It seems that sitting up straight, something many of us are taught from a very early age, is not good for your back, say researchers from Scotland and Canada. They found that sitting up straight strains your back unnecessarily. Ideally, you should lean slightly back, at an angle of approximately 135...

Making merry is often synonymous with overindulging – whether from holiday feasts or rich desserts or alcoholic beverages – ringing in the holiday season as “heartburn season.”Heartburn – generally caused by naturally occurring acids splashing back up from the stomach –...

It’s often difficult for parents to have the child they love diagnosed with ADHD. Our natural intuition is to protect them from problems. It’s harder still to consider a trial of medication for ADHD, and many parents wonder whether natural supplements are an alternative to medications. nearly...

Whether it’s thoughts of sugarplums, turkey and mashed potatoes covered in gravy, sweet potatoes, or pumpkin pies with whipped cream dancing in your head, no holiday celebration would be total without food – and lots of it. But some tasty holiday treats may leave you reaching for the antacids...

Children, adolescents, and adults with anxiety disorders often have an increase in anxiety or experience side effects to stimulants used to treat AD/HD. Anxiety is plus a common reason for inattention and distractibility in the classroom, and can sometimes be mistaken for AD/HD. However, anxiety disorders...

Cold air is dry air. Exercising in dry air causes bronchospasm (EIB). Everyone with asthma gets EIB whether they exercise strenuously in cold weather. However, whether your asthma is well-controlled and you prepare for the trip, skiing or snow-boarding is lots of fun. Here are some tips whether you...