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This type of yoga focuses on proper alignment and precise movements. Karen P. Barr, MD is an Assistant Professor in Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA makes some suggestions of poses to help your back.

I was hoping that there was be things such as 'antidepressive' foods that give you a natural lift or vegetables that can be combined into my diet.

I'm 50 years old. I may be dealing with mild depression that possibly has been with me all my life. Lately I've been feeling edgy, anxious and off mentally. Most recently I started taking a Magnesium/Calcium supplement that has taken away some of the anxiousness. I take a multivitamin daily along with the magnesium/calcium. My doctor and my therapist are talking about me taking an antidepressant. I would think vitamins/supplements and my diet might benefit me. I don't know how much to take, of what and how often. I'm aware extra potassium may help. I've also heard of 5-HTP supplement. Is there anything more I can do?

I have carpal tunnel and would like to know the natural medicines used for this condition.

Can you mix doses of Dong Quai with Black Cohosh to relieve symptoms of natural menopause such as hot flashes, heart palpatations (not disease related)? Is it safe to take them at the same time. Are they both plant estrogens?

"Because I take my own advice, I now experience optimal health. Let me help you optimize yours."

If I press on the sides of my neck below my ear, I feel these really hard muscles that never seem get stretched out and soft. What can I do to stretch this area?

Thomas W. Myers is an anatomist, author and integrative bodyworker with 25 years experience in a variety of cultural and clinical settings.

After graduating from Christ Church, Oxford, spending the year 1973 with Mr. Iyengar in Pune, attending every class, public and private, and taking daily instruction, Loren M. Fishman, M.D., was told “You can teach my yoga.”

The anatomist is tempted to answer, "Your mind!", but let's see if we can shed a little more light on the actual flesh the mind embodies.