Have you ever stood on the edge of a lake and watched the patterns that waves make as they crisscross each other? If you watch long enough, the different patterns begin to sort themselves out in your mind and you see the sources of the waves as well as their reflections from the shore. Waves …
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Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Wellness
In 1971, amidst much controversy, Daniel Ellsberg and the New York Times published a bevy of secret government documents that came to be known as the “Pentagon