Come to find out this past week that a local, very large company will be increasing the cost of health insurance to their smoking employees more than $600 per year above what the non smoking employees will be charged. How...
If You’re Not Outraged, You’re Not Paying Attention
Many of you have seen this bumper sticker: "If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention." I'm fairly certain that it has something to do with politics, but I thought of it again today when I comtemplated my involvement in...
Balance? What’s that?
Define balance. Merriam Webster has 9 different meanings for the noun and another 6 entries for its use as a verb. Balance from the health perspective also has several meanings.We can talk about the particular definition of "physical equilibrium". Of...
Get Those Elbows Ready!
Amid the threats of imminent swine flu and apparently slow news week, we have entire news articles showing the Health and Human Services Secretary model the proper way of coughing into one's elbow so as not to spread germs.Every year,...
Back to School Health Tips
The sales have begun! The supply lists have been delivered! Kids are starting to groan at the mere thought of "BACK to SCHOOL." Parents rejoice. My kids and I are all starting to look forward to the new school year-we...
Turn the Power ON!
Did you know that there is more to your brain's impact on your health than just conscious knowledge? Chiropractors call it "innate intelligence." That life force within your body that makes you animate, that coordinates your bodily functions, that heals...
Don’t Be “Dead by Mistake”
Here is an fascinating article published in today's Times Union about medical errors. I, like many, had no idea the scope.Of course, there is no simple solution, but awareness and consumer pressure is so very important for changing the statistics. ...
Swine Flu and You
Please before you panic...read Dr. Mercola's article on the swine flu and its origins and how staying healthy is your best medicine!http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/04/28/Swine-Flu.aspx...