Wellbeing: The Interdependencies of the Body, Mind & Spirit
By JIM PURCELL
In 1891, Dr. Luther Gulick proposed a red triangle as the YMCA symbol. In his words, the equal sides of the triangle stood for “man’s essential unity– body, mind and spirit– each being a necessary and eternal part of man, being neither one alone but all three.” True then, and equally true today, it highlights what is missing from most traditional approaches to wellness–the mental, emotional, and spiritual components. Hardly surprising given the remarkable resistance mental illness treatments encounter.
The term “mental illness” usually refers to recognized mental illnesses in acco...
Source: The Health Care Blog - February 27, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
A rare clay used by B.C. aboriginals kills bacteria resistant to antibiotics
Wow. First of all, I would like to thank a blog reader, D., for the bit of news that I “announced” in the title of my post. Here’s the link to the Vancouver Sun’s article: goo.gl/5x8zCf.
And I quote: “The grey-green clay, known as Kisolite, has been used for centuries by the Heiltsuk First Nations to treat a range of ailments, including ulcerative colitis, arthritis, neuritis, phlebitis, skin irritation, and burns. Locals have also historically used the clay for eczema, acne and psoriasis. Now, UBC researchers say the clay exhibits potent antibacterial activity against multidrug-resistant pat...
Source: Margaret's Corner - February 14, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Margaret Tags: Blogroll kisolite Source Type: blogs
Are lotions with water bad for your skin? Episode 157
Are lotions with water actually bad for your skin?
Veronica asks…I heard that using lotions with water is actually bad for your skin because as the water evaporates it removes the skin’s natural moisture and oil. Is this true?
Veronica’s question is an interesting twist on a theme that we have discussed a couple of times – and that is how moisturizers actually work.
There are two fundamental ways that lotions can moisturizer your skin: one way is to provide an occlusive barrier that prevents the moisture that’s already in your skin from evaporating. That’s what ingredients like, petrolatum, mine...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - January 24, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy Schueller Tags: Podcast Source Type: blogs
If your baby is crying, what do you do? Stick pins in it
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This piece is almost identical with today’s Spectator Health article.
This week there has been enormously wide coverage in the press for one of the worst papers on acupuncture that I’ve come across. As so often, the paper showed the opposite of what its title and press release, claimed. For another stunning example of this sleight of hand, try Acupuncturists show that acupuncture doesn’t work, but conclude the opposite: journal fails, published in the British Journal of General Practice).
Presumably the wide coverage was a result of the hyped-up press release issued by the journal, BMJ Acu...
Source: DC's goodscience - January 20, 2017 Category: Science Authors: David Colquhoun Tags: acupuncture Bad journalism badscience Bait and switch BMJ BMJ Group CAM Dangerous advice evidence false discovery rate honesty Michael Cummings Quackery statistics TCM alternative medicine false positives George Lewith Source Type: blogs
If your baby is crying, what do you do? Stick pins in it
Jump to follow-up
This piece is almost identical with today’s Spectator Health article.
This week there has been enormously wide coverage in the press for one of the worst papers on acupuncture that I’ve come across. As so often, the paper showed the opposite of what its title and press release, claimed. For another stunning example of this sleight of hand, try Acupuncturists show that acupuncture doesn’t work, but conclude the opposite: journal fails, published in the British Journal of General Practice).
Presumably the wide coverage was a result of the hyped-up press release issued by the journal, BMJ Acu...
Source: DC's goodscience - January 20, 2017 Category: Science Authors: David Colquhoun Tags: acupuncture Bad journalism badscience Bait and switch BMJ BMJ Group CAM Dangerous advice evidence false discovery rate honesty Michael Cummings Quackery statistics TCM alternative medicine false positives George Lewith Source Type: blogs
If you think fake news is bad for politics, you should try being a physician
Much of the discussion surrounding the presidential election this year focused on fake news. There were countless stories in newspapers and on television news shows about these obviously biased and fictitious posts that might have affected the outcome of the election. I could not help thinking during this campaign season that if you think fake news is bad for politics, you should try being a physician.
As physicians, we are on the front line in the fight against fake news and deal with the fall out on a regular basis. This is nothing new, especially for primary care doctors like family physicians, internists, and pedi...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 15, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/matthew-anderson" rel="tag" > Matthew Anderson, MD, MBA < /a > Tags: Physician Medications Primary care Source Type: blogs
What If You Had a Priceless Gift?
This holiday season we are all in search of the perfect gift. What is the one thing you truly desire? Don’t you think we all want it? What if you were handed a beautifully wrapped box containing a miraculous tool that caused dramatic weight loss without limiting calories or requiring exercise?
