http://www.thehealthyvillage.com/blog Healthy Living For Healthy People Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:16:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Damiana can be used by both men and women. It is known to have restorative effects on reproductive organs in both sexes. Uses: For men, Damiana is known to raise levels of testosterone. It is also helpful in treating premature ejaculation and impotence. For women, it helps to induce delayed menstrual periods ... http://www.thehealthyvillage.com/blog/general/is-the-herb-damiana-for-men-or-women/ Aromatherapy and Feng Shui Tips The beginning of a new year is a great time to remove the clutter and set intentions. There are many items that are used as Feng Shui ‘cures’, things to help you achieve your Feng Shui goals. Some of the most powerful items are those ... http://www.thehealthyvillage.com/blog/aromatherapy/set-the-atmosphere-for-the-new-year/ Hey Congratulations you’ve found out your having a baby –What Now! You’ve heard all the things your friends and family have told about what to expect, Morning sickness, weight gain, pain, swelling Back aches, tiredness need I continue! But hey there is a plus side to this- the miraculous body transformations altering ... http://www.thehealthyvillage.com/blog/family/massage-during-pregnancy/ A team of researchers reported in June 2007 in Nippon Rinsho have found what is sure to be a great health breakthrough for chronic fatigue syndrome saying that far infrared sauna therapy is showing to be a promising new treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients. This study, which ... http://www.thehealthyvillage.com/blog/diseases-conditions/far-infrared-therapy-shown-to-benefit-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/ There is more than one choice between modern Western medicine and alternatives. There are three traditions of healing. The Wise Woman tradition, focusing on integration and nourishment, and insisting on attention to uniqueness and holographic interconnectedness, is another choice: a new way that is also the most ancient healing way known. ... http://www.thehealthyvillage.com/blog/herbal-medicine/the-three-traditions-of-healing/ Women find their own breast cancers most of the time (90% of the time according to one English study). Monthly breast self-exam (or breast self-massage) provides early detection at lower cost, with no danger - and more pleasure - than yearly screening mammograms. Most breast cancers (80%) are slow growing, taking between ... http://www.thehealthyvillage.com/blog/diseases-conditions/mammograms-dont-replace-breast-self-exams/ All mammograms are x-rays A mammogram uses radioactive rays to "see" breast tissues. X-rays are known to cause DNA damage in breast cells. A diagnostic mammogram is used when a woman or her practitioner feels a lump and wants to see it. (Sonograms - a non-radioactive test - can be used instead.) ... http://www.thehealthyvillage.com/blog/womens-health/mammograms-the-costs/ D-Ribose is a simple five-carbon sugar that has been shown to delay the progression of congestive heart failure in many people who have had a heart attack at some point in the past. Congestive heart failure is a condition that can occur as a result of any structural or ... http://www.thehealthyvillage.com/blog/general/d-ribose-preserves-heart-function/ Mammographic screening increases risk of breast cancer mortality in premenopausal women. A Canadian study of 90,000 women (published in Lancet, November 1992) showed a 36-52% increase in mortality from breast cancer in women 40-49 who had annual mammograms. The Swedish Malmo Screening Trial (as reported in The British Medical Journal, 1988) ... http://www.thehealthyvillage.com/blog/diseases-conditions/screening-risks-of-mammograms/ Many people in America have started buying organic foods. Organic food sales have shot up from $180 million in 1980 to over $6.5 billion last year, not only in health food stores but in grocery stores as well. Actually, grocery stores sales made up fifty-six percent of organic ... http://www.thehealthyvillage.com/blog/diet-nutrition/organic-food-labeling-standards/