Getting cancer to leave the body is the easy part. Really. It is. There are loads of safe, effective, non-invasive (and inexpensive) methods available. It’s just that United States law doesn’t allow us to talk about them without threat of legal action. The part that comes next – the cleanup – that’s where the biggest […]
Can We Blame Disease on DNA?
Nature vs Nurture Billion$ spent on mapping genomes, and it turns out that, not only are we (all of us) unique organisms, but the cause of major disease is essentially environmental in nature. According to “science rules,” medical geneticists are disproving their own theories – which is actually one of the goals of science. But […]
Can Music Help You Concentrate?
Moms have been nagging kids forever to turn off the radio/stereo/iPod while they’re studying. Does music affect concentration on the task at hand? That question has been the focus of studies and articles, to determine whether yes or no, and also which type of music might improve performance. There’s no doubt that music is powerful. […]
Tomatoes are Fruit (Technically, They’re Berries)
But the FDA says Ketchup is a Vegetable. Hmmmm… Ah, the tomato, both tasty and sentimental. Here in Texas, there’s an unwritten law requiring the consumption of tomatoes each and every day. How would we survive without salsa, or ketchup, or spaghetti? The tomato originated in South America, was brought back to Europe by Spanish […]
How to Avoid Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis – literally, porous bone – is a chronic medical condition where your body loses bone faster than it can make new bone tissue. With enough bone deterioration, someone suffering with osteoporosis can get a fracture from even a low trauma event. This means that while a normal bone will break from an intense fall […]
Chinese Face Reading
How Can This Centuries-Old Diagnostic Tool Help You? Last week someone was asking me about face reading, and as luck (!?) would have it, the next day this infographic showed up in my Facebook account (I wish I knew who to credit with creating it, but I don’t). Like most things about these amazing bodies […]
Benefits of Green Tea
While green tea has been used in eastern cultures for over 4,000 years, only recently has it been recognized for its medicinal properties in western culture. Here are just 6 of the many health benefits that green tea can provide. Protect your smile. Green tea contains bacteria fighting agents that kill the help stop plaque […]
Reducing Unwanted Hair Loss
Good nutrition is important for scalp and hair health, too Millions of men worldwide suffer with male pattern baldness (aka androgenic alopecia). It’s so common that it even affects our genetic cousins – chimpanzee and orangutans. Male pattern baldness is partly the result of genetics and the aging process but can also be affected by […]