Slowly people are letting go of their love of NSAIDs (ibuprofen, ADVIL, Naproxen, NAPROSYN, etc). They are far from benign painkillers.
NSAIDs Are Harmful for Athletes and the Rest of Us
Integrative Medicine Is Not Just About Wellness
The second problem, is more subtle and insidious. Even the conventional practitioners who have a favorable view of these other therapies nearly always believe these therapies are unsuitable for serious problems. They treat them as if the therapies are more “cute” than effective. The term most often applied then, is “wellness”. In other words, these treatments might help healthy people feel better, but nothing more. If a person has a real disease, they need real prescription medicine.
Recreation and the Natural World
Better Than Statins
Statins are finally getting the criticism they deserve. It is extremely important for you to understand that heart disease is not just about cholesterol. Exercise, healthy diet, avoiding nasty chemicals (including cigarettes) and being calm, are the effective steps to reduce heart disease.
Children with ADHD Want to Move
Kids get fidgety if you confine them, for example, in a chair in a classroom. That fidgeting then earns them the ADHD label and a prescription to stop their squirming. Drugging a child so that he behaves just the way you want him to behave is not the answer.
Radical Remission of Cancer
The bottom line is that there is very good justification for optimism and taking steps beyond the usual care. Bad things happen, but radical remission is not only possible, it is, to some degree, predictable and founded upon these essential health habits. Maybe most importantly, these behaviors enhance the quality of our lives. The essential health habits are not dramatic. Their impact IS. They are powerful. They are irreplaceable. Whether the time remaining is short or long, we should all pursue them.
Vitamin E and Dementia
The bottom line, once again, is that the kind of supplement is vitally important. Taking “vitamin E” is highly likely to preserve brain power with age. However you MUST take the more important, less available forms and, as always, eat a healthy diet, exercise, manage stress, avoid toxic exposures, boost your omega-3 and exercise your brain.
Concussion Recovery in Children and Young Adults
A newly released study of children and young adults with concussions provides us with specific guidelines about returning to activity. In this case, the activity is cognitive.
Drop the Drugs, Part 2
It is clear that altering our consciousness is both normal and potentially life-enhancing. It is also clear that this urge is easily perverted and can be extremely destructive.
Summer Camp, Summer Camp, Summer Camp
It is summertime. I am filling out lots of summer camp and other “special experience” forms for the children in my practice. The kids who live in my neighborhood are engaged in different activities (no lemonade stands yet, though) and the school behind my house is now a summer camp. It has me thinking. As […]