lives into this organization.”

      Resources, Wellness

      Big Love For Big People

      February 3, 2012 /

      Having sex when your’re overweight can be a challenge.

      While self-esteem may play a role, it’s not the only factor involved. Conditions such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes often accompany obesity and can impair blood flow to the genitals, resulting in problems with erectile dysfunction in men and arousal in both men and women. Extra weight can also stress the knees and other joints, making some sexual positions uncomfortable.

      Regardless of your size your health should be your main concern.

      Enjoying an active sex life is a part of a healthy lifestyle and can offer many benefits to your physical and emotional well being.

      Research, Wellness

      Can Eating With Friends Make You Fat?

      February 2, 2012 /

      People who eat together tend to mimic their dining partner.

      Whether it is competitive eating or empathetic dining it really does happen; subconsciously.

      Researchers say the findings help explain previous studies showing that people tend to adjust their food intake — up or down — to match that of their eating companions, and tend to eat more with others than when dining alone.
      “This demonstrates the power of social influence over food intake,” says lead author Roel Hermans, a doctoral candidate in developmental psychopathology at Radboud University Nijmegen, in the Netherlands.

      Nutrition, Quality Control, Research, Wellness

      Chicken Soup Is The Cure For What Ails You

      February 2, 2012 /

      It looks like mom had it right all along.

      Chicken soup is the cure for what ails you.

      And the homemade variety does the job best.

      There is no real science behind why it works but it is hard to argue with the results.

      The 12th century philosopher and physician Maimonides touted the benefits of chicken soup. More contemporary scientists have found mere hints of therapeutic effect, and broth alone has only modest nutritional benefits. When it comes to soup, it’s clearly a case of experience trumping what little science there is.

      Nutrition, Research, Wellness

      A Must Read Critique on Health Care in America

      January 31, 2012 /

      We all expect doctors to make us well but can they do harm?

      Dr. Otis Webb Brawley, the chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society wrote, “How We Do Harm: A Doctor Beaks Ranks About Being Sick In America”.

      He describes the ways in which the whole medical system is broken and who is responsible.

      Spoiler: We all are.

      It is amazing the number of health care professionals who seemingly reject the scientific method. They prescribe treatments they believe to be appropriate as opposed to therapies that are known to be appropriate based on objective scientific evidence. This form of ignorance is a root cause of much of the overuse of medical therapy.
      Too often, doctors fail to distinguish what is scientifically known from what is unknown, from what is believed. This is beyond mere disagreement about interpretation of the science. There is often selective reading of the science, especially by those trained in a specialty wanting to advocate for it.

      Doctors, Health Care Policy, Health Insurance, Hospitals, Quality Control, Research, Wellness

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