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Hypertension: Treating the Cause
submitted by: admin on 10/08/2013
Drugs treat the symptoms, not the cause of hypertension. Stress is the predominant cause of hypertension. Lack of sleep also causes hypertension. Sedatives lower blood pressure as well as antihypertensive drugs.
Imagery
submitted by: admin on 10/09/2013
Our thoughts have a profound effect on our neurochemistry. Imagery is a very powerful tool for changing habits and modifying our responses to stress. It is related to many stress-induced illnesses such as ulcers and heart attacks.
Infrared Light As Medicine with Maurice Bales
submitted by: admin on 04/25/2024
Infrared light therapy is perhaps the most impressive new scientific modality that spans many decades of medical breakthroughs. Its ability to improve or eliminate pain, often in minutes, is shocking. This treatment uses near infrared light to increase circulation, provide an increased supply of ATP (the energy to run the body), reduce inflammation, increase...
Inpatient Sleeping Drug Quadruples Risk of Falls
submitted by: admin on 10/09/2013
According to a Mayo Clinic study published in November of 2012 in the journal, Hospital Medicine, the use of sleeping pills such as Ambien (zolpidem) quadruple the risk of falls. These drugs, which stimulate GABA brain receptors, have side effects such as dizziness, ataxia, hallucinations, and even sleep walking, may be much of the reason why. Falls...
Microbial Testing in Dental Health
submitted by: admin on 10/11/2013
The biofilm of the mouth is reviewed and the association with plaque discussed. There is a test called a caries screening test that analyzes the microbes in the oral cavity and gives clues for creating a healthy ecosystem.
Mind Body Healing: What is it? With Martin Rossman, MD
submitted by: admin on 10/11/2013
Dr. Rossman explains what mind body means, how it works, and why we need to know about it. The difference between curing and healing is discussed and the importance of holism reviewed.
Music Benefits Surgical Patients
submitted by: admin on 10/11/2013
A study out of the University of Kentucky published in November of 2012 in the Southern Medical Journal showed that music therapy can benefit patients pre-operatively, intra-operatively, and post-operatively. They found that patients needed less sedative medication, recovered more quickly, had shorter ICU stays, felt better, and had lower hospital...
Music Heals
submitted by: admin on 10/12/2013
People facing terminal illness can get great enjoyment from music...music heals. Studies on Australian pediatric wards showed that music therapy helped with pain relief, overall comfort, relaxation, elevated mood, and general well-being. Languages that connect us with spirit include imagery, sound/spoken words/music, movement/rhythm, art, ritual, and...
Qigong for Hypertension with Michael Mayer, PhD
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Working with the breath it is possible to "sink the chi" and change from sympathetic to parasympathetic breathing. This in combination with imagery using the "river of life" meditation is very powerful to lower BP.
Qigong For Pain Management with Michael Mayer, PhD
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
There are alternatives to drugs using breath, movement, touch, sound, and imagery. Dr. Mayer incorporates both qigong and psychotherapy to deal with pain. He gives an amazing example of how he does this.
Stroke Recovery and Acupuncture
submitted by: admin on 04/25/2024
Acupuncture has been touted to help stroke victims, but a study was done showing that it doesn't work. The study suffered from selection bias. Placebo effect is discussed. Getting better should be the bottom line, not whether or not the beneficial effect is placebo.
The Art of Medicine with Martin Rossman, MD
submitted by: admin on 04/25/2024
Physicians get so technical and so scientific in medicine that they think of medicine as a pure science. In actuality, medicine is more art than science. During their medical training physicians are taught that medicine is a science. They are taught to be scientists, to be objective, and to not get connected to their patients. For Dr....
Tools for Getting Restful Sleep with Martin Rossman, MD
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
There are many reasons why we don't sleep. It is important to know why, but also important to know how you can go beyond insomnia. Dr. Rossman provides practical tools you can use to sleep better.
Transforming a Bad Worry Habit with Martin Rossman, MD
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
When we get stuck in our "worry warrior" mentality, we need a new approach. A runaway imagination is miserable. Dr. Rossman teaches an imagery technique to stop this perseveration.
Treating Back Pain: An Overview
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
Dr. Len and Nurse Vicki review the key strategies used to treat back pain. They discuss the use of DMSO, infrared light therapy, chiropractic, Chinese medicine, bodywork, imagery, as well as the mainstream approaches that use drugs, technologies, and surgery.
What Allows Cancer Cells to Take Hold?
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
There are two factors that determine when a disease can occur. Host defenses are critical but so is the pathogenicity of the infection or cancer. Treating cancer depends on both factors but unfortunately mainstream medicine looks at killing cancer cells, and CAM practitioners look at boosting immune defenses.
What determines a cancer cell's...
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