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School Kitchen Garden Programs Work
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Grow it, try it, and you just might like it! That is the motto many schools are using to encourage kids to eat more fruits and veggies. A program out of Australia published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior in March of 2013 recruited 764 kids in grades 3-6 and 562 parents. Each class had 45 minutes a week in the garden with a trained...
Screening Does Not Reduce Prostate Cancer Deaths
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Screening does not significantly reduce prostate cancer deaths but it does lead to overdetection and overtreatment. The cancer detection rate is 40% higher with testing, but to prevent one death from prostate cancer more than 1400 men would need screening and 48 would be unnecessarily treated. The era of the PSA is over.
Should MDs Prescribe Cognitive Enhancers so Students can Get Better Grades
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
According to an article published in the December 2012 issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal, MDs should not prescribe cognitive enhancers to healthy people to enhance concentration, memory, alertness, or mood. They claim there is no published scientific evidence that they work. Some things we know without having to do expensive scientific study however! ...
Silicone Breast Implants Do Not Last
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Women who get silicone breast implants are likely to need additional surgery within 8-10 years to address complications such as rupture of the implant. There are 400,000 breast implant and reconstructive procedures annually in the US. The most common complications include rupture, wrinkling, asymmetry, scarring, pain, hardening of the breast around the implant...
Sleeping Pills Associated with Increased Risk of Death and Cancer
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Adults using hypnotics (sleeping pills) to help with sleep have an associated 3 fold increased risk for early death and a 35% increase risk for cancer according to a study published in the British Medical Journal in February of 2012. Drugs studied include Restoril, Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata, and some antihistamines such as Benadryl. While this is only an association...
Smoke-free Laws are Effective
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
According to a Mayo Clinic study published in Archives of Internal Medicine in October 2012, that compared the risk of heart attacks and sudden cardiac death for 18 months before and after legislation for smoke-free environments. There were 33% fewer heart attacks and17% fewer sudden cardiac deaths after the laws went into effect.
The actual numbers...
SSRI Antidepressants: Do They Cause Osteoporosis?
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Drugs such as Prozac, Zoloft, and Paxil have been associated with diminished bone mineral density and increased rates of fracture. Do they cause osteoporosis? The rationale of using drugs for depression is questioned.
Steroids and Sports with Phillip Miller, MD
submitted by: admin on 10/16/2013
Are steroids unfair in sport. Hear the unusual perspectives of Dr. Miller. Both testosterone and growth hormone are illegal, but how much good do they do? He also feels that these antiaging hormones are valuable as we get older. If we are active weekend warriors, by the time we're 50, we start getting injuries...these hormones can prevent them.
Sticks and Stones Can Break My Bones, but Words...
submitted by: admin on 11/24/2024
Emotional abuse can be as severe as physical and sexual abuse and any form can lead to severe disabilities later in life. This includes belittling, denigrating, terrorizing, exploiting, emotional unresponsiveness, or corrupting a child in a way that jeopardizes safety and often leads to making the child feel worthless, unloved, or unwanted.
This...
Stress Increases the Risk for a Heart Attack
submitted by: admin on 10/16/2013
A Danish study published in April of 2013 of 11,000 patients without heart disease were followed for 16 years and grouped on the basis of mental vulnerability (tendency for psychosomatic problems or poor interpersonal relationships). They found that the mentally vulnerable had a 36% higher risk for a cardiovascular event.
A second study of 14,000...
Suddenly Sick Syndrome
submitted by: admin on 10/16/2013
Big pharma redefines the criteria for disease to make more people "sick" and sell more drugs for these conditions. Pre-hypertension, pre-osteoporosis (osteopenia), and pre-obesity are examples. How this happens is described. This creates the "worried well!"
Sugi Touch with Ofer Erez
submitted by: admin on 10/16/2013
Sugi is Japanese for cedar tree and has connotations for holiness, eternity, and peace. Sugi touch is a hands on healing method blended from Feldenkrais and Alexander work. This gentle work can be powerful & life changing. Ofer describes what Sugi touch is and how it works.
The Body Burden with Davis Baltz, PhD
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
Toxins are ubiquitous. In a study of 9 people, 167 chemicals were found that caused cancer, were endocrine disruptors, reproductive toxins, neurotoxins, and caused birth defects. Details of the study are discussed.
The Hidden Spirituality of Men with Matthew Fox
submitted by: admin on 11/24/2024
This book written by Matthew Fox looks at 10 archetypes designed to liberate, challenge and awaken the sacred masculine. He discusses what we need to do to cleaning up the toxic aspects of masculinity.
The Importance of Micronutrients
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
All we have to be deficient in is one micronutrient and we cannot survive. It is silly that mainstream medicine provides little more than lip service to celllular biochemistry and the absolute necessity of micronutrients. Most of us don't realize that it only takes 6 weeks of no vitamin C intake to develop scurvy!
Yet major deficiencies exist in most...
The Importance of Sleep
submitted by: admin on 11/24/2024
Sleep is one of the most important lifestyle factors. Prolonged insomnia leads to inflammation and a whole host of illnesses that include hypertension, type 2 diabetes, cancer, osteoporosis, overweight, and suppressed immunity. There are hormonal imbalances as well, that include insulin, leptin, ghrelin, adrenal hormones and neurotransmitters that cause profound...
The Limits of Our Belief with Erik Peper, PhD
submitted by: admin on 11/24/2024
A study of yogis showed that putting skewers through the tongue or other tissues leads to no infection or pain and healing within a day. Our belief depends on our preconceived ideas and confidence. Examples are given.
The Nine Powers of Dreaming with Robert Moss
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
Dreams are the experience of a larger reality. There are nine powers of dreaming: We solve problems in our sleep; we rehearse the future; dreaming is medicine, what the body needs to diagnose problems; dreams hold up a magic mirror or reflection of ourselves; they are a secret lab; they are a creative studio; they help us mend our divided souls; is...
The Precedence of Psychiatric Illness in Gangs
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
A study in the UK published in the July 2013 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry showed that gang members and violent men aged 18-34 had a very high incidence of antisocial behavior (86%), alcoholism (66%), drug addiction (57%), suicide attempts (34%), and anxiety (59%). They blamed this on a much higher incidence of psychiatric illness than...
The Reasons for Voting
submitted by: admin on 11/03/2020
We're in the midst of a huge election and are getting information, especially about Covid 19, from many sources that is so radically different and controversial that we've become overwhelmed. We don't know how to digest this barrage of information and come to the right decisions about how to manage it. This coupled with fear is a recipe that has led...
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