The Food and Drug Administration has adopted regulations pertaining to the labeling of processed foods for nutritional information. This labeling will permit consumers to compare the nutritive values of one product with another; to count calories; to learn which foods contribute substantial amounts of nutrients and which foods contain few nutrients; to compare new food [...]

The best, safest and most effective method of fasting is juice fasting. Although the old, classic form of fasting was pure water fast, all the leading fasting authorities today agree that juice fasting is far superior to water fast. Perhaps, if the effective way of making raw vegetable and fruit juices was known before, the [...]

This is an itchy and highly contagious skin rash that is caused by a tiny insect, or mite, called Sarcoptes scabei. It is relatively common. Cause Female scabies mites burrow under the surface layer of the skin, forming small tunnels in which they lay their eggs. The mites can only live for 2-3 days outside [...]

All women should examine their own breasts every month to check for any changes, such as lumps or tenderness. This is just as important if you are breastfeeding. If you are not sure of the correct technique for breast self-examination, talk to your doctor, who will be able to show you how to do it. [...]

You have learned about a new sexual system. You know that there is no reason to limit yourself to the old views of sex that emphasized penetration, thrusting, orgasm, timing, energy release, and ejaculation. To learn more about this, you may want to try a posture that emphasizes the new sexual system, one that stresses [...]

We just learned to do it that way. He stimulated me through my slacks. Now, it takes rough and long stimulation for me to come. I just got used to it that way. WIFE An important part of learning about the sexual problems brought to my clinic was to have the couples describe their typical [...]

It’s something we all do — men and women, rich and poor, the happy and the sad. Some regard it as a pleasure, others a chore, and a few, perhaps many, do it badly. We need it as much as we need food and drink, yet sleep is something we know little about. When we [...]

I believe that dieting is a state of mind. Unless a person develops the right attitudes about dieting and weight loss, her efforts are doomed to failure. Crash diets are of little use. Many people do lose weight at the start, but within weeks or months are right back where they started. A good reducing [...]

When people moved interstate, this often caused confusion if children were in the midst of an immunisation program and some didn’t complete their full course. Triple antigen vaccine immunises against tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough or pertussis. It is now recommended that the first injection be given at two months of age, which is earlier [...]

Similar instruments have been developed for looking into some of the body cavities. This is nowhere near as major a procedure as an actual operation. The laparoscope (or peritoneoscope) can be inserted through a small cut in the abdominal wall. Through this the doctor can see the outside of many organs such as the liver, [...]