General Health

Thyroid gland is a small gland, normally weighing less than one ounce, located in the front of the neck. Your metabolism has a great deal to do with your thyroid. Thyroid cells are the only cells in the body which can absorb iodine. Any malfunction or disease afflicting this area may cause you to have [...]

Depression is a serious illness that causes a person to feel very downtrodden and hopeless about life. Symptoms that include a loss of energy, apathy and sadness are some of the early stages of depression. In its worst cases, depression can lead to suicide. If you don’t personally suffer from depression, you probably [...]

People say that one drink of alcohol is okay, or two drinks are okay. Is this true? Well, study said that a small amount of alcohol ingested on a daily basis may have some positives in reducing our risk for heart disease or may help to lower blood cholesterol levels. Red wine may be preferred because [...]

Food plays an important part in meditation. Different foods produce different effects on different compartments of the brain. For purposes of meditation, the food should be light, nutritious and Sattvic. Milk, fruits, almonds, butter, sugar-candy, green gram, Bengal gram soaked in water overnight, bread, etc., are all very helpful in meditation. Tea and sugar should [...]

There is much still to be learned about the relationship between the foods we eat and our risk of getting cancer and heart disease. The NHLBI and NCI are conducting a great deal of research to find out more about this relationship. There is, however, a lot that we know now. The relationship of diet [...]