Bestways articles from April 1989

Bestways archives from April 1989

Whoever lives in this body is responsible for its care and feeding. (personal health care) (editorial)
April 1, 1989... Whoever Lives In This Body is Responsible For Its Care And Feeding WE RECENTLY ATTENDED A FASCINATING CONFERENCE ON HOLISTIC HEALTH CARE. The topics covered a broad range of subjects, each with the theme of treating the whole person and...

Stay ship-shape & "dine to your heart's content!" (eating on Royal Cruise Line ships; includes recipes)
April 1, 1989... Stay Ship-Shape & "Dine To Your Heart's Content!" Luxury cruises are renowned -- and cursed -- for their bountiful, saucy, melt-in-your-mouth buttery, belt-stretching bill of fare. For health-conscious travelers, the Royal Cruise Line ships,...

Basic yoga postures and their variations.
April 1, 1989... Basic Yoga Postures And Their Variations There are many misconceptions about yoga, in spite of its great popularity. Most people practice Hatha Yoga and Pranayama which are certain yoga postures and breathing techniques. These are only part...

Baker's challenge: wheatfree baked goods. (includes recipes)
April 1, 1989... Baker's Challenge WHEATFREE BAKED GOODS I was shocked to discover that I have a wheat allergy. Me, who bakes all my own bread from carefully selected, organic, stone-ground flour? How could it be? WHEAT IS a common allergen in America, a...

Hot, sweet & healthy peppers! (includes recipes)
April 1, 1989... HOT, SWEET & HEALTHY Peppers! The capsicums' fruit range in taste from sweet to spicy hot. No relation at all to the household pepper which goes hand-in-hand with salt, they have, in numerous countries, replaced that spice -- more expensive...

Dr. Atkins' Health Revolution.
April 1, 1989... DR. ATKINS' HEALTH REVOLUTION Even though Dr. Robert Atkins' Health Revolution is more of an evolution than a revolution, it has the makings of another best-seller from this super-bright medical doctor who wrote Dr. Atkins' Nutrition...

Healing Environments.
April 1, 1989... HEALING ENVIRONMENTS My first impression upon noting this book's mild title was: "Who needs it?" Then I started reading it and began feeling, "Who doesn't need it?" Author Carol Venolia, an architect who designs buildings in northern...

Catching Good Health (with Homeopathic Medicine).
April 1, 1989... CATCHING GOOD HEALTH (WITH HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE) Subtle signs reveal that the writers of this book are excited about their subject, but, somehow, their excitement does not end up on the printed page. The writing is uninspired and plodding, but...

Natural Healing.
April 1, 1989... NATURAL HEALING What's the thrust of Dr. Jack Soltanoff's Natural Healing? Biochemical Reprogramming, that's what. What does it mean? Let's hear it from the author: "I've refined my techniques over the years to practice what I call...

Herbal Medicine for Everyone.
April 1, 1989... HERBAL MEDICINE FOR EVERYONE Man's inhumanity to man is already well known. Now there is a secondary inhumanity to man through the environment: ruthless destruction of tropical rain forests and its herbal treasures. Rain forests comprise...

The sumptuous scallop. (includes recipes)
April 1, 1989... THE SUMPTUOUS SCALLOP The glistening, pearly-white scallop must be one of the most elegant foods to be harvested from the sea. Its delicate flavor and velvety texture make it the finest example of seafood perfection. The scallop's shell, with...

With a little (culinary) help from my friends. (recipes)
April 1, 1989... WITH A LITTLE (CULINARY) HELP FROM MY FRIENDS I love to travel, to see new places and meet new people. One of the best ways I've found to make new friends is to strike up a conversation about a universal interest -- new recipes. Even people...

Bulge busters. (exercises to reduce body fat) (column)
April 1, 1989... Bulge Busters Medical experts claim that there is no scientific evidence to prove that the composition of fat in any one part of the body is different from the fat in any other part. In the lab and under a microscope, fat underneath the chin...

Report card: environmental clean-up. (environmental conditions in United States) (column)
April 1, 1989... Report Card: Environmental Clean-Up President Bush now calls himself an environmentalist. If he is serious, he should start with a prolonged examination of the national effort to clean up nearly 2,000 toxic waste dumps disfiguring the...

Echinacea - more than just another pretty flower. (medicinal use)
April 1, 1989... Echinacea -- More Than Just Another Pretty Flower It's difficult to imagine many common threads between the cultures of the Indians who once freely roamed the Midwest prairies and the high-tech culture of modern West Germany, but the most...

All about sesame. (includes recipe)
April 1, 1989... All About Sesame Despite its diminutive size, sesame looms large in use by the health-wise. It has remained an important staple throughout Asia, Africa and the Middle East for the past 5000 years. While its most typical function in standard...

How to survive on a polluted planet. (interview with Dr. Cal Streeter) (interview)
April 1, 1989... How To Survive On A Polluted Planet Maureen Salaman: Dr. Streeter, is toxicity a problem in the United States? Cal Streeter: I believe toxicity is a problem for anyone who lives in the world today, breathes industrial polluted air, drinks...

Peaceful massage: shiatsu.
April 1, 1989... PEACEFUL MASSAGE: Shiatsu I'd always imagined massage as lying naked under a sheet, on a steel table in a bright, sterile room at the gym while a very large blonde woman kneaded my flesh as though it were just so much bread dough. So what was...

Breaking the "fatigue" cycle. (nutritional cure for being tired)
April 1, 1989... Breaking The "Fatigue" Cycle Everyone has it sometimes, but when "tiredness" interferes with day-to-day function, it's time to call in a specialist who can put all the clues together, detect the cause and uncover the -- often nutritional --...

What's your eye-Q? (eyesight)
April 1, 1989... What's Your Eye-Q? We all know how important eyesight is to our general well-being, health and happiness. However, myths and fallacies abound regarding care, eye troubles, glasses, etc. What's your Eye-Q? Experts in the field have helped...

Astringents: are they really necessary? (skin care) (column)
April 1, 1989... Astringents ARE THEY REALLY NECESSARY? Are astringents the unsung heros of your skin care routine, or just a cosmetic rip-off designed to separate you from your hard-earned dollars? IF YOU ANSWERED "rip-off" to the above question, then you...

Everybody's gardening. (column)
April 1, 1989... Everybody's Gardening Everyone from two-year-olds to seniors are gardening. A recent market research showed that national spending on garden products has jumped from 14 billion to 17 billion dollars in just one year! Statistics also show that...