I have been reading about the (possible claimed) benefits of "fasting" for one or two days with a "cleansing cocktail" of water, lemon juice, honey, minerals and aloe vera juice. I have always believed that the body can naturally heal itself, but I have become curious enough to consider a day of cleansing. I'm wondering---have any of you tried a similar cleansing cocktail, and how did it work for you?

Being from the great State of Ohio, it is time to start to bundle up and get ready for the freezing winter months. During these cold months, many people decide to spend most of their time inside and do not get outside enough to maintain their workouts.

I am fortunate to have a workout room that offers free weights, a weight machine plus I also have a treadmill. So since the dreadful time of the year is approaching fast, I wanted to share some information on how to keep physically fit even inside the home.

(HealthDay News) -- In a group of Medicare beneficiaries who have diabetes, being depressed was associated with a higher death rate, according to a new study.

Publishing in the October issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine, researchers from the University of Washington tracked 10,704 Medicare beneficiaries (average age of 75.6 years) who had diabetes and were enrolled in a disease management program in Florida. The participants' depression status was assessed by physician diagnosis, patient reports of antidepressant use, and answers to a brief screening test.

(HealthDay News) -- Blacks and the poor have worse outcomes when it comes to head and neck cancer, researchers say.

In a new study, published in the Nov. 15 issue of Cancer, researchers examined the data on diagnosis, coexisting conditions, and procedures performed among 20,915 cases of head and neck cancer.

The found a worse prognosis was associated with race, poverty, age, gender, tumor site and stage, treatment type, and history of smoking and alcohol consumption.

Health experts love guidelines, especially on fitness and exercise. Just a quick show of virtual hands - how many of you find most of these useless and near impossible to fit into your own busy lives? Wow - that's a lot of hands in the air!

Thanks to the hard work of the Department of Health and Human Services, that abysmal track record for exercise and fitness guidelines took a course change in the right direction yesterday with the release of HHS' Physical Activity Guidelines For Americans.

I hear and see so many things about different pro-biotics these days. There are yogurt drinks and regular yogurt that advertise different types of pro-biotics in addition to their usual "live yogurt culture" attributes.

I also see probiotic supplements meant to help digestive health sold on the aisles of a health food store.

Is this more marketing than anything? Or do we have an actual need for more pro-biotic substances than we're getting in our bodies through regular nutrition? And if so, is it a daily need?

We know that breakfast is important and provides energy to start the day. However, what you eat is as important as eating at all. What are the worst breakfast foods? Quality Health says:

1. Steak and eggs
2. Breakfast burritos
3. Frozen breakfasts
4. French toast
5. Belgian waffles
6. Doughnuts
7. Bagels
8. Sugary cereals

Dr. Wilson explains if yeast infections impact fertility.

Dr. Wilson shares if women should take progesterone in the beginning stages of pregnancy.

HealthDay News) -- Providing more evidence of the brain's remarkable ability to transform itself in adulthood, new research reveals that neurons can rewire themselves to adjust to a hand transplant.

Even though he had lost his hand 35 years ago, a 54-year-old man was able to feel sensations on his new transplanted hand four months after surgery. Scans of his brain revealed that it had reorganized itself to adjust to the new hand.

"Up until now, we weren't able to reverse amputations," said study author Scott H. Frey, director of the University of Oregon's Lewis Center for NeuroImaging.