Are we as healthy as we were 100 years ago? How about 50 years ago? Even 15 years ago? Currently the USA ranks 50th for life expectancy compared to other countries, and the projected lifespan of the next generation of Americans will be shorter than their parents. Why do the citizens of the 6th wealthiest …
It is not uncommon to hear that a patient feels well or ill in relation to changes in barometric pressure. This is commonly seen in people with arthritic or sinus related illnesses. However, there seems to be a lot of fallacious information in regards to the effects weather has on one’s mood and efficacy. For …
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Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is a medical condition that affects countless women. This may include a decrease in sexual desire, sexual arousal disorder, orgasmic disorder and pain. The cause of FSD can be attributed to a variety of issues. The health of a relationship, anxiety, depression, fatigue, insomnia, body image and religious and cultural beliefs …
This past week as I was discussing some dietary recommendations with a patient it triggered in her a memory of how appalled her Brazilian mother was that as Americans we drink orange juice along with milk for breakfast. People in other cultures know not to mix acidic food with milk because of its curdling effect …
One of the latest medical craze that is popping up all over the country is- full-body scans. The promoters promise peace of mind to the worried, and you don’t even need a physician’s referral. Neither the FDA nor the American College of Radiology endorses the full-body tests. The main concern centers on the lack of …
This past week while applying cups to a patient to help strengthen his spleen he commented that his grandmother would always do cupping on him when he got sick. On asking where he grew up he commented, “Russia.” His comment was not surprising as over the years I have had patients from a variety of …
Two qualities that were mentioned were “authenticity” or a clear understanding of what was important in one’s life and “autonomy,” the perceived freedom to shape life around what is valued. In addition, a feeling of having profoundly changed was another feeling that was consistently reported among these remarkable cancer survivors. An example of this follows: …
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Another lesson learned by these “remarkable survivors” had to do with autonomy or making their own choices. Whereas in the past, choices were made to please others, get rewards, or avoid punishment, now they do so with a sense of personal freedom and volition. Many of us walk around as if half asleep. We really …
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I recently came across an article in Integrative Cancer Therapies that I found intriguing and enlightening. The authors looked at the mental attributes that may favor prolonged survival in the face of metastatic cancer. Ten individuals with medically incurable cancers who had outlived their prognoses by from 4 to 14 years were interviewed. They found three …
Six months ago an elderly woman with cancer was brought to our clinic by her concerned daughter. She wanted to know what if anything I could offer. We talked about diet, nutritional supplements, detoxing protocols and high dose IV vitamin C among other therapies. After listening carefully she felt comfortable about the program but first …
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