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Detection of Breast Cancer: Safer Diagnostic Methods

As with any form of cancer early detection is crucial for long term recovery. A new study published in the British Medical journal (December 2011) confirmed that breast cancer screening may cause women more harm than good. Especially during the early years after commencing screening. The study highlights losses in quality of life from false positive results and unnecessary treatment. The toxic effects of mammogram radiation are finally being acknowledged as a significant factor in the development of breast cancer.

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How to Cope when your Partner has an Anxiety Disorder

Almost all couples have their share of challenges. Financial hurdles, disputes over child rearing, differing priorities, intimacy issues and a host of other areas can make romantic partnerships difficult endeavors at times. However, when one half of a couple has an anxiety disorder, partners face a whole new set of challenges, as well as exacerbating many of the normal challenges that couples often face. One partner may not know how to help his or her significant other, and might feel frustrated, angry, resentful, guilty, sad or hopeless about his or her situation.

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Risks Associated with Statin Medication

Statins are drugs that are widely prescribed to supposedly lower "bad" cholesterol, therefore reducing the risk of heart problems. Recent studies have revealed that the damage that they cause to your health, far out ways any apparent improvements they are claimed to have.

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Steps to Overcoming Adrenal Fatigue

So you are tired all of the time no matter how much sleep you get, not able the think clearly, feel irritable and grumpy. Welcome to Adrenal Fatigue two of the main elements responsible for Adrenal Fatigue is a diet that is not fuelling our body with its nutritional needs as well working long hours, always on the go without taking time to just stop and watch the world go by. What is Adrenal Fatigue? Your adrenal glands are a pair of triangular-shaped organs that sit on top of your kidneys. They are responsible for the production of many hormones.

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Taking Charge of Facebook Time

After receiving an email from Janet Kafadar re-"Giving up Facebook", it made me rethink some of my strategies. I am fairly disciplined with it and the time I spend. However, since I have begun putting my online course together, I started with the normal hesitancies but then I had really turned the corner to knowing where I was headed this is what I found: that if I was doing my Facebook Posts and catch up in the morning. This would take all day, almost as if subliminally I was procrastinating.

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Achilles Tendonitis: Link to Knee Pain - Help for You!!!

Achilles tendonitis is a condition of irritation and inflammation of the large tendon in the back of the ankle. In most cases Achilles tendonitis is a common injury for both Professional and weekend athletes. They may well suffer from Achilles tendonitis. However it is also a common overuse injury in people not involved in sport. Overuse of the Achilles tendon can cause inflammation that can lead to pain and swelling. If you suffer with Achilles tendinosis you will have chronic Achilles swelling and pain as a result of degenerative, microscopic tears within the tendon.

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Why Confidence Doesn’t Just Happen: We need to Build it!!

Building our Self Confidence is the Key to Overcoming road blocks and challenges whilst building great relationships Confidence isn’t something that happens naturally it is built with the life we lead, the decisions we make and most of all by overcoming our challenging moments. We will have Stronger, Healthier or Long-term relationships by becoming interested in other people. This is the core of developing our own self confidence. The benefits to building your self-confidence are: #Improves - Relationships.

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Be the Best You You can Be

“Being the Best You will ever be” Insights & Tools to help “You” to be the Best You To move from a Routine Life to a Remarkable Life it is important to look at yourself first. Thinking about how you want to be, what kind of mark you want to make with your life, what would you like for people to be saying about you? Valuing yourself therefore taking care of yourself in a positive healthy way, valuing what you do and the changes you help to implement in each person’s life who come into your life. How You Can I Make Things Betterr

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Happy Eating for Every Occassion

Happy Eating is Healthy Eating Knowing that you can Eat and Enjoy what you are eating without Guilt One of my favourite past times is Eating, my next favourite past time is entertaining my family and friends. If you were to ask me if I love to cook, I think my instinctive answer would be NO: However, I love to eat and I love having the company of family and friends. It is not always affordable or practical to go out all of the time and also you can use healthier alte atives with your cooking so as to provide healthy eating that will also not put on weight.

