Range of Motion, Range of Emotion You thank God for the good in your life but don’t thank Him for the bad. That is where you go wrong. –Sri Ramana Maharshi If you are anything like me you prefer it when things are easy and comfortable. I’ve really had to learn to thank challenge and discomfort for all the goodness that they provide. Challenge opens me up to the changes that I really need to make, to continue the process of growth unique to my experience. It’s easy to become entrapped … [Read more...]
Needles That Heal. Frequently Asked Questions About Acupunctu
by David Edge, OMD | Acupuncture seems to be a popular topic these days. Hollywood stars praising its benefits, Time & Life magazine featuring articles about it, even Veterinarians claiming amazing results treating their furry little friends (no placebo effect there!). As acupuncture becomes more popular here in the West many people are becoming curious about this “mysterious” form of healing from the East. This article briefly addresses some of the most frequent questions that a … [Read more...]
Breast Thermography Breakthrough
by Michael Gerber, MD, HMD | For more than 50 years heat pictures have been used in the military, law enforcement and in health care. The evolution of breast thermography imaging has been growing especially rapid in the last 20 years with French physicians leading the way. Patterns of heat given off by the breast can predict disease far in advance of the usual mammography without the pitfalls of radiation exposure to the breasts and the painful compression of the breast during the examination … [Read more...]
Cost of Veterinary Care
Sometimes pet owners wonder about the costs of providing quality veterinary care for their pets. Why is veterinary care for my pet(s) so expensive these days? Sometimes it seems we spend more on our pet’s health care than on our own. The cost of veterinary care has actually risen very little during the last 20 to 30 years. When compared to the rising cost of human health care, pet care is not at all unreasonable. Bear in mind that your veterinarian is your pet’s general physician, … [Read more...]
Eating in Harmony with the Seasons
by Gary Danchak, OMD | In order to stay healthy, especially during the cold & flu season of winter, Chinese Medicine recommends that you eat foods that are energetically in harmony with the season. Although it seems paradoxical at first glance, the best way to maintain balance is to bring your internal energy “in” by eating appropriate energetically cold foods in winter and “out” by eating energetically hot food in the summer. In Chinese Medicine all foods have a particular … [Read more...]
The Healthy Adventurer
I began my healthy adventures in 1972 traveling all over the world by bike. Today I am 69 years old and still going strong. It is never to late to live a healthy active life and be your own healthy adventurer. Australia - March 2010 Suddenly, there he was, a mighty bull. This kind, living in the wild, is called “buffalo” though they do not resemble our North American bison. Oh yes, pigs, often of enormous size, cattle, horses and even donkeys live wild in this huge park. I had come to … [Read more...]
