5 ways to improve memory

by | Aug 13, 2012 | Health News

Many people over 40 have some experience of memory loss.  Our memory depends on chemicals in the brain called neurotransmitters.  As we age the levels of these chemical transmitters are lowered which in turn produces a mild slowing down of the memory and thought...

Repetitive neck strain reduced by exercise

by | Aug 12, 2012 | Health News

Research in the Journal of Applied Physiology found that repetitive strain injury caused by office work can be reduced using certain strength training exercises.   Five specific strength exercises target the neck and shoulder muscles involved in causing chronic neck...

Obituary of Common Sense

by | Aug 11, 2012 | Health News

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable...

ATTITUDE!

by | Aug 10, 2012 | Health News

Attitude.  One of the most powerful aspects of MIND.  A creator of negativity or positivity, success or failure, love or fear. The choice is always up to YOU.  Not anyone else, really, although we humans do have a tendency to blame others for the choices we make.  We...

Aspirin and internal bleeding

by | Aug 8, 2012 | Health News

For years, doctors have been advising patients to take small regular doses of baby aspirin for heart health. But now it turns out that what’s good for your heart may not be good for your gut. Taking a daily low-dose aspirin to prevent heart disease may actually...

10 tips for comfortable flights

by | Aug 7, 2012 | Health News

I fly a lot.  I am aware of the stress flying can cause on my body and mind.  Here are 10 tips for staying healthy in such a confined area. 1.  Dress comfortably and have socks, jacket, shawl or blanket for extra warmth.Check the overhead air dial for regulation of...

Selling Sickness

by | Aug 6, 2012 | Health News

Ray Moynihan, an award winning medical writer and Alan Cassels, a drug policy researcher at the University of Victoria in British Colombia have written a provocative book entitled Selling Sickness. The book focuses on America’s growing reliance on “lifestyle” drugs....

Excercise may NOT equal weight loss

by | Aug 5, 2012 | Health News

General studies have demonstrated that an exercise regime is unlikely to result in short term weight loss beyond what is achieved with dietary change.  Yes, exercise can improve your cardiovascular fitness.  Yes, it releases endorphins (the feel good hormones).  Yes,...

Six ways to repel flies

by | Aug 4, 2012 | Health News

I love to make my own “green products” as they work well and are eco-friendly to me, my pets, and my family, friends and patients.  So here is a way to repel flies.  Keep your rubbish containers tightly covered when not in use  Install screen doors that open outward...

Chromotherapy and healing

by | Aug 3, 2012 | Health News

Today has been such a blessing.  I made a house call to a patient who is bed ridden and through muscle testing using a surrogate (the patient’s daughter) I was able to make the necessary adjustments to release nerve irritation. Then I explained I was going to use...