Ayurvedic Medicines

The Mediterranean diet has been shown to help prevent heart disease, but now new research suggests it may also be beneficial for people who already have heart problems. Heart-healthy fiber, fish, fruits, vegetables and unsaturated “good” fats (particularly olive oil) are major features of the Mediterranean diet

New evidence suggests that by drinking milk after weightlifting, women may gain more muscle and lose more fat than by drinking energy drinks. The study, published in Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise , included 20 aerobically fit women who had not participated in resistance-training programs or taken any dietary supplements eight months before the trial. Two hours before exercising, the women were only allowed to drink water

After the success of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Twitter aggregation, with over 250 readers over the course of the weekend, I thought it would be fun to repeat the experiment for the European Hematology Association (EHA) meeting in Barcelona this weekend.  The tweet volume is likely to be significantly less tough, with fewer people tweeting from the event.

While on the road here in San Francisco at the American Urology Association, I received an email from someone about latest news surrounding the breast cancer vaccine published in Nature Medicine . Expecting to find some snippets on how this vaccine might work and the usual blah blah blah about clinical trials starting soon, I was rather aghast at the hype and furore surrounding this issue from many reporters touting it as the next big thing – despite not a single study having yet started in humans

To test to see how desert ecosystems can get along with industrial-scale solar installations, NREL scientists have re-seeded native grasses under one half of the 1 MW solar installation at their National Renewable Energy Laboratory site near Boulder, Colorado. Boulder’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory scientists and environmental experts are developing best management [ NREL to See if Solar and Deserts Can Get Along from Green Living Ideas ]

The physiology in Ayurveda is unique because it is based upon the three doshas of Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. These three biological elements together constitute the structural and functional unit of all living cells, tissues, organs and the body as a whole. When normal, they constitute the three basic tissues or pillars termed as “Tridhatoos” which stabilize life, but when abnormal, the same three elements are responsible for aging, disease, and death; and hence they are termed as “Doshas”

Coleus forskohlii has long been used in India, Thailand and parts of SE Asia as a spice as well as an ingredient in various Ayurvedic medicine concoctions for the treatment of Related posts: Women’s Health and Weight Loss … There have hardly been any human studies with coleus forskohlii; therefore we don’t know what kind of interactions there could be when this herb or its extract is combined with prescription medicines. Forskolin is responsible for virtually all …

Indeed, there are plenty of prescribed medications that you can use for your acne, but you do not want to use it because of the worry of having harmful side effects that can affect you. So if that is the case, you may want to try an effective and natural way of treating your acne For the complete article, please visit the blog.

Past American Urological Association (AUA) meetings have seen a lot of same old, same old with very little that is new in the way of truly innovative and exciting new developments.  In many ways, prostate cancer is the male equivalent of ovarian cancer, with pharma companies considering it after the breast, lung and colorectal cancers, despite prostate cancer being fairly large in terms in epidemiology, from a pure numbers perspective. Why is this?

This week the European Parliament announced new energy standards that will require all new buildings constructed in Europe after 2020 will need to be nearly carbon-neutral. The announcement is part of the EU’s plans to cut carbon emissions by 20% below 1990 levels by 2020. The new guidelines will take effect for all new public [ EU Mandates Nearly Carbon Neutral Buildings After 2020 from Green Living Ideas ]