A Picture Perfect Christmas Many people, including myself, have very mixed feelings about Christmas and the holiday season. Growing up and discovering the truth behind Santa and his helper elves can be disappointing for children. Letting go of fantasies about reality is really a part of growing up. However, for parents and adults it [...]
Kelley Harrell: Supersize Chi: The Spiritual Cost of Overconsumption.
Acupuncture Treats Dry Mouth In Cancer Patients, Study Shows. Mainstream medicine is beginning to take an integrative approach and it’s showing positive results. Acupuncture is being used to help treat cancer patients who are undergoing radiation. Dry mouth is an uncomfortable side effect of cancer treatment and acupuncture is helping give some relief.
Something to be thankful for: Real turkeys make a comeback | Grist. Industrially bred turkeys have a short life span, cannot breed on their own and would never survive in the wild. There are many varieties of turkey that were almost completely lost to the national food market. Some people are making sure these [...]
Genetics and Lifestyle can lead to High Blood Pressure A patient walked in today for a CDL Physical. Though his blood pressure was sound at 128/82 given his age of 50, he had a few questions about how some people get high blood pressure and not others. Mostly, he was concerned that his 23 year [...]
It seems like everyone has a friend these days who is “gluten free”. Apart from Celiac Disease which affects a relatively small number of the population, more and more people are discovering that they have an allergic reaction to gluten/wheat. Until recently, there has been little information about gluten/wheat sensitivities to resource in the media [...]