Knee osteoarthritis has been one true success story for acupuncture research. In this study, they compare acupuncture and isometric exercise for knee osteoarthritis. Unfortunately, they don’t describe the isometric exercises well. At. all. Int J Prev Med. 2013 Apr;4(Suppl 1):S73-7.
Acupunct Electrother Res. 2013;38(1-2):1-15. The effect of acupuncture on high blood pressure of patients using antihypertensive drugs.Cevik C, Iseri SO. Dept. of Clinical Biochemistry, Director of The Acupuncture Clinic & The Coordinator of The Acupuncture Certificate Courses, Gazi University Medical
Yay! Having only sporadically been able to kick the coffee habit, extremely happy to hear that it’s good for you. The Swedes, where they drink 5-6 times the amount we drink here in the States, must be even more happy.
This post on a study showing that statins, for some reason, can undercut the fitness benefits of an exercise regimen. They have no idea why, but it underscores the hazards of taking medications with far reaching effects. As readers
An article about a 7 minute work out, where you work to “failing” in a number of different exercises. It’s kind of hard for me to believe you could do all those exercises in 7 minutes, especially with a 10
This article discusses the link between depression and the onset of dementia and alzheimer’s disease. Sapolsky’s work shows that stress can lead to a deterioration in the hippocampus which then leads to more stress so you get an acceleration of
Could it be any more obvious? Of course, NYTimes has to play it right down the middle, even though Monsanto has everything to gain, and what does this dietician have to gain? Follow the Money. Again, if GMO’s are so
This article has pertinent discussion of the issues behind chronic pain. When a person has chronic pain, they end up with “central sensitization.” What this means is that even if the initial pain problem is gone, the brain keeps signalling
This could be a very worthwhile project. As it is now, only cancer patients who are enrolled in trials are tabulated. This project intends to enroll all cases eventually. This could add immeasurably to determining efficacy of different therapies and
