Native Americans have used sweat lodges for centuries. The concept for them was more of a spiritual awakening, as well as a purification of the body ceremony. Sweat lodges came in many different sizes and shapes, but the intention was the same.

The concept of sweating as therapy goes back at least to 500 B.C., if not further.  Hippocrates talked about it as a way to cure people of fever.  The Roman Baths were heated to what could be considered as extreme heats, which of course were communal.  Even the Mayans used sweat lodges of some sort as both therapeutic and relaxationmethods.

With all the news about the people who have died as a result of being in what's known as a sweat lodge that was run by motivation authority James Arthur Ray, it seems important to talk about this, what it is, what happens, and whether it's a good thing or not.

Everyone gets sick at some point in their life; sometimes multiple times a year. There are many home remedies that have been touted over the years as ways to help overcome the common cold, some verified as pretty good, others more wives tales than anything else. Yet, people swear by these things, so let's take a look.

Emotional Freedom Technique, otherwise known as EFT, is not only a new age relaxation technique, but it offers claims to cure many of the types of things that acupuncture is said to cure, only without needles.

Stevia is a sugar substitute that comes in either a powder or liquid form. It purports to have fewer potential problems than aspartame, which dominates the market, and is starting to find its way into more products. However, it's not without its own controversy.

The news isn't good. There are more people being diagnosed with diabetes than ever before, and the numbers are growing fast.

There's a lot of conversation lately about the swine flu and its impact on the world. Even though it's been categorized as a pandemic, the truth is that it's a low level pandemic.