Your brain is trying to kill you. Photo courtesy of Nana Aristocat
Add some variety to breakfast. Paleo Breakfast Recipes courtesy of Nikki Young - I haven’t tried any of these, but I think the cucumber “sandwiches” on page 19 look pretty neat. It’s a clever idea.
And speaking of breakfast, it’s not your [...]
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I have an appointment with my chiropractor today. I haven’t been in several months, though I typically try to go ever 3 or 4 weeks. I thought I would explore some of the supposed benefits and criticisms of chiropractic care, along with some personal anecdotal evidence. Disclaimer: My grandfather was my chiropractor [...]
I have some stuff going on in my personal life that I’m sorting through, so I’m going to be MIA a bit here. But I do have a bunch of articles I tagged to look at and thought I’d throw them out here for your perusal and discussion. Enjoy…I’ll be around, but not [...]
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WebMD had this article a few weeks ago about people taking antibiotics for colds.
How many times have you asked your doctor for an antibiotic to treat a cold? A lot of people do that, even before the doctor has performed a physical exam or made a diagnosis, and doing so can create major problems. A [...]
Here is one that I’ve been sitting on for awhile - Influence Of Drug Companies On Medical Literature; The Short Media Version; The Full Text
In extreme cases, drug companies pay for trials by contract research organizations (CROs), analyze the data in-house, have professionals write manuscripts, ask academics to serve as authors of those manuscripts, and [...]
Here is an interesting study that I was pointed to on the CrossFit Message Board:
Intense Sweetness Surpasses Cocaine Reward
First, the methodology (from the abstract…more information follows in the full text):
Here we report that when rats were allowed to choose mutually-exclusively between water sweetened with saccharin–an intense calorie-free sweetener–and intravenous cocaine–a highly addictive and harmful substance–the [...]
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I just finished an excellent book by Dr. Ray D. Strand called Death By Prescription: The Shocking Truth Behind an Overmedicated Nation. Dr. Strand opens the book with an examination of the very chummy relationship between the FDA, the organization charged with protecting consumer health, and the pharmaceutical companies. This relationship results in [...]
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