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Magical Colors
The use of magical colors affect the world around us, affecting our moods while influencing who we are—both as a creator and as an observer. Seen as a form of expression, the use of color causes us to respond to our surrounding world in a specific read more

By: Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Health > Energy Healing

Signs and Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder
With bipolar disorder on the rise for adults and children and considered a life-long disease, what is developing is an increased awareness and diagnosis of what we previously recognized as manic depression. Causing severe mood shifts from depression read more

By: Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Health > How The Body Works

Lithium, a 50-Year Old Treatment for Bipolar Disorder
In 1817, lithium salts were first used by doctors to treat gout with the doctors eventually discovering it was also capable of stabilizing moods. One documentation has it that one doctor felt that gout was the cause of mood disorders. But it read more

By: Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Health > New Treatments

New Treatments for Bipolar Disorder
In today's times, scientists are testing new ideas and treatments for not only depression but bipolar disorder. Referred to as manic-depression, this is a disease that has not had a successful medication developed specifically for it since the read more

By: Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Health > New Treatments

Detoxification-Chelation Therapy
First introduced after use of a poisonous gas in World War I, the first chelation agents in chelation therapy consisted of organic dithiol compound dimercaprol (BAL). Basically, it was an antidote to the arsenic –based poison gas called Lewisite—specifically read more

By: Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Health > Detoxification

Alcohol and Drug Detoxification
Alcohol and drug detoxification are based on eating organic and natural fruits and vegetables, instead of meats, processed foods, or things like nuts and candies. But the two major goals of any detox system are to flush out toxins through laxatives read more

By: Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Health > Detoxification

The Purpose of Detoxification
As more people become involved with natural health and healing, the word detoxification comes up more now than at any other time in history. The root word "detox" refers to the removal of toxic substances from the human body or the read more

By: Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Health > Detoxification

Dealing with Stress Eating During Tough Economic Times
Many people eat when faced with stress, but you can learn new ways of handling the tough times in your life. read more

By: Lynda Forman
Category: Health > Stress

Tips on Caring for the Alzheimer's Patient
Two choices are available for those whose loved one has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease: care for them within the home or having them cared for in a nursing facility. Eventually they will be completely unable to care for themselves. Either read more

By: Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Health > Staying Healthy

MRI's Influence on Alzheimer's Disease
Several studies and new techniques are coming to the forefront every day with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The MRIs are assisting researchers to discover brain changes much earlier in Alzheimer's disease patients to facilitate earlier treatments. read more

By: Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Health > New Treatments