Category Archives: Natural CyclesHarvard Magazine
by Mike Martin
July-August 2009
Deisboeck’s cancer research builds on earlier work he did as director of the Harvard-MIT Complex Biosystems Modeling Laboratory: most notably, a headline-making 2003 paper in which he asked a simple but intriguing question: Does tumor growth follow a “universal” law?
Hormone therapy can be whatever it takes to make you feel good.
Roz Adams Hormone Lady Livin’
July 1
By Roz
Excerpts from Article
Now, I can look back and know this was an experience for me to learn the true meaning of hormones and Real Hormone Therapy. It was a lesson in holistic hormonal health, which encompasses the connection between the mind, body and soul.
It is the reason I know hormone imbalance is an opportunity for you to take charge of your health, get in touch with who you really are, know what is important to you, evaluate what you really want in your life and live your life on purpose. It is a journey of the soul.
Wired.com
June 23, 2009
By Gary Wolf
I got up at 6:20 this morning, after going to bed at 12:40 am. I woke up twice during the night. My heart rate was 61 beats per minute, and my blood pressure, averaged over three measurements, was 127/ 74. My mood was a 4 on a scale of 5. My exercise time in the last 24 hours was 0 minutes, and my maximum heart rate during exercise was not calculated. I consumed 400 milligrams of caffeine and 0 ounces of alcohol. And in case you were wondering, my narcissism score is 0.31 (more on that in a moment).
Numbers are making their way into the smallest crevices of our lives. We have pedometers in the soles of our shoes and phones that can post our location as we move around town. We can tweet what we eat into a database and subscribe to Web services that track our finances. There are sites and programs for monitoring mood, pain, blood sugar, blood pressure, heart rate, cognitive alacrity, menstruation, and prayers. Even sleep—a challenge to self-track, obviously, since you’re unconscious—is yielding to the skill of the widget maker. With an accelerometer and some decent algorithms, you will soon be able to record your sleep patterns with technology that costs less than $100.
THE HIMALAYAN BEACON [BEACON ONLINE]
June 22, 2009
BY NANDA KIRATI DEWAN
GUWAHATI: Tens of thousands of devotees from different parts of the country will converge in the Kamakhya temple for the three-day Ambubachi Mela, which starts here on Monday. Ambubachi Mela is a celebration of the yearly menstruation of Prithvi (Mother Earth), held in June/July (during the monsoon season). Ambubachi, in fact, is not a festival. It is a ritual of austerities. But a big fair is held at Kamakhya in connection with it. Mother Prithvi is supposed to be menstruating during these days of Ambubachi; so, she remains impure during this period.
In Sanskrit, Ambu is water and bachi may mean to express or to blossom. In Kamrup district, Ambubachi is popularly known as Amati and in the eastern districts as Saat (seven). Amati may be a corruption of Ambubachi and the word Saat, seven, may be popularly used because the period generally starts on the seventh day of the month of Asadha.
After about six days of Asadha, when the sun enters Gemini, the Earth attains the state of menstruation (bhavet prithvi rajasvala), a state which continues for about 48 hours. During this period, the cultivator will not till his land, for tearing of the earth in any way is not allowed. No puja is to be performed. Widows and menstruating women generally observe a fast and often do not come down from their bedsteads – they are not to come in contact with the earth. Many villagers will not open their boxes. Not that it is possible for all and sundry to keep away from regular chores, including work in the fields, but those who observe austerities, like brahmacharis and widows, will not eat cooked food; they will live on fruits and milk during these days. It is believed that taking of milk during Ambubachi protects the drinker from snake bites. Village people believe that during this period, even ants, earthworms and pigs do not furrow the ground. After this period is over, every house is cleaned and all clothes washed just as a woman cleanses herself after a menstruation cycle.
NaturalNews
June 16, 2009
What initially causes cancer to develop? The current scientific model assumes that a genetic mutation begins the genesis of a malignancy. But what if that assumption is wrong and there’s another key to the start of cancer? Scientists at the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California (UC) in San Diego have raised that possibility. And they’ve come up with another, brand new model of how cancer develops.
Reporting online in the current Annals of Epidemiology, they point to a host of research that suggests cancer develops when cells lose the ability to stick together in a healthy, normal way — and the key factor to this initial triggering of a malignancy could well be a lack of vitamin D.
Straight.com
June 11, 2009
By Gail Johnson
Natasha Turner remembers the year she graduated from university. It was 1993 and, at age 22, she started gaining weight even though she ate healthily and exercised regularly. She had irregular periods, was losing hair, and was exhausted to the point of confusion. She chalked it all up to stress.
Years later, after becoming a naturopathic doctor, the Toronto resident found herself craving sweets and feeling perpetually pooped.
Along the way she learned she was dealing with not one but two metabolic conditions: hypothyroidism and polycystic ovarian syndrome. Turner began taking various types of medication, some of which she still takes to this day. But given her belief and background in naturopathy, she wanted to incorporate other, more natural ways to stay healthy.
India News
By Alka Pande
June 9, 2009
Girls in their teens in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, brought up to consider menstruation as something that is “unclean”, are now educating their mothers about how it is a normal part of growing up. This remarkable change has been brought about by a small sanitary napkin vending machine that has been installed in government schools here.
First of its kind, this machine has given many adolescents the confidence to talk openly about menstruation and menstrual hygiene - subjects that are still kept under wraps in most Indian homes. Even today many Indian mothers are too embarrassed to talk to their daughters about menstruation and many still continue to use pieces of cloth that are washed and re-used. It is a well-established fact that the dropout rate of girls in schools, particularly in villages and small towns, increases after they reach puberty, and the difficulties of managing menstruation is seen as an important contributory factor.
The Hindu Business Line
March 29, 2009
The pressures of a changing lifestyle can trigger gynaecological problems..
“Stress can be reduced if the person is educated to see things in a different perspective. A proper diet can solve so many problems. Regular exercise and regular check-ups are a must. Also, plan for the future.”
Dr. Rakesh Sinha, a surgeon, says interacting with his patients has given him insight into the problems women face, such as: major adjustment issues, for example, bearing the brunt of raising children while husbands are themselves struggling in very stressful jobs. Another reason could be the fact that most women are, today, having children at a much older age, something not healthy for a woman or her uterus. Also, when a couple works, stress levels multiply leading to many other medical problems.” He advises how to combat this problem: “Even stress can be reduced if the person is educated to see things in a different perspective. A proper diet can solve so many problems, being underweight or overweight leads to problems like late menstruation, early labour and premature deliveries, so going on crash diets or avoiding fats and other nutrients completely is not advisable. Regular exercise and regular check-ups are a must. Also, plan for the future.”
Suite 101
Moon Calendar, Moon Cycles and Known Effects on Earth
By Carole Somerville
May 14, 2009
It is a fact that the moon moves the tides through its gravitational pull and also that women’s menstrual cycles are often in alignment with the moon. How else can lunar effects be seen on earth?
Observations throughout the ages have helped man live by the moon and recognise how the moon’s cycles effect the earth, lives and personality.
Moon and Tides
Perhaps the most noticeable effect the moon has on the earth is its gravitational pull which is responsible for the tides. The relationship between moon and tides was observed by the ancients and is lost in antiquity. It was observed that whenever tidal levels rose, the moon was visible and thus the relationship between the two became part of folklore.
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