2011 October | pilladvised

Sleep Like a Lion – 10 Tips For Better Sleep

by Dr. Gayatri Devi

Lions spend 15 hours a day doing it. And humans should be doing a lot more of it. Sleep, that is.

Yet more and more people are having trouble sleeping and at younger ages. Nearly 40 percent of Americans complain of sleep deprivation.

Trick or Treat

by Jonathan Galland

To celebrate Halloween, we wanted to share with you a holiday treat—Pumpkin Cookies.

Pumpkin is loaded with a powerful antioxidant called beta-carotene and pumpkin cookies are great alternatives to sugary Halloween treats.

Got Pills? – National Take Back Initiative

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Saturday, October 29, 2011, from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Do you have unwanted drugs or old prescription pills in your medicine cabinet? This Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) will provide a venue where you can bring your unwanted pills for disposal.

Alzheimer’s Prevention: Reducing Your Risk

by Dr. David Perlmutter

Alzheimer’s disease might well be considered an epidemic. With more than 5.3 million Americans diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and that number expected to double by 2030, it makes sense to ask ourselves what can be done to prevent this devastating disease.

Communication Barrier in Migraine Treatment

We are excited to kick off a series of articles today by Alexander Mauskop MD, FAAN, a professor of neurology and leading figure in headache writing and research. Dr. Mauskop is the author of Migraine and Headache (Oxford American Pain Library).

Dr. Mauskop has given lectures at the medical schools of Cornell, Harvard, and Columbia, as well as the Mayo Clinic, and we are delighted to have him share his wisdom here on Pill Advised.

Green Outdoors Helps ADHD

A study of more than 400 children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has found a link between the children’s routine play settings and the severity of their symptoms.