RadioWill Alternative Medicine
I want to talk for just a second about the distinction between “conventional medicine” and “alternitive medicine”. More importantly for you … what does it mean, and how do you know what to do? Here is the link to the audio … Looking forward to your thoughts,Will...
Alternative Medicine Infiltrates Conventional Medicine
The more important question is … why? What is it that conventional medicine is lacking, such that alternative medicine can step in and offer a solution? We can talk all day about the merits of acupunction versus crystals versus chiropractic versus aromatherapy or homeopathy … but conventional medicine is...
Aping Laughter
Laughter is a serious subject. Really. In fact, this article shows us that laughter is kind of like language. It is one of the traits uniquely shared by we advanced primates (chimps, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans). And … I’m just thinking here … if the ability to let out...
Walking Running
This is a great article by Tara Parker Pope of the NYTimes. I love the fact that this very sane technique … actually works!! In some ways, it is a great metaphor for us all. Doing more does not always lead to doing more — in running, in working,...
The Pros Have Got Your Back
Follow the pros. They know what they’re doing. The next time you move your household, or even just clean out the basement — as silly as it may seem for those guys who think they’re invincible and no harm will ever come to them — take the advice of...
Hoodia Diet Ads Found Misleading
Here’s the rule. No one over 12 should believe advertisements, especially when they provide miracle cures. The diet product, hoodia, makes the point. A UK company has been told to amend advertising for a hoodia gordonia product. Why? Because they claimed that it could cause you to reduce calorie...
33 Of The Healthiest Foods On Earth
David H. Murdock: A Recipe For Longevity: 33 Of The Healthiest Foods On Earth This is a terrific list of healthy foods, and also what they do for you. Enjoy!!...
Canning? Really?
Apparently so. Canning together gets a fresh reappraisal http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_7738/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=yOGgwVbM Sent from my iPhone...
Exercise and Vitamin Supplements Don’t Mix
This study, published in the National Academy of Sciences and reported in the New York Times, suggests that if you exercise to improve your metabolism and prevent diabetes, you may want to avoid antioxidant supplements C and E. The researchers, led by Dr. Michael Ristow, a nutritionist at the...
The Fats That Are Good Fats
Good fats are SO good. They turn out to be critical for you to include for so many reasons, including your eyes. This piece in CNN reports on work published Monday in the Archives of Ophthalmology, showing that these foods — which contain healthy fats — can reduce the...
Cheerios is a Drug??
No kidding … a drug. That is, according to the FDA. In fact, General Mills has been told to change the marketing of its popular Cheerios whole grain cereal, as the health claims it currently uses classify it as an unapproved drug. The food giant has until next week...
Mediterranean Diet Lowers Blood Pressure
The Mediterranean Dietary approach can help lower blood pressure. This, according to this report published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, adherence to this way of eating was associated with lower blood pressure. This adds to the data indicating that the consistent health benefits of this approach. For...