DIY Health

Joyce Hollman

The many benefits of ‘mindful eating’ and how to start

Research is pointing to mindful eating as a way to reduce the symptoms of stress-related conditions like irritable bowel syndrome and Crohn’s disease. It’s also suggesting that it’s a potentially powerful way for people with diabetes to help stabilize blood sugar. But that’s not all. Here’s how it works…

Dr. Elizabeth Klodas MD, FACC

5 lesser known benefits of exercise

One of the common characteristics of people who live long well is that they move their bodies every day. And there are many documented benefits of a regular fitness routine, including decreasing your risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes. But there are other benefits that may surprise you…

Joyce Hollman

6 fragrant pain relievers and how to use them to feel better

If you’re someone who lives with pain, you’re probably always looking for effective ways to control it. But most pain medicines aren’t always safe. What if you could find something that would relieve your pain gently and safely, relax you and offer other health benefits at the same time?

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

How to get a big wellness boost in 17 minutes a day doing nothing

There’s growing evidence that green space is good for your health. In fact, being surrounded by green space reduces air pollution and has been linked to a lower risk of dying from some pretty serious diseases. This led researchers to pinpoint how much time in nature gets you the benefits…

Jenny Smiechowski

6 ways to tackle the serious side of varicose veins

Whether you’re self-conscious about your varicose veins or you don’t let a few veins get you down, you should know that varicose veins are more than a cosmetic issue. They could put you at risk for a potentially deadly health problem — blood clots.

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

Civil War-era medicines could fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria today

Thanks to research at Emory University, help for the antibiotic resistance epidemic may have been discovered in the most unlikely of ways — not in cutting edge medical techniques or the latest drug development — but in the past…