Food is medicine. As with all medicines too much, or the wrong type of medicine can be harmful. Many decisions are made daily concerning what we eat. These small decisions add up and ultimately affect our health. By choosing wisely a positive impact can be made on our health and wellness. In part I of […]
Inflammation is often associated with painful swelling, red irritation, and generalized achiness. The literal meaning of the word comes from the Latin root, inflamatio, to set on fire. It has negative connotations, and rightfully so, but in the proper situation it is undoubtedly beneficial. In the first part of this article we will define inflammation […]
Like grocery stores stocking organic food and fitness fans flocking to yoga, medicine is going back to the future—with biofeedback. Biofeedback uses modern technology combined with meditation and relaxation to provide real-time information about automatic processes in our bodies—such as heart rate or brain waves—that we normally are not aware of. It converts this information […]
By Dr. David G. Lancaster, DO, ABHM Tai Chi is a low impact exercise that brings together movement, breath, balance, awareness, and serenity. As a martial art it involves the synchronization of breathing and thought with flowing movements of the trunk, arms and legs. These graceful movements have been choreographed over the centuries so that […]
