Articles in the Health & Wellness Category
There are as many lists, articles, and opinions about the best anti-aging strategies as there are people writing articles about the topic. In doing a computer search, I had 5.8 million results in 0.18 seconds! After reading a dozen or so opinions, ranging from the top 5 to 100 specific anti-aging strategies, I came to [...]
You bet there is a connection!
From a Western perspective, “aging” is equated with oxidative stress. Oxidative stress is that
organic process that occurs in our bodies that produces free radicals. Free radicals are the “bad guys”. Free radicals are the “sparks” or charged molecules that get released in any metabolic process in our bodies. They are [...]
Cigarette smoking is a major cause of disease in the United States. More than 400,000 deaths occur each year as a result of cigarette smoking. Second-hand smoke is estimated to cause 40,000 deaths each year from heart disease and contributes to other diseases as well. This article discusses the benefits of stopping smoking, treatments that [...]
“I gotta be me…no one else would take the job!”
Have you ever felt like this? Have you ever wished you were anyone but yourself, and you were sure that no one else would ever want to be you? If so, you probably have a long history of self-criticism that most likely started when you were [...]
The Venefit (formerly VNUS closurefast) procedure is a minimally invasive treatment that uses radiofrequency energy to effectively treat patients suffering from varicose veins and chronic venous insufficiency. The Venefit name was recently introduced because of a change in companies that are making the radiofrequency ablation catheters. It is the same procedure and same technology, just [...]
The health benefits of exercise are hard to ignore, although all too often, injury or pain can cause a person to avoid a regular exercise routine.
Musculo-skeletal injuries, while appearing to be local, can often be the result of deeper internal imbalances. Acupuncture treatment involves assessing for local stagnation or tissue trauma as well as selecting [...]
