Extremely interesting article about autism and the possible causes that begin in utero in mothers who have autoimmune conditions. If you have time, you should read the whole thing. This is of great interest to me since it has become
A follow up blog post on fatigue and iron. We discussed the topic here, and now there is a recent study that iron, can, indeed, help fatigue in women. This is such an obvious concept, I’m puzzled why there is
This is an informative article on the downsides of ingesting milk, from calories, to lactose intolerance to deadly alleries, to heartburn, to wasting of resources and tax money. I urge you to read it in its entirety, and will just
From the wires, aging in bees is reversed. A friend cited this study on her facebook page and it interests me because anti aging is part of the “charter” of Chinese Medicine with a lot of thought, theory and effort
An article from the San Francisco Chronicle hightlights research that has been ongoing on meditation and brain function. In this article they focus on studies being done at Stanford using fMRI on experienced meditators and what happens to their brains.
This is a video about the importance of weight training even for runners. In older people squats, as shown, can be modified to strengthen, not hurt the knees. The strength of the muscles around the knees are very important
I’m glad to see an article on the use of iron supplements, something underutilized in medicine in my opinion. In Chinese Medicine, womens’ “blood,” the quality and quantity is of primary importance. The premise of this article is a bit
A patient of mine sent me an acupuncture email from a local practitioner touting the benefits of acupuncture for weight loss. The email was a mass produced type email that acupuncturists send out instead of writing their own. It
I’m personally happy about this, since I never could figure out a good way to take the Calcium. The chewables left a sugary taste and the regular pills were hard to digest. So the bottom line of the article is
We’ve discussed the Less Is More trend in traditional medicine over the last year. I have a sort of synopsis in this newsletter, with links though I’ve written numerous posts on the topic. June 2, 2012 Let’s (Not) Get Physicals
