Health & Healing

Negative emotions can affect your physical well-being. But keeping a smile on your face contributes to emotional and physical health.Two of the greatest healing forces in the world are available to you at this very moment. They are the healing power of laughter and the restorative strength of joy. A merry heart is your greatest…

It's not only turkey's that get fattened up at christmas. If we're not careful, well-meaning friends can cause us to put on unwanted pounds.At the risk of sounding like Ebenezer Scrooge, I will state unequivocally that I dislike the holidays. From sunup on Thanksgiving until sundown on New Year's, I am provided with unparalleled high-calorie…

It's not the javaholics in danger now—it's the occasional sippers. Just when we thought coffee was safe again, now cardiologists are saying that the occasional after-dinner cup of coffee is worse for the heart than drinking it every day. The research is the first to show that the surge in blood pressure that a noncoffee-drinker…

Comedian Jeff Allen says there's no such thing as a 'fun drunk.' My wife is always trying to get me to exercise. First of all, I hate exercise. I tried jogging about a year ago. I wasn't very good at it. I'd run about a mile, buy a half dozen doughnuts and walk back. I…

Antacids may not be the answer. There are many different causes for heartburn and indigestion, which include hiatal hernia, gastroesophogeal (GE) reflux, gastritis, ulcer disease, gallbladder disease, excessive acid production, low acid production, pancreatic insufficiency and food allergy. But I believe one of the most common causes of heartburn and indigestion is hypochlorhydria, which is…