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Music appeals to so many parts of the human soul and mind. From the first moment we hear a piece of music, we have a natural impulse to like or dislike the song. Why?

Listening to music can change your brain chemistry. It can improve auditory and verbal memory, focus your attention and mood. Besides exercising the brain in a unique way, music has a primary connection to our hearts, or our emotions. Click here to bring them all together …

Routinely at this time of year, countless numbers of us expectantly embark on some New Year’s resolution…only to find our good intentions undermined later by our inability to follow through.

Every New Year, like clockwork, thousands sign up for memberships at the gym. They begin with full intent to visit the gym regularly and watch the weight come off and the muscles bulk up. But by April or May, their numbers have dwindled abysmally!

Chances are we must …

The biggest epidemic in America hasn’t come from birds, Asia, or germs. It’s caused by the food we put in our mouths, and it has already affected some 70 to 100 million American adults.

Doctors refer to the condition as metabolic syndrome. If you have it and don’t do anything about it, you’ll be on the fast track to diabetes, heart disease and a constellation of other health woes.

Metabolic syndrome is a collection of indicators including: a large …

What do autism, obesity, allergies, autoimmune diseases, fibromyalgia, depression, and acne all have in common? They all share a connection with healthy gut flora.[1] In fact, the medical profession has come to recognize that as the health of the gut goes, so goes the health of the body.

We expect problems like gas, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, and intestinal discomfort to stem from an unhealthy gut. But the gut, and especially the bacteria that comprise a healthy gut…

I had just picked up a can of deodorant, removed the cap and prepared to spray my underarms, when I saw a huge, hairy spider scrambling across the top of the dresser where I was standing. I simply reacted, turning the deodorant on this hideous intruder and giving it a good blast.

To my utter amazement, the spider immediately flipped over on its back and its legs crumpled. The deodorant had killed it quicker than any insecticide I’d ever …