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Alternative Medicine
submitted by: admin on 05/12/2015
Naturopaths were licensed and SB1691 passed in 2004 that gave physicians protection against trying CAM therapies so long as they don't dissuade patients from mainstream therapies and that they cause no harm; major steps forward.
Anger and the Heart
submitted by: admin on 05/12/2015
Our emotions can have serious effects, both good and bad, on our heart rhythm and function. Anger can cause fatal events and this is presented. Sympathetic and parasympathetic balance is discussed and distressing is suggested.
Are Statins Castrating Men?
submitted by: admin on 05/26/2015
In an editorial published in GreenMedInfo.com, Sayer Ji reviewed an article published in the July 2014 issue of Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology on the effects of 10 mg of Lipitor after 5 months of treatment in 17 normal men with normal cholesterol values. They found major abnormalities in both sperm morphology and function as well as in the seminal...
Better Pain Management Can Shorten Hospital Stays
submitted by: admin on 09/22/2013
An article in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons in September of 2013 documented that pain relief after surgery from a local anesthetic in the region of the surgical scar led to earlier discharges. Patients going home the soonest after surgery had the lowest re-admission rates.
While injecting a local anesthetic into the...
Bowen Therapy with Kevin Minney
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
This treatment of massaging across muscles increases circulation and lymphatic drainage and reduces muscle tension and sympathetic tone. It works very quickly in acute injuries and pre & post surgery.
Breast Cancer Treatment Side Effects Last for Years
submitted by: admin on 06/26/2016
More than 60% of breast cancer survivors report at least one treatment related complication even 6 years after their treatment. Thirty percent are dealing with two issues such as lymphedema, skin reactions to radiation, upper pody symptoms and functional limitations, weight gain, fatigue, and peripheral neuropathy from chemotherapy.
Fragmented care leads...
Breath as a Life Source Energy with Dennis Lewis
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
Our nervous system regulates how we breath. When we're under acute stress our sympathetic nervous system regulates our breath and when we're relaxed the parasympathetic system regulates. Natural breathing is discussed.
Breathing for Hypertension with Deane Hillsman, MD
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
Hypertension can be helped by breathing properly. How we breathe affects our blood pressure as much as 10-15 points. Sympathetic vs parasympathetic breathing has a major effect on blood pressure. Slow abdominal breathing is relaxing. Relaxed breathing is more efficient, especially during prolonged exhalation. Breathing patterns can be taught that increase...
Can Statins Prevent Breast Cancer?
submitted by: admin on 07/16/2014
An article published in the December 2013 issue of the journal, Science, done on one million people over 14 years found an association between having high cholesterol and the incidence of breast cancer. The risk of breast cancer was increased 1.64 times.
While this sounds impressive, when you take a careful look, it is interesting but far from...
Can the US Economy Afford Preventive Health Care
submitted by: admin on 09/13/2014
US health care depends on our being sick and has become a business as its first priority. That is why we can spend almost three trillion dollars a year and still be ranked 37th in the world in the overall qualiity of health care by the World Health Organization! Throwing dollars at health care does not guarantee high quality health care!
If there was...
Can You Die of a Broken Heart? Video
submitted by: admin on 12/26/2024
The risk of a heart attack increases by 21 times during the first 24 hours after losingn a loved one. It is not uncommon to hear of one spouse dying and the other following in just a short time. The risk of heart attack remained 8 times above normal for a week and was still elevated to some extent after a month. The bereavement and grief associated...
Cholesterol Fractions: What Do They Mean?
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
Total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and their interrelationships and differences are discussed so that a fundamental understanding of what cholesterol is and what the ratios of the various subcategories means. High total cholesterol is not necessarily a dangerous thing...it is the ratio of total cholesterol to HDL that is the most predictive factor. The value and dangers...
Compassion is the Desire to Relieve Suffering
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
Compassion is wanting someone to be free of suffering. Empathy is an evolked memory about ourself, not another person. Yet there is an empathy that comes from understanding the human condition. By itself, It is not an effective way to help another person. Compassion is not driven by our own emotional story or by emotions at all, it is driven by wisdom. When we...
Components of Care with Doug Boyd
submitted by: admin on 12/26/2024
Caring for someone can be active, supporting, being present. It is hard to give what you don’t have. Compassion, attentiveness, respect and empathy are an acronym: CARE. True care is like the sun, it radiates unconditionally.
Crestor and Muscle Necrosis
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
Crestor has a six times higher incidence of rhabdomyolysis than other statins. This can lead to muscle soreness, muscle pain, and even release of enough myoglobin that it can result in kidney failure. Other complications of statins include liver disease, peripheral neuropathy, global amnesia, and low co-enzyme Q10 levels.
Current Research in Intuition Medicine with Richard Blasband, MD
submitted by: admin on 12/26/2024
Dr. Blasband is working on energetic aspects of water. Water holds specific intention. Freezing patterns in water vary with the intention imbued into it. He tells stories that are amazing.
Diabetes and Neuropathy
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
Millions of people with diabetes have damage to the nerves of their feet. Symptoms include both numbness, pain, and loss of awareness of where the feet are. This can lead to falls, hip fractures, and ulcerations that cause amputations. The cause is a reduction of blood flow to the nerves of the feet caused by overstimulation of the sympathetic nervous system....
Diabetic Neuropathy
submitted by: admin on 04/27/2016
There many, many causes of neuropathy. The most common neuropathies are caused by diabetes, chemotherapy, lumbar disc disease, heavy metal poisoning, and environmental toxins. While infrared light therapy is by far the most effective and best tolerated treatment, there are many nutritional factors that support healing the nerves involved...
Diabetic Neuropathy
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
After 10 years 50% of diabetics will have diabetic neuropathy. It is manifested by numbness, loss of balance, and in 25% severe pain. About 15% will develop ulcers that lead to amputations. Mainstream medicine relies on drugs to manage pain, but has nothing for the numbness or loss of awareness of where the feet are. There has been a major breakthrough...
Doctors and Dying Patients
submitted by: admin on 09/20/2013
Doctors are poorly trained to take care of dying patients. There is a time for scientific excellence and also for listening and caring. Compassion, attentiveness, respect, and empathy are required for a healing relationship.
Dealing with death and dying is a very important issue. For some this is an overwhelming problem and for others it can be a time to...
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