Category: General health
POSTWAR TRAUMA: THE NEXT WAVE
Though Vietnam, the war most commonly associated with today’s cases of PTSD, was more than 20 years ago, that doesn’t mean that you should expect that all these wounds are healed. “You can learn to live with PTSD, but it never fully goes away,” says Mendel. In fact, when researchers at the University of Pittsburgh [...]
MELDING MIND AND BODY: RX FOR ENTHUSIASM!
Before you read through the rest of the book and embark on the Immune For Life program, I’d like to leave you with a final thought that may help you, not only with the program but with every other part of your life as well. That, my friend, is enthusiasm. Whatever you do, do it [...]
EXERCISING YOUR IMMUNE: MEDITATIVE RELAXATION
Now that we’ve looked at the physical exercises that strengthen your “doctor within,” let’s examine a very different kind of exercise. You do these exercises sitting down, but they’re just as important as all the others I’ve described. I teach my patients a three-tiered program of Meditative Relaxation, designed to boost their “doctor within” and [...]
SALADS FOR YOUR IMMUNE
CRUCIFER AND CARROT SLAW SALAD 1 cup carrots, shredded 1 cup cabbage, shredded 1 cup cauliflower, shredded 1 cup broccoli, shredded 2 apples, diced 1/2 cup cucumbers, sliced 1/4 cup slivered almonds, raw Toss and serve. If you like, make a dressing by pureeing 1 banana with 1/2 cup buttermilk and 1/4 cup hoop cheese [...]
IMMUNE FOR LIFE: SUPER FOODS
Barely a day passes that I don’t read of a new study showing the effect of what we eat on our health. Research is proving that the Standard American Diet is dangerous to your “doctor within.” I tell my patients, however, that they can turn to an ancient book for a quick lesson in nutrition [...]
DISEASE AND SURGERY – THE FINGERTIP TEST FOR HEART DISEASE; STUDY
A simple test of fingertip blood vessels may be an accurate and non-invasive way to help identify people who have the earliest stages of atherosclerosis, according to a Mayo Clinic study. “Atherosclerosis tends to affect all of the blood vessels in the body, and is not just limited to the arteries of the heart,” says [...]
DISEASE AND SURGERY – THE BRA/BREAST CANCER CONNECTION – AVOID PESTICIDES; HIBISCUS FOR YOUR HEART
. Some pesticides contain estrogen-like compounds. Eat organic food whenever possible…and peel or wash all fruits and vegetables. Eat a low-fat diet. There is reason to believe that an extremely low-fat intake (less than 20% of calories from fat) is protective. Exercise. Women who exercise aerobically for more than three hours a week have a [...]
DISEASE AND SURGERY – THE BRA/BREAST CANCER CONNECTION (FOOD)
The bottom line? There is simply no definitive evidence that bras cause breast cancer, fortunately, there are other things women can do to reduce their risk… • Eat more soy foods. Tofu, tempeh, miso and soy milk all contain plant estrogens (phytoestrogens). These weak hormones inhibit the body’s own production of estrogen, which may provide [...]
DISEASE AND SURGERY – THE BRA/BREAST CANCER CONNECTION 2
There’s a good chance that the lump was benign. Grismai-jer was pregnant when the lump was found, and hormonal changes during pregnancy are known to cause lumps. After interviewing more than 4,000 women with and without breast cancer, the authors concluded that wearing a bra for more than 12 hours a day significantly increases the [...]
IMPROVE INDOOR AIR QUALITY
The average American spends 90% of his/her time indoors, so improving indoor air quality is the first step in preventing and treating allergies, here’s how… Use a negative-ion generator. These units work by emitting negatively charged ions that attract positively charged pollen particles. The charged particles then stick to walls or furniture instead of remaining [...]