What if this gift reduced appetite, shrunk belly fat, dropped your dress size into the single digits, and accomplished all of this while sparing you from a Biggest Loser sob fest?
What if that same gift freed you from acid reflux, heartburn, bowel urgency, and diarrhea, but also improved mood, increased energy, deepened sleep, ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - December 20, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Dr. Davis Priceless Gift Weight loss Wheat allergy Wheat Belly Wheat Belly Lifestyle Wheat Belly Total Health Wheat Watch Wheat-Free Lifestyle Detox diabetes gluten gluten-free grain grains Source Type: blogs
The best gift of all
This holiday season we are all in search of the perfect gift. What is the one thing you truly desire for yourself and your family? Don’t you think we all want it? What if you were handed a beautifully wrapped box containing a miraculous tool that caused dramatic weight loss without limiting calories or requiring exercise?
What if this gift reduced appetite, shrunk belly fat, dropped your dress size into the single digits, and accomplished all of this while sparing you from a Biggest Loser sob fest?
What if that same gift freed you from acid reflux, heartburn, bowel urgency, and diarrhea, but also improved mood, incre...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - December 20, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Dr. Davis Priceless Gift Weight loss Wheat allergy Wheat Belly Wheat Belly Lifestyle Wheat Belly Total Health Wheat Watch Wheat-Free Lifestyle Detox diabetes gluten gluten-free grain grains Source Type: blogs
There is a second “window of opportunity” for learning in late adolescence and early adulthood
By guest blogger David Robson
If you want to maximise a person’s intellectual potential, the general consensus for a long time has been that you need to start young. According to this traditional view, early childhood offers a precious “window of opportunity” or “sensitive period” for learning that closes slowly as we reach adolescence. It’s the reason that toddlers find it easier to master the accent of a foreign language, for instance.
This view has even shaped educational policy. If you want to help people from disadvantaged backgrounds, for instance, some psychologists had argued that you would do better to...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - December 15, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Brain Developmental Educational guest blogger Source Type: blogs
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Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - December 5, 2016 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: gift cards gift ideas Source Type: blogs
How can I tell if a product will cause acne? Episode 155
In this study of 15 women…oh brother, researchers hooked them up with tubes taped to their nostrils and had them go to sleep. They monitored the subjects’ brain activity. When they hit the REM stage they gave them a shot of either rotten egg smell, rose smell, or no smell for 10 seconds.
The scientists then let them sleep for another minute and woke them up. They asked them to describe their dreams at that moment and rate the experience as positive or negative. It turns out that people who had the rotten egg smell dreamed negatively while those with the rose dreamed positively.
They think that this could be a potential...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - October 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy Schueller Tags: Podcast Source Type: blogs
What exactly is cupping?
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The 2016 summer Olympics had its share of exciting performances, upsets, and photo finishes. But for days after Michael Phelps’s first appearance at the games, it seemed all anyone could talk about was “cupping.” It’s an ancient therapy that left multiple circular discolorations on his skin. During “dry cupping,” suction is applied to the skin for several minutes; sometimes it is combined with massage, acupuncture, or other alternative therapies. (“Wet cupping” is similar except that blood is removed by making small cuts in the skin.)
Cupping is supposed to draw fluid into...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - September 30, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Complementary and alternative medicine Source Type: blogs
How does Tresemme Beauty-Full Volume Reverse Wash haircare system work? Episode 151
This study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology says that citrus products contain psoralens and fur-O-coumarins which can stimulate certain cancers when they’re exposed to light. The study looked at the diets of over 100,000 people over the course of 4 years. After controlling for other factors, the melanoma risk was found to by 36% higher in people who ate citrus fruits more than 1.5 times per day. So I’m sure it won’t be long before some enterprising beauty company starts selling sunscreen in the produce aisle of the grocery store.
Millennials aren’t buying soap bars
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Source: thebeautybrains.com - September 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy Schueller Tags: Podcast Source Type: blogs
Water Fasting Summary
I completed my water fast yesterday. I fasted for 17 days and 3 hours, which is longer than I’ve ever fasted before. This post is a summary of the experience, building upon what I shared on Day 6 of the fast.
Motivation
This isn’t the same world people lived in 100 years ago. The unfortunate truth is that we now live in an environment filled with toxins that our bodies weren’t evolved to efficiently eliminate. These toxins include pesticides, herbicides, pollution, heavy metals, plastics, animal hormones, pharmaceuticals, radiation, and more. We’re exposed to such toxins merely by drinking water, br...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - September 12, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Health Source Type: blogs