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Julie's Easy to Make Dukkah

Dukkah, you may well say what is this and why is it good for me to eat. Dukkah is an Egyptian condiment including a mixture of various nuts, seeds and spices. It makes a great introduction to the evening meal served with olive oil and stoneground or sough dough bread. A wonderful accompliment to soup in the winter months. It can also be used as a crusty topping to vegetable bakes or as a coating to your favourite meat. The health benefits of Dukkah are that it is a great source of healthy protein, aids digestion, balances sugar levels with the herbs and spices used. Recipe

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How to Eat Out & Still Be Healthy

You Can Eat Out while not breaking your Healthy Habits Eating out is an important part of our social health and balance so I don’t want you to cringe at the thought of being asked out to dinner, lunch or even breakfast , so here is the way that you can have your healthy eating as well as a healthy social life.

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Steps to Understanding Allergies

When you understand what’s happening during allergy attacks, treating them naturally seems like plain common sense. First, picture a grain of pollen — it looks something like a spiny sea urchin. Now see if you can imagine this prickly invader entering your nasal passages and latching onto soft mucous membranes. These mucous membranes line our bronchial and nasal passages and contain immune cells, called mast cells, which are loaded with histamines.

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Nice People can say NO!!!!

Learning to say no doesn't make you out to be a mean person or terrible, it just means learning to know your limits and how to pace yourself, so you can be a NICE PERSON!!! No matter how wonderful you are sometimes other people will try to take advantage of your good nature. They will push you, get you to do more than your fair share and keep asking you to do even more. And worst of all -- often your efforts will be taken for granted. Unless you can say No, the situation will not change in fact it may get even more difficult.

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Rebalance Your Day with these Easy Tips

Balance your emotions and feelings of anxiety, sadness and remove blockages throughout the day by implementing some or all of these tips. When you are feeling out of sorts or even just to maintain feelings of balance, you can choose from the list what you can incorporate throughout your day to do to help rebalance you feelings. 1.Choose a task if you are at work it could be: DE cluttering your desk: Cleaning your desk and around it, reorganizing your paperwork.r

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How to Get Your Kids to Eat Healthy Food!!!

As Parents we want the Best for our Children and one of those things is Great Health Great Health comes with Eating the Real Food Who thought that when this precious young one was born they were happy and content to live on Mum’s milk for the first six months or so? Then as you began to introduce them to food how fussy they seem to become or did they?

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Living the Best Life Possible with Heart Disease

Heart Disease is fast becoming the Most Common Disease for this century. It is scary, emotional and can be debilitating if you don't know how to best support your heart in becoming as healthy and strong as possible. In this article I am going to share with you from both personal and professional experience - How to Live the Best Life Possible after being diagnosed with Heart Disease

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Edema otherwise known as Fluid Retention: Self Care Help for YOU!

Edema or otherwise more commonly known as fluid retention, is a condition whereby the body accumulates excess fluids. What the underlying cause to this can be underlying health problems. So the sooner you begin to implement the changes below to improve and reduce this problem. The soon you will be to improving your general health. I am about to share with you some important changes that you can begin to implement into your daily life. that will not only reduce your edema, but also improve your health and any associated risks.r

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How to Boost Male Fertility Naturally

"Within our modern medical system there have been its own technical solutions formulated for assisting infertile couples regarding becoming pregnant. Complimentary or Naturopathic medicine also has a great deal to offer in assisting with fertility for couples wanting to become pregnant”

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Optimal Health the Key to Ageless Aging

True Beauty - Caring for yourself from the Inside/Out Incorporating a Healthy Lifestyle - Eating Healthy Foods and Drinks that will nourish your body. Learning to Overcome Emotional Challenges. Remaining True to your Heart and Your Heart's Desire Understanding Beauty, Vibrant Health and Vitality are achievable "No Matter What your Age" Establishing Healthy Relationships especially with YOU, these will nourish you for your Life. In Julie's book: "Optimal Health the Key to Ageless Aging" Simple and Effective ways how to care for yourself for your whole life.

