Americans spend about 16% of GDP on healthcare, which is the highest rate throughout the world. However, Americans live shorter lives than many other industrial countries in the world. Large amounts of money (about 75%) were spent on heart disease, diabetes, prostate cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, hypertension, stroke, and obesity. Although the top health killers (heart disease, cancer and ...

Shingles, medically known as herpes zoster, is a result of the reactivation of the dormant varicella-zoster virus in individuals who have previously had chickenpox. The dormant virus stays in the dorsal root ganglia of the sensory cranial and spinal nerves. When an individual becomes immunocompromised (weakened immune system), the virus is reactivated and comes out in the form of shingles. ...

You’re probably aware of coconut oil’s health benefits by now. Yes, it protects you against heart disease, stroke, low thyroid, diabetes, cancers, liver and kidney diseases, osteoporosis, dental decay and skin infections, viruses, yeast and fungi. It does wonders to your skin and hair too. And it’s one of the best food to help you lose that excess body fat. ...

Throughout our experience working with long distance relationship couples, we had discovered that there are lots of thing that we must do and as well as refrain from doing in order to survive the relationship. Below are some of the advices that we have compiled over the years. Although they may look simple but when it comes to the actual ...

Treatments of conditions through means not generally used in conventional medicine is called alternative medicine. It is usually not researched through controlled medical studies. There is much negative criticism regarding this form of treatment. Most of this criticism is unfounded. There are also positive aspects to non-traditional treatment options. The main criticism regarding alternative treatments is that it has not been researched ...

Contact with some sort of ecosystem is a daily occurrence for everyone. It surrounds us and is a part of everything we touch. The impact that humanity plays on the Earth’s ecosystems is not realized by many people. Constant attention and wisdom is required to maintain this delicate balance. It is distressing that a vast majority of people are unaware ...

Like many of you, my love for my family motivates me to do what I do. I decided to go to medical school at the age of 39 after doctors made my daughter ill by prescribing psychiatric drugs for her bladder infections. Every day I am grateful for the knowledge I obtained.  Though I always believed that it should be ...

The healthcare industry in the United States is dominated by the culture of conventional Western medicine. And health insurance caters to those who control the industry: medical doctors and hospitals. There is a long history of prejudice against chiropractic by medical doctors, which is one reason that chiropractic care is not often covered by health insurance. Many research studies have ...

Should you be worried if you find your betta fish not eating the food that you feed it? You can probably let it go if your fish doesn’t immediately stop what it’s doing and rush up to the surface to eat right away. But what if you find your betta fish not eating at all, ignoring the food, even though ...

The first session is a beautiful way to introduce the work to the body. It cultivates a deeper awareness of what is really happening, it is a place of adaptability & inquiry. An awareness of more support is palpable going into the second session. The coded description of the work is – Second Hour: Support/Palintonicity (2-3-4) Bilateral Support. “The feet ...