Baby sign language is making parent's lives easier all over the world. Have you ever tried to soothe your crying baby and felt frustrated that you couldn't understand what she really wanted? Well you're not alone. In fact, many parents feel the same wa...

Judging by the number of anti aging skin products that contain parabens, you'd have to think they contribute in a big way in protecting the skin from aging. What are parabens? Parabens are a large collection of synthetic chemical products found in most...

The cosmetic industry relies heavily on the term "Natural". It sounds good and makes us think of rose petals, rainwater and scented herbs. After all if it's a natural skin care product it must be good to use on your skin? Most people think a product la...

Juvenile Arthritis (part 2) Polyarticular and Systemic Juvenile Arthritis What is Polyarticular Juvenile Arthritis? Polyarticular Juvenile Arthritis is a type of arthritis that affects children between twelve and sixteen years of age. This disease a...

Juvenile Arthritis (part 1) Why Does Arthritis Affect Children? Many people wonder why children can develop arthritis. It hardly seems fair. Kids haven't spent years rushing around a football field or spent their working lives laying concrete… Juven...

Have you ever had the experience of sleeping for over eight hours and feeling tired and lethargic the next day? In fact it's just as bad as not having enough sleep isn't it? So what happened? You've had too much sleep. More exactly most of that slee...

What are the various causes of insomnia? Insomnia is a sleep disorder defined as the inability to sleep satisfactorily or to have any sleep at all. It is characterized by restlessness, sleep interruptions, a decreased in normal sleeping time, or, at wo...

The medical profession mostly rejects the idea that there is any connection between diet and arthritis (with the exception of gout), but many naturopaths and holistic practitioners disagree. There are many factors to consider with regards to arthritic ...

Depression is a serious illness that can affect our work, family and social life. It can make us feel bad and even lead to suicide in some serious cases. To make matters worse, depression can negatively impact on our sleep. Being depressed can wake us up ...

There is a definite relationship between our core body temperature and our feelings of lethargy or energy. When the body is warm, we feel wide awake. When the body is cool, feeling of tiredness and sleepiness prevail. Not everybody realizes that our bo...

Tossing and turning is an annoying habit. There are nights when we just can't get comfortable in bed and keep tossing and turning all through the night. Why is our bed more comfortable some nights than others? Tossing and turning is not necessarily due...

Rheumatoid Arthritis - What is it? Rheumatoid Arthritis is undoubtedly the most debilitating of the group of arthritic disease conditions known. The disease begins with aching joints and culminates in deformed joints, which severely compromises the qua...

Copyright 2006 Wendy Owen Almost 10% of the US population suffer from depression at any one time. Similar statistics would be expected from other developed countries. Depression can affect our sleep in many ways. Some of us sleep longer and others f...

Copyright 2006 Wendy Owen Do you sleep well? If not, do you know why? Keeping a sleep diary will allow you to find patterns in your sleep habits. For instance you may find, for instance, that you sleep better after a meal that is high in carbohydrat...

Copyright 2006 Wendy Owen Arthritis is known to affect around forty percent of the Americans and over fifty percent of the people globally. This is one disease that is responsible for the maximum amount of pain worldwide and thousands of dollars have b...