Tag: Health Brief | Natural Awakenings Naples and Fort Myers

Ashwagandha May Improve Women’s Sexual Experience

Apr 28, 2023 06:30AM

Ashwagandha(Withania som- nifera) is a known adaptogenic herb that has been reported to improve sexual satisfaction, sleep and quality of life in women.

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Seniors Avoid the Hospital With Nature

Apr 28, 2023 06:30AM

New research has found that exposure to natural environments may reduce the risk of hospitalization for older adults with Alzheimer’s disease, related dementias and Parkinson’s disease.

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Reversing Type 2 Diabetes With Diet

Apr 28, 2023 06:30AM

A Type 2 diabetes (T2D) diagnosis is often regarded as a lifelong sentence and typically treated as such, requiring an increasing number of drugs. However, sustained remission of T2D is now well established.

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Light Therapy for Autoimmune Symptoms

Apr 28, 2023 06:30AM

Fatigue is often reported as the most disabling symptom for people with autoimmune disorders, significantly impairing their physical, mental and social quality of life.

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Benefits of Water Immersion During Birth

Apr 28, 2023 06:30AM

Water immersion during labor is an increasingly popular birthing option for healthy women that experience a straightforward pregnancy, labor spontaneously at full term and plan to give birth in a midwifery-led care setting.

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Pomegranate May Offer Skin and Gut Benefits

Mar 31, 2023 06:30AM

Pomegranate fruit has been widely used in traditional medicine, and a new, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine looked at the effects of taking pomegranate extract for a period of four weeks on different aspects of skin and gut health.

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Exercise for the Brain

Mar 31, 2023 06:30AM

Researchers in the UK compared the effect that different types of daily movement had on overall cognition, memory and executive function.

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De-Stress With Sauerkraut

Mar 31, 2023 06:30AM

A new study published in Molecular Psychiatry has shown that eating more fermented foods and fiber daily for just four weeks significantly lowered perceived stress levels.

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Screening Children for Anxiety

Mar 31, 2023 06:30AM

A common mental health condition in the U.S., anxiety disorder involves excessive fear or worry that manifests as emotional and physical symptoms.

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Possible Links Between Veggie Diets and Depression

Mar 31, 2023 06:30AM

Plant-based diets have been associated with several health benefits, but not much is known about their effects on mental health.

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Avoid Children’s Sweet, Chewy Multivitamins

Mar 30, 2023 11:53AM ● By Linda Sechrist

Gummy Bears, the daily chewable vitamin that helps to keep children healthy, might have initially delighted children and their parents, but after an increase in cavities and dentist visits, parents may not be as ecstatic about the vitamins as their children are.

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