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Meditation is a form of mind-body medicine practiced in complementary and alternative medicine. Many different types of meditation originated thousands of years ago. It was practiced widely for improving overall health and well-being.

More and more people are hearing about "wheat belly," a syndrome of vague symptoms including weight gain that are caused by sensitivity to the gluten protein in wheat. But getting the wheat out of your diet may not be all you need to do.

Eating out can be a potential hazard for any dieter. A week of progress can be overturned in one fell swoop. Unless, that is, you stick to the golden rules of eating out.

"If you keep picking at it," countless teens are told about their acne, "it will never get better." Knowing what to do about acne, or not do, as the case may be, often is not enough.

Pregnancy is a worry as well as a joy. How much do you know about prenatal care, tests and health problems during pregnancy?

Most of us have less than perfect posture. But we're not competing in Miss America, so it doesn't matter - does it? Well, yes, actually. Poor posture could be making you tired, weak, breathless, and depressed. Find out how - and how to fix it!

At some level we all know that if we're overweight, at some point we ate too much. But some recent findings of genetic research suggest that when we're overweight, what our parents and grandparents ate before we were conceived makes a difference, too.

There are many different types of salt available, some claiming to be much better for us than others. What is sea salt and is it really better for us than table salt? What should we look for when choosing which salt to buy?

Is your doctor ordering more and more tests but providing you with less and less information? Here are eight things anyone can do to persuade a doctor to pay attention.

People with diabetes are always advised to take great care of their feet. But many are unaware of why this is so important and how lack of care can result in serious consequences such as ulceration, infections, amputation and even death.