21. Too much of a good thing: Exercise

My son Mark, visited over the Christmas holiday 2006, and I thought it would be fun if we had a game of squash. Now I have to tell you that it had been over six years since I had played squash, and my last game was actually with him. That being...

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22. Toxic World - Toxic Body

Detoxification seems to be a buzzword today -- it seems like everybody is detoxifying or wanting to. What does this mean? How does it work? And above all, how can it benefit you? Simply put, detoxification is the removal of toxic substances from...

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23. The First Small Steps

People frequently talk about steps in analogies and metaphors. "One small step for man -- one great leap for mankind”, said Neil Armstrong as he stepped off the Apollo space craft on to the moon surface. "A journey of a thousand miles begins with...

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24. The Impact of Medication

Using medication to supposedly cure disease or ameliorate uncomfortable symptoms has become a part of our lives in Western culture. It is a part of the "pill for every ill" mentality that came about in the 1950s subsequent to the development of...

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25. Insurance against Illness?

In Michael Moore’s new movie “Sicko” about the health care industry in the USA, much is made of the fact that Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) often deny coverage to patients because they failed to declare ‘previously existing...

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26. Treating Migraines with HCG

Introduction Hormonal migraine headaches are defined as a typical migraine headache that occurs in a periodic fashion around the time of the menstrual cycle. The preventive treatment outlined here was first described by Nevil Leyton MB LRCP in...

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27. Migraine - Pain that can be prevented

New Ideas in Prevention The pain of a migraine headache is one of the most excruciating pains that can be felt. A migraine headache is different from a tension headache both in its cause and severity – often intensely throbbing and one-sided....

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28. Creating Healthy Goals

By now, you may be feeling a little more stuffed than the turkey was, or perhaps you are just regretting how much you ate over the holiday. You aren’t the only one. For many people this is the time of New Year's resolutions -- the time when we...

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29. Nurturing the Body-Mind Connection through Relaxation

LIFE MASTERY ~ “The art of remaining flexible enough to adjust to a changing environment, while continuing to access positive resources” P. Vitale 1996 Would you be interested in gaining some mastery over your life by learning how to...

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30. Getting What You Want out of Life

Recently, a patient of mine got out of bed, prepared herself for work, and proceeded to step outside the door only to find that there were sheets of ice covering the driveway. She immediately thought, "This is going to be a bad day". She was right....

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