Casey is 27 years old, and has had migraines since she was a teenager. They first started when she was in college, but they only occurred infrequently then — usually around stressful periods, like final exams. She would get a narrowing of her vision, occasionally see stars or spots, then the headache would come on. [...]
Archive for April, 2010
22 Apr
What’s Good for the Earth, is Good for your Health!
It’s Earth Day — 40 years in the making, but are we better off than we were 40 years ago? The world of convenience has taken over, and unregulated industry has created a lot of things that make our lives easier, possibly better in some ways, but these conveniences come with a price to the environment and [...]
20 Apr
Vitamin D — it’s more than just for bones. It may save your life!
Vitamin D is not really a vitamin as originally defined – “vital amines” are substances that act as co-factors (i.e. helpers) for the body’s enzymes. It turns out that Vitamin D is really a steroid (read “fat-soluble” so it can enter your cells without assistance) hormone that has a direct effect on the expression of [...]
11 Apr
Infrared Technology and Body Detoxification
While at the American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine 2010 Conference, I happened upon a booth by a company called The Biomat Company, which produces mats that can are heated by infrared technology. Infrared rays are part of the light spectrum, not visible to the naked eye, which penetrate deep into the body tissues. [...]
5 Apr
Cleanse your Body, Renew your Spirit
As the word “spring” implies, it is about movement — springing forth. As the trees grow green again, the tulips and flowers sprout, we see all around us that spring is about renewal. So many of our problems in Western society come from excesses, that a period of cleansing and detoxification is the perfect rite [...]
