When most people hear the term palliative care, they look worried or confused. Introducing myself to patients and families as a palliative medicine physician, I commonly hear things like, “Does this mean I am dying?” or “I am not ready for hospice.”
Health Freedom Action Massachusetts (HFAMA) has been informed that its safe harbor bill, An Act Providing for Consumer Access to and the Right to Practice Complementary and Alternative Health Care Services, has been “formally extended to the end of the year.”
An unassuming duct tape-and-cardboard construction known as a Corsi-Rosenthal box – is playing an important part in the fight against COVID-19.
This Sunday marks the start of daylight saving time in the United States, meaning most people will have to set their clocks forward 1 hour. Though a small time change of only 1 hour, this disruption to the circadian rhythm can have a ripple effect.
Sunglasses are a health protection tool will ensure that people who exercise in the morning or afternoon do not suffer eye damage from sun exposure. However, not all sunglasses are the same.
Thirty-five years of professional research and personal experience now confirm to me that humans are endowed with powerful, healing tools that we can learn to use on ourselves and others. The most powerful of these is the belief the body can heal itself.
All of these are gifts, our bodies tuned to the energy, our senses picking out the nuances, with every pore open in our being. We are living vessels of sensation and feeling, dancing with the joy and magic of it all.
Healing is a natural phenomenon. After all these years, it continues to amaze me that moving my hands around someone could possibly make a difference to their health and well-being. But there it is. It has been proven to me time and again.
Small Intestinal Bacteria Overgrowth is a real condition, a monster that ravages the body. But now I know there are options and solutions. I’m thankful I took charge of finding help for myself.
In the U.S. around 35 million people use a drug illegally during any given month. Given that extent of use, with relatively little harm, it makes sense that so many Americans support cannabis legalization.
Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and bring your awareness to your shoulders, noticing how they feel. Chances are you’ll feel some pain or tension. Luckily, you can take steps to relieve discomfort in your shoulders.
While it’s still too early to draw conclusions, evidence is emerging of links between autoimmune disorders and the virus that causes COVID-19.
Dandruff, which is characterized by itchy, white flakes of skin on your scalp, can be uncomfortable and embarrassing to deal with. However, it’s easy to treat and relatively common.
Check out your birth certificate and you’ll see a designation for sex. When you were born, a doctor or clinician assigned you the “male” or “female” label based on a look at your genitalia. Sex designation is not as simple as a glance and then a check of one box.
A new paradigm is beginning to emerge that suggests we are fundamentally electromagnetic and vibrational. It suggests that we, and the cosmos that is our home, are made up of light and sound and waveforms across an unimaginably vast array of frequencies.
The Omicron variant may confer strong protection against other variants. This has many people wondering whether omicron could act as a vaccine of sorts, inoculating enough people to effectively bring about herd immunity.
One of the most amazing things about pets is that they create a space for the giving and receiving of unconditional love. Isn’t that the best gift of all?
Researchers in Tokyo studied the gut microbiome of centenarians living in Japan and discovered was centenarians may have unique gut microbiome.
It’s essential to prioritize what’s best for you. For me, letting go of how I thought recovery “should look” was key to finding my path to emotional recovery after breast cancer.
Although you can get a cold throughout the year, most people have a higher risk of the common cold in the winter and spring months. One of the most common symptoms is a sore throat. Two pleasing ingredients in herbal tea may help soothe your sore throat, making it easier to swallow and eat.
Alternative therapies have become increasingly popular. The basic goal of alternative therapy is to improve your general health and relieve anxiety symptoms with few or no side effects.
After experiencing seasonal depression for 35 winters, I’ve created what I call a “comfort kit” of tools that get me through to spring. My comfort kit is a mix of products, techniques, and activities that make me feel better.
Ivermectin is an over 30-year-old wonder drug that treats life- and sight-threatening infections. Although ivermectin has been a game-changer for people with certain infectious diseases, it isn’t going to save patients from COVID-19 infection. In fact, it could cost them their lives.
On a Thursday morning in late June, about a dozen men and women in bright orange vests bearing the words “clinic escort volunteer” line the streets parallel to the EMW Women’s Surgical Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
Breathing exercises can help make your lungs more efficient and may be beneficial for reducing the impact of COVID-19. The breathing exercises we outline in this article will not prevent COVID-19, but they may help lessen the severity of symptoms.
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