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31 Aug

Posted at 07:53h in Lifestyle

CLOSE THE GAP Someone asked me, “How can I really be responsible for my life?” I asked her, “Do you know who you are?” Not knowing, how can you be responsible for your life? The problem is that what our life actually is and our so-called...

31 Aug

Posted at 07:53h in Uncategorized

Good commentary including on GE “Golden Rice” – which is still in field trials…and not better than vegetables. “This is the most audacious claim made by those who believe genetic engineering is the way to go. Namely the insistence that genetic engineering is somehow better,...

18 Aug

Posted at 07:52h in Bone Health

Osteoporosis, a concern for a significant number of the women who come to my practice, conventionally has been thought of in two ways: a lack of calcium, and a deficiency of hormones as a result of aging. Women affected by osteoporosis are given several pieces of advice: exercise...

18 Aug

Posted at 07:50h in Exercise, Neurological Disease

Over the past decade, in study after study in animals and people, exercise has been shown to improve the ability to learn and remember. But the specifics of that process have remained hazy. Is it better to exercise before you learn something new? What about...

18 Aug

Posted at 07:48h in Chronic Pain, Neurological Disease

About half of fibromyalgia patients have damage to nerve fibers in their skin and other evidence of a disease called small-fiber polyneuropathy (SFPN), a small new study finds. Fibromyalgia is characterized by symptoms such as pain and tenderness, fatigue, and sleep and memory problems. The disorder...