The Bottom Line on the Bird Flu
It’s hard to turn on the television or listen to the radio without hearing about the dangers of an impending pandemic of the Avian Flu (often called the ‘bird …
Illness Prevention
Ups and Downs
Is it possible that ups and downs with respect to our health and well-being are yet another reflection of the ebb and flow of all things? Aren’t ups and …
Managing Your Symptoms
Most of us are procrastinators. We let things go until the last minute. Papers, magazines, and books pile up on the desk until the process of finding what we’re …
Lowering the Risk Factors of Obesity, Diabetes, and Heart Disease
We’re in the middle of several deadly epidemics in the United States. Obesity, diabetes, and heart disease are affecting more and more people every year. Recent statistics show that …
Let the Flu Go Around You
Since mid-Fall TV commercials have been trumpeting the horrors of the “flu season”. “It’s never too soon to begin fighting this year’s bug” they blare. Public health announcements urge …
Health Care Breakthroughs – Hope or Hype?
Health care breakthroughs are big business. We know this because such news is reported in the Business Section of newspapers and magazines. Discussions relate primarily to the potential impact …
Fate Or Choice
We all know some people who get sick all the time. They’re just getting over one thing when here comes the next round of illness. We also know people …
Diabetes and Obesity
Like Scylla and Charybdis, the twin sea monsters of Greek mythology, diabetes and obesity are the twin medical monsters confronting America’s children. Diabetes and obesity have even been featured …
Could your lifestyle be making you sick?
What is your lifestyle? Not whether you are married or where you live, but rather, how are you choosing to live your life? What choices are you making to …
Avoiding Diabetes
The worldwide type 2 diabetes epidemic has been thoroughly documented.1,2 Yet despite extensive study and analysis, there has been little actual progress in slowing the spread of this chronic disease. …