Jun
16
Are You Prepared for a Health Emergency?
June 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment
So often the responsibility of caring for aging parents and other close family relatives falls primarily on women’s shoulders. Whether you are still working or retired or an empty nester, adding on the task of care giving for an elderly relative or chronically ill spouse or child can be overwhelming. Keeping ahead of doctors office [...]
Jun
2
Nexium, the “Little Purple Pill” – the heartburn wonder – most commonly prescribed for acid reflux and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has finally lost its luster. Last week the FDA announced that the class of drugs known as Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) such as Nexium, Prilosec, Prevacid, Protonix among others, will now carry a warning [...]
Apr
20
I bet you are curious what ghoulish story lies behind this photo. Frankly it hit me between the eyes, and you’ll see why. What do I want you to see? Why a face lift can’t recreate the youthful contours you want. An appeal to your vanity to put the care and feeding of your bones [...]
Apr
7
A reminder from Christiane Northrup, M.D., in our continuing series on bone health and preventing osteoporosis: Healthy bones need magnesium as much as they need calcium and vitamin D. Without enough magnesium, too much calcium gets inside cells and can cause cramping and constriction. While calcium is emphasized to mineralize bones, magnesium controls the entry [...]
Mar
31
Uncertainty Drives Boomers to Retire at Home, in Cities, and to Keep Options Open
March 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Early census data is confirming a trend we noted earlier, that those of us looking towards retirement are opting to age in place rather than retreating to the Sunbelt. In fact, we’re choosing to live closer to cities to keep work options open. Boomers helped fuel growth in retirement destinations, now we’re playing a role [...]
Mar
23
More on Positive Emotions Plus a Tool to Increase Happiness and Benefit Your Heart
March 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment
In light of just having shared the benefits of happiness and positive emotions on heart disease, we’ll share a resource and reprint an excerpt from our monthly newsletter about research on positivity. (Commercial pause: sign up to stay current on cutting edge research on body, mind, emotion and spirit health and vitality.) How negative are [...]
Mar
10
Osteoporosis Drugs Like Fosamax May Increase Risk of Fractures and Brittle Bones in Some Women
March 10, 2010 | 1 Comment
Do you know what a “low energy femoral shaft and subtrochanteric fracture” is? If you take a drug like Fosamax for osteoporosis or osteopenia, now is the time to get informed. These words, added to Fosamax inserts, warn that taking this drug increases your risk of fracturing your femur, or thigh bone, even during low [...]
Nov
8
Guided Meditation Helps Ease Menopausal Symptoms
November 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Meditation and guided visualization are such rich, yet underused practices that can help ease many everyday ills, from pain to anxiety to symptoms of menopause. No drugs, no expert, no money needed. And let’s face it, insomnia, hot flashes, and mood swings associated with menopause often have complex roots in our emotional responses to life. [...]
Jun
24
If you know Carolyn Myss, you know that she’s not everyone’s cup of tea. Author of Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing, and a book on the life of mystic Teresa of Avila, she’s uniquely capable of incisive thinking on profoundly mystical subjects. In Why People Don’t Heal and How [...]
Jun
23
Do you know why people say you should “be here now,” or what “living in the present” really means – or why it’s good for you? This study provides some clues. Previous studies have shown that pictures of threatening information, like an angry face, activates a region of the brain called the amygdala, which serves [...]