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Healing, Health & Happiness: The Power of Your Thoughts

When you were a young child, you remember cutting yourself. Mum or Dad cleaning the wound, putting on a bandage and in days the cut was healed. So what happens as you become older you may have forgotten about the amazing ability that your body has to heal. There have been many dimensions, issues and experience that have begun to take over your conscious mind. If you continue to allow these dimensions, issues and experiences of your life, to take you away from your innate knowledge and belief of your body's unique ability to heal. Power of Your Thoughts

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How to Make Turmeric Milk & What Benefits it has in store for YOU!!

As a traditional Indian and Ayurveda beverage this drink is usually made to have just before bedtime. Not unlike how in Western society a drink of “regular cow’s milk” has been something recommended as a bedtime beverage. However the health benefits of this Golden drink made with Almond milk in comparison to the “regular cow’s milk” beverage has increased its popularity significantly as a favoured alte ative for very good reason. There is a wide spectrum of health benefits associated with this golden bedtime drink as well as having great benefits for your skin.

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Conflict Resolution - A Major Key to Successful Relationships

Do you ever have one of those weeks where you just seem to have a series of things that go wrong. Well last week was one of those for me. Fortunately for losing our telephone line at home was solved with some intensive communication, but it was solved. Our Washing machine broke down, yes we went about visiting the local JB HiFi shop: Where once again with some communication, with what I think they also call some brain storming took place. We went home with a new washing machine. ALL GOOD!!

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Eat Your Way to Healthy Liver & Kidneys

Eating is something we do everyday, many times per day so why Not Make it Our Lifelong Plan to Health How to Eat Your Way to Healthy a Liver & Kidneys Foods to include: • All sprouts including alfalfa, sprouts, and mung beans. • Cranberry juice and cranberries • Lemon and warm water • All legumes (best soaked ove ight before cooking).r

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What an Awesome Day!!! The Day you Realize that Your Parents are Human.

The Breakdown of Families Saddens me: Hence why I would like to bring some light to the repair and reconnection of families. In my clinic, I see both sides’ parents and children disconnected for “No Good Reason”. Good people missing out on sharing each other’s lives together. I have wrote this article as support for you in - Bridging the Gap: - Reconnection with Parents & Adult Childrenr If you are looking to reconnect with your parents then you have come to the right place. There is a phase that as children, moving through teenage years to Adult years can become quite difficult.r

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How Massage Heals Depression

Chronic stress and elevated cortisol levels also increase risk for depression, mental illness, and lower life expectancy. Science has linked elevated cortisol levels as a potential trigger for mental illness and decreased resilience —especially in adolescence. Massage decreases Cortisol whilst improvement of increased serotonin and dopamine has been found following massage therapy. Taking a course of massage treatments will lead to long term improvement of brain function, emotional stability and improved resilience to stress.

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How to have Healthy Iron Levels without Red Meat!

As you may well realize iron is an important mineral for the body. It is required to produce red blood cells. Red blood cells contain haemoglobin. Haemoglobin is an iron-rich protein that is needed to carry oxygen from the lungs to all of your body muscles and organs. Iron is also necessary for a healthy immune system, responsible for the production of white blood cells and vital antibodies that help your body to fight disease.

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How to Manage & Heal Ulcerative Colitis

On Rising: Have a warm glass of water with a half of a lemon squeezed into it. Then clean your teeth. Breakfast: - Mixed Berry Smoothiern½ - 1 cup of Frozen Berriesr The rind of one lemon (full of bioflavonoids antioxidant properties)rn½ - 1 cup of Paris Creek or Greek yoghurtr You can also add other fruit as well such as rock melon, pineapple, apple or bananar You can include a tablespoon of LSA for extra fibrern½ cup of Almond milkr A Refreshing inclusion can be fresh mintr

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Where to Go from Here! A Time for Change!

