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Start the weight loss program now, not 20 lbs from now...
...At Thanksgiving, start the day with a local turkey-trot, or at least as a family go out for a walk (before and after). Thanksgiving should not be just about the food, no, but also being thankful for our health and family...
Even if you don't have Celiac disease, there are sometimes benefits to going gluten free.
The bigger question is do I feel better because the gluten is gone or because I am eating less bread and cheese (dairy is another thing I have had to pull out)?...
A great video from Dr. Mike Evans about helping yourself get through a tough week.
Sometimes it feels like life just keeps going and going while we get lost in the mix of it. There are days when I just want to come home and hide as I have given all that I can, but I still feel like more needs to be given, or done...
We all live our lives differently, but there are things that we should all be doing.
...he has a type of cancer. However, he does not want to treat it, or to even find out what type it is as he has lived a good life. He and his wife are spending his final days together with the addition of his family and friends...
Are supplements safe? Of course they are when used properly, and with guidance from a doctor.
...Yohimbe, is a powerful herb that is an alpha two adrenergic antagonist, appetite suppressant, and an aphrodisiac to name a few of its actions. However, its side effects include: nausea, vomiting, mydriasis, weakness, anxiety, panic, insomnia, loss of coordination, diaphoresis, increased heart rate, tachypnea, tremors, respiratory paralysis, or cardiac failure...
There is no time like now to start de-cluttering your life.
...Often times our surroundings are a reflection of what is going on inside. For me, clutter on the outside means junk is going into the body in some way. Weight can be affected by clutter too...
There is more to do than just clothes and supply shopping for back to school preparation.
...But I would ask that, as a family, you also work on your back to school health preparations. It is not uncommon that kids will get sick the first few weeks of school as they are getting freshly exposed to their classmates germs again...
Food recalls, contamination at home, and what you can do about it.
...So it comes down to the question I posed earlier: how do we safely get food on our table? I don’t know the answer there, but there are things that we can do to help lower our risks of illness from foods...
Try to forgive yourself. Please, just try.
...Please take time to forgive yourself, and, as equally important, the other people in your life. I know it is not an easy thing to ask. However, someone does not normally think that their lack of forgiveness is affecting their health, but it is...
New pap smear guidelines fly in the face of common sense medicine.
...I wish these “experts” would allow us, as doctors, to evaluate our patients needs, and do what is best for them, in turn. Instead, we are asked to follow “new guidelines” that are, unfortunately, black and white...
