File under “First Do No Harm” and the hazards of antibiotics, I will try to summarize the fascinating article in the October 22nd issue of the New Yorker Magazine about the importance of bacteria in our bodies for everything from
I’m making my way through the Time Magazine Alternative Medicine issue so you don’t have to. So far I’ve learned that 1. Cleanses are of no particular value except in what you’re NOT putting into your body for a
We discussed this in a previous posts with links to information about tweaking the workplace. This article looks at the hazards of sitting at home, in particular the risks to your health of TV watching. If you throw in
Scant posting this last week and this is why. I took a quick trip to Berlin and among the many sights I visited was the Medical History Museum there. Berlin is very grand, even the Medical History Museum has these
I have seen “Willpower:Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength,” by Baumeister and Tierney referenced in the media repeatedly. I am drawing from Wired (wired.com) magazine here. The main point is that Willpower is a finite source. It actually is taxing to
I’ve wondered about this over the years, whether there are more than one “normal” sleeping patterns. In this article, napping is discussed (natch) but also the more primitive pattern of a “first sleep” and “second sleep.” The time in between
We’ve discussed tricks to improve sleep quality on the blog before, but this reiterates the wisdom of turning off the screen well before time to go to bed. If there only was something to read that didn’t emit light, that
The results of this study would seem common sense, thought I don’t really know what “rich in micronutrients” would translate to taking exogenous vitamins exactly. In this study, they correlated taking Vitamin C, and also Vitamin E, zinc and folate.
A nice article on the advantages of dynamic stretching before exercise rather than static stretching. Dynamic stretching before running, for example would be deep forward stepping lunges, static would be the “against the wall” stretch or ankle grab quad
This is great news, and kudos to these outstanding organizations for setting up these demonstrations. I don’t see the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture represented, no surprise, I guess, since it such a small organization. WHAT: As part of the