Today as I sit in my clinic, I feel a sense of sadness and at the same time a sense of peace. The time has come to look at my life, yet once again and to where will it lead me now. After one of the most difficult and emotional decisions of my life. As of the 30th of June 2018, I will be closing my clinic, to allow more time to spend with my darling husband, family and to provide even further support for you online.r

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Are you a Social Alcoholic? What are the Dangers?

As a social alcoholic, or a social drinker you may be considered as a low-risk drinker. You may find yourself becoming defensive when friends or family members show some conce in regards to your increase consumption of alcohol. After all you are just enjoying a drink socially, there is nothing to worry about or is there? So what exactly does a social alcoholic mean and what are the problems associated with this?

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7 Weeks to Mastering a Healthy Lifestyle

Optimal Health isn't just an absence of Diseaser But having a Body that is able to function efficiently in order for you to be able to Live the Life you are designed for and want to Live. Don't Let Optimal Health Escape YOU>>> Get on top of your Health & Vitality TODAY!!!! I have for you a 7 Week program that you can have access to for Free: Enabling you to Master a Healthy Lifestyle for Life>>Here is your Link http://juliedoherty.net/category/7-weeks-mastering-a-healthy-lifestyle/

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Prawn & Atlantic Salmon Platter

I love healthy, easy to prepare meals. Probably not unlike you I work long hours and I can't say cooking is one of my favourite hobbies: However I love eating, I love being healthy and most of all I love good food that is good for me. I have found in recent years that platters make easy to serve meals, they are inexpensive and go a long way. Either used peeled & cooked Australian prawns, steam your Atlantic Salmon let cool:

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Lemon & Pepper Chicken Breasts with Couscous

Great Easy Meal takes 30 mins tops to Cook when you get home from work Let's Get Started 1 –2 cups of Couscous in a saucepan with a teaspoon of garlic infused olive oil & a teaspoon of Cumin. Cover with boiling water and cooked for 10 mins. Leave stand until you have finished cooking chicken with lid on. When you are ready to serve then stir through a cup full of pine nuts; 2—4 Chicken breast sprinkle with ground pepper, add a tablespoon of olive oil to a heated pan, then add chicken breast. Sear Chicken breasts on both sides until golden then add the juice of one lemon

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What Is Polymyalgia Rheumatica? Alleviate the Pain, Improve Flexibility with Dietary & Lifestyle Changes!

Polymyalgia is an arthritic inflammatory condition that causes muscle pain, loss of mobility with stiffness mainly felt within the hip & shoulder areas. Prominently noticeable in the mornings, taking about an hour or so to feel some relief. It has been found that a diet that is high in acidic forming foods may well be a main contributor to this debilitating condition. Foods such as red meat, alcohol, soft drinks, processed foods and high sugar intake, may well be an underlying cause to this condition.r

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Life's Journey an Excerpt from My EBook

An excerpt from My Book: Optimal Health The Key to Ageless Agingr Available through: https://gumroad.com/l/VBmOF#rnOr My Website: www.juliedoherty.net #âLife’s Journey- Our interpretation how we see ourselvesr Age 15: He or She looks and sees an Ugly Sister or Brotherrn (Mum I can’t go to school looking like this!) Age 20: He or She looks and sees “too fat/too thin, too short/too tall, hair too straight/too curly”rn- but decides on going out anyway. Age 30: He or She looks and sees “too fat/too thin, too short/too tall, and too straight/too curly”r

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Men’s Health: Men’s Minds – 7 Steps to Optimal Health Taking Charge of Your Life

For the Love of Men: I have written this Article because I believe that Men are Hurting: Both Men and Women need Warm, Loving Friends or Companions for Healthy Life Sharing Your Life with People Gives You a sense of Your Identity adding dimension to your Life and Life’s purpose If this is Lost or Depleted from Your Life it may have Detrimental and Disastrous effects on Your Health. It has been on My Mind for a quite sometime now to begin incorporating Support and Help for You . I have been married for 43 years, have three Adult Male sons and a Support to my Father.

