We have got weeks to go before the days get long enough for the sunlight to stick around past 5:30 pm. If you are one of those people whose mood plummets during the dark and cold days of winter, you'r...

When we burn the midnight oil because we're just too busy for bed, it seems reasonable to expect that we would burn extra calories, too. But that's not what happens. In fact, the opposite is true. As ...

It hurts so much to know that someone you love is ill and in pain and yet feel powerless to help. That's why I was so pleased to learn about a unique hands-on technique that can bring significant comf...

To combat dry skin and other dermatological problems, people often visit drugstores and buy one product after another, trying to find one that really works—especially in the winter, when skin gets e...

The US government classifies marijuana as a Schedule 1 controlled substance—a dangerous drug with no medical value. Yet the Institute of Medicine, an elite group of scientists and physicians, has co...

It’s the time of year when colder weather makes our skin dry and lizardlike—unless we take action. Fortunately, we can ease dry winter skin by getting in touch with the cycle of nature. That’s t...

Sure, a bit of stubble looks sexy on your guy’s chin and cheeks. But when you kiss him, those bristly whiskers may leave your tender skin with a raw, red “beard burn” that looks decidedly unsexy...

At first, it might seem as though alcoholism and natural medicine have nothing to connect them. But alcoholism is a chronic disease. And natural medicine takes into account an individual’s nutrition...

The benefits go far beyond weight loss and smoking cessation… Hypnosis is best known for helping with weight loss and tobacco addiction. But research now shows that it also can be used for such con...

Forty healthy adults were divided into two groups—one group attended an eight-week course in mindfulness meditation, an ancient practice that focuses on creating awareness of the present moment, whi...