As we complete a weekend of exercise extremes, many people take a look at their own level of exercise. You don’t have to be an Ironman or Hoopfest participant to be physically fit. Nor do you have to work out at a gym. But exercise is undoubtedly vital to health. Since everything is so controversial […]
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Seems like everyone I talk to these days have complaints of GERD (Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease), heart burn, hiatal hernia and other digestive complaints. They pop antacid and acid reducing pills like candy, thinking they are curing their disease. The truth is, the drugs are not cures. They suppress stomach acid (stomach enzymes!) to give relief,
Ever feel like your brain is in a cloud? Like your thought processes are fuzzy or foggy? Ever have a difficult time concentrating or remembering something that should be easy to remember? Well, you’re not alone. Millions of people worldwide are complaining too. Some just think it’s fatigue, others blame it on depression, others walk
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Are you finding that your brain just doesn’t seem as clear as it used to be? Poor memory, difficulty concentrating, inability to recall words, just feeling foggy? There are many things that can contribute to “foggy thinking” (as I’ll refer to all of the above collectively), and there are several things you can do to
Well, the foggy, overcast days are upon us again. During those days, we sometimes feel down, lethargic, melancholy and simply the antithesis of happy. When the sun comes up we feel more energetic, bright and cheerful. Symptoms of “brain fog” are similar, but don’t generally disappear when the sun comes out. Brain fog, also known
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Part I Amongst the many things I enjoy doing, flying is one of them. As an instrument-rated pilot, we have to have our attention in many different directions at the same time. If you’re not good at multi-tasking, don’t try to fly an airplane! Flying an airplane and flying around the hormones – or endocrine
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So often I hear from a patient “I wish I would have come in for care long before this, but I didn’t know it was available!” So many have searched for answers to their health challenges, trying this internet recommendation or that blog advise, only to wind up even more frustrated. They go to their
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There is an interesting trend going on here locally, as well as many other communities across the United States. It is a deep sense of need to return to our ancestral roots – to doing things as our ancestors did. To connect with them through genealogy, through reconstituting their ways of food preparation, their values,
What will it take to feel great this year? Feeling great is not just an absence of symptoms, but a feeling of vitality! It is the ability to do what you want in life without being encumbered by how you feel. When you can get up in the morning, feeling alive, alert and ready to
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It’s that time of year again: family gatherings, parties, shopping, Christmas cheer and all too often stress, fatigue, anxiety, depression, etc. Stress, applied in a healthy way can be beneficial to health. But that’s only when you’re out in the wilderness and a saber tooth tiger wants you for lunchmeat. Then, when your fight or
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