Antioxidants and Arthritis

I discovered the connection between antioxidants and improvements in arthritis quite by accident several years ago. At the time, I had a lot of inexplicable pain in my muscle tissue, on top of some nagging arthritis that I had come to accept as part of the deal of growing older. A friend of mine recommended [...]

Letter to a Doctor – The “Why’s” of Nutraceuticals

I wrote this letter today to a physician who requested information on nutraceuticals. As I clicked Send, it occurred to me that it would make a nice blog entry. So here it is, my Letter to a Doctor:
I’m happy to share some information with you about nutraceuticals. I’m sure you know some of the why’s [...]

Black Cohosh Study – Fight Breast Cancer

If you have read my blog before, you know I’m a big fan of Dr. Andew Weil. One of Dr. Weil’s recent blog entries describes a study on the effect of black cohosh on breast cancer: “Research from the University of Pennsylvania found that women who used black cohosh had a risk of breast cancer that was [...]

Avoid Golf Injury

Golf season is in full-swing, and it’s an important time to take care of your joints. Those of you that were off the course all winter will be more prone to repetitive stress problems or injury due to loss of muscle tone.
Some interesting thoughts from FineLiving.com:

There are 24 million new golfers each year.
Many golfers get [...]

It’s a great day to lose weight

It’s winter. You’re sluggish. You want to hibernate, and you blame it on the cold. But you can get more energy and feel a whole lot better right now– without waiting for spring. And you’ll lose some pounds in the process. Here are my recommendations:
1. Cut out all simple carbs. They are just a total [...]

Obesity Kills Slowly… Save the Children

Okay, I know that’s a scary title. But I think we need to be shaken up a little. Even in the face of all the research and data showing the health risks of obesity, we’re still an enormously overweight nation. And according to an article I just read from the Washington Post, one third of [...]

Fretting About Cancer?

Okay, so maybe there’s a little nagging voice in your head that says: “You’d better improve your habits if you don’t want the big C.” Or perhaps there is a history of cancer in your family, and you figure it’s a Russian Roulette kind of thing– either your number will come up or it won’t. [...]

Supplements for Multiple Sclerosis?

There are many resources in the medical community and on the internet for evaluating symptoms as possible indicators of MS, such as Web MD and the National Institutes of Health Medline Plus resource. On these sites you will find a wide range of symptoms listed, including dizziness, fatigue, depression, loss of balance, tremors, weakness, and vertigo. Because [...]

Seasonal Moodiness and/or Depression

Jenny Jean wrote an interesting post in her blog “Chocolate Soup” about emerging from a period of low mood and feeling happy again. Maybe it’s because the days are beginning to get longer, at last, and spring is on the horizon. I’ve been feeling more upbeat too. While I’ve never been diagnosed with Seasonal Affective [...]