It isn’t only men who don’t understand women, computers can’t seem to either.

In a test of a commercial speech recognition software, a group of radiologists consisting of five males and five females dictated a series of ten radiology reports. There was a significantly higher rate of transcription errors for reports dictated by women than those dictated by men.

When women talk they often feel their children don’t listen, their husbands don’t listen, their bosses don’t listen and now it seems, computers don’t listen either.

Tai Chi, the ancient soft style martial art that consists of slow and graceful movements, is practiced around the world for its health benefits. It is said to improve balance and to increase health and longevity. It is favored because of its low-impact approach to exercise.

Among its many other benefits, including an increased sense of well-being in those who practice it, Tai Chi may reduce tension headaches. In a UCLA study, participants in a 15 week Tai Chi program reported reduced headache pain.

Stress is a leading cause of tension headaches. According to researchers, Tai Chi’s emphasis on relaxation, breathing and coordination may counter stress.

The study was funded in part by the National Institutes of Health.

Researchers from the University of Granada’s Institute of Biotechnology say a study proves that melatonin, a substance naturally found in some foods, reduces oxidative stress on cells and slows the aging process.

Now, I am all for slowing the aging process – the slower the better. The good news is that melatonin can be found in foods easily incorporated into your diet, foods like onions, cherries and bananas, and in cereals like corn, oats and rice, and in red wine.

The researchers found that the first sign of aging, oxidative stress and illness from it, began at 5 months of age in the mice used in the study. That age relates to age 30 in humans! Imagine that you are old at 30; I thought we dispensed with idea from the sixties. In fact, didn’t I see a magazine article once touting that 50 is the new 30? Regardless, age 30 is when it all starts to go downhill apparently, but eating foods rich in melatonin staves off the processes of aging.

I have been keeping a short list of foods that researchers now say carry health benefits and the menu looks a lot more appealing than those boxes of fruit-flavored cardboard in the health food aisle.

How about dark chocolate, strawberry daquiris and red wine? Fresh blackberries on oatmeal? It looks like the food we always knew was good for us, really is. I think I can do this eating healthy thing.

Berries have been shown to contain compounds called polyphenals and anthocyanins which are known for their antioxidant activity and for being cancer preventative.

Studying ways to keep strawberries fresh during storage let to an interesting discovery by researchers from the US and Thailand – treating the fruit with alcohol increased not only its shelf life and helped it resist decay, it increased its antioxidant qualities, making it healthier to eat. The same effects were noted in blackberries.

So the next time you serve up a strawberry daiquiri, you may actually be serving a health drink.