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Food for Thought in Choosing a Health Professional

The choice you make regarding a Health Professional/s I believe it one if not the most important decision you will ever make in your life. So in this article I just wanted to empower you with some food for thought, when making this decision. It is interesting that when it comes to choosing people to do building work to our homes we will ask our friends and colleagues for recommendations and do some inquiry into who is the right person for the job is.

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Health Benefits of Dandelion Root: Taraxacum Officinal

The most effective medicinal property is found in the Root of the Plant Herbal medicine has been around for thousands of years and is still being prescribed due to its successful medicinal and restorative properties. You can begin including the health benefits of herbal medicine into your daily routine by replacing your hot beverages with herbal teas.r

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Some Startling Facts about the Combined Contraceptive Pill!!!

A question often brought up in my clinic is about the safety of the Combined Contraceptive Pill and what the long term effects it could have on a woman’s health. The combined contraceptive pill was designed to give the body a false sense that it was pregnant. It includes a combination of an estrogen (estradiol) and a progestogen (progestin). Here I provide you with a detailed article of all of the known side effects, common problems associated with taking the pill along with increased risk of disease and other health related problems Side effects

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What Thrombocytopenia-Low Platelet Count? Steps to Regain a Healthy Count!!!

Many factors can cause thrombocytopenia (a low platelet count). The condition can be inherited or acquired. "Inherited" means your parents pass the gene for the condition to you. "Acquired" means you aren't born with the condition, but you develop it. Sometimes the cause of thrombocytopenia isn't known. In general, a low platelet count occurs because: • The body's bone marrow doesn't make enough platelets. • The bone marrow makes enough platelets, but the body destroys them or uses them up. • The spleen holds on to too many platelets.

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What is Medication Doing to YOU?

Is Medication Doing YOU More Harm tha Good? All Prescribed Medications have side effects and these can lead to serious organ and tissue damage This in turn will cause breakdown in these organs functioning properly for us for example kidney disease, Liver disease, heart disease just to name a few. It has been noted that there are more people suffering from symptoms caused by prescribed medication than any other area of life.

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4 Serious Health Issues Linked to Synthetic Products & Fragrances & What you can Do!

The journey to Preventing and Overcoming Diseaser Begins with the 4 Serious Health Issues facing our society today. It is important to understand the underlying causes and contributing factors to these health issues in order to Prevent or Overcome These four serious health issues that we are facing as a society today, are unfortunately, on the increase and not the decrease. In order to prevent or cure a health issue or disease, you must first get a clear understanding of the underlying cause or causes.r

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Tips for Healthy Nails

A good indication to your overall health is shown in your finge ails. This is why when you go into hospital for an operation, you have to remove any nail polish. There are many signs that show up in the nails that will signify systemic problems within your body, also a great indication as to any skin problems you may be suffering. You can use your finge ails a little like a weather barometer. By paying attention to anything that has suddenly occurred that is different on or around your finge ails or toenails may be a vital key to managing your health.

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Bringing Back the Joy in Your Life - No Matter What Stage or Age!!!!

Do you remember being a child you were so excited about your birthday or Christmas. You could hardly sleep the night before and awoke really early in the morning with pure excitement. As a child these experiences were so pure, untouched by life's tragedies and traumas giving you joyful feelings that were so exciting and passionate. It is sad that as adults, these feelings are put to the back of your memory, it has become so easy to forget how you once received the joy that was so greatly felt as a child.

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Recognizing & Attracting Positive Friends

Friendships have an enormous affect on your health and level of success. The people whom you spend your most time, energy and focus on will have a strong influence on not only how you see yourself and also how you see the world. They also influence your self-esteem, attitudes and what level of activity you apply to building a significant life. . If you feel as if some of the people in your circle of friends are not supportive of you making positive decisions or choices for your life.

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