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Yoga poses for what ails you

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:36:58 GMT

When Dr. Carolyn LaFleur was in a car accident six years ago, she couldn't move her neck for a year and a half, she had terrible pain in her hip, and she would get headaches at her temples.

Julianne Moore keeps it light

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:59:50 GMT

At a photo studio in downtown New York City, Julianne Moore is heard before she is seen -- her ringing laugh fills the room.

Yoga soothes fibromyalgia pain

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:16:41 GMT

Fibromyalgia patients who aren't getting relief from prescription drugs and are in too much pain to exercise may want to try yoga, a new study suggests.

For cancer survivors, yoga may boost energy and aid sleep

Thu, 20 May 2010 22:49:23 GMT

Cancer survivors often feel fatigued and have trouble sleeping for months -- or even years -- after their last chemotherapy or radiation session. Now, a new study shows that yoga can help them sleep better, feel more energized, and cut back on sleeping medications.

Yoga helps even little ones channel energy, emotion

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:40:28 GMT

Gigi reaches up into her sun salutation. She steps back into her high lunge and kicks her legs straight into plank pose, a push-up she holds without wobbling for 10 seconds before looking up impatiently at her yoga teacher.

What women's symptoms really mean

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:41:56 GMT

If only your body were a little more honest, figuring out what's wrong when you don't feel right would be so much easier. But often a symptom -- maybe it's a sore back, cracked lips, tingling in your legs -- has an odd or unexpected explanation.

Losing weight, saying 'yes' in 2009

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:50:20 GMT

In April, at age 34, Giyen Kim dropped a 60-hour-a-week job to follow her childhood dream of becoming a writer. Now, she's primed to clear her next personal hurdles: making money from writing, and losing weight.

Treating that pain in the neck

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:39:52 GMT

Back and neck problems are among the most commonly encountered issues in clinical practice. Can a remedy such as enlisting a chiropractor work? And when should a person seek treatment for back pain?

How monks find their happy groove

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:44:12 GMT

Some monks have an amazing ability to generate a feeling of bliss and happiness when they enter a deep state of meditation. Experts are learning some surprising discoveries about happiness by studying what happens in the monks' brains when they lapse into that deep state of meditation.