February 23, 2012

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How to Fight a Cold With Exercise February 22, 2012
Research is showing that exercise is a good idea when you’ve got a cold. In one study, participants were infected with a cold virus and divided into either an exercise group or a non-exercise group. Researchers found no difference in the severity or duration of the symptoms between the two sets of subjects, but there was a difference in how they assessed th […]
Muscle Soreness -- Is Cold Water Immersion Effective for Treatment? February 22, 2012
A recent study has shown that a cold bath after exercise may be an effective way to prevent sore muscles. Such baths are popular among athletes as a means of reducing sore, swollen, or stiff muscles. Researchers attempted to determine whether the technique works by analyzing 17 small trials with a total of 366 volunteers. Cold water baths proved to be much […]

Supply-driven pharmaceutical drug and disease marketing has turned nation into pill-popping hypochondriacs February 22, 2012
Ever since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decided to allow drug companies to air direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertisements for prescription drugs on national television back in 1997, drug industry sales and profits have soared exponentially. Combined with... […]
Six steps to create your own organic permaculture garden February 22, 2012
Organic gardening avoids the use of chemicals to make plants grow or protect them from insects, relying instead on natural gardening principles used for thousands of years. Permaculture organic gardening goes a step further and also emphasizes growing plants sustainably... […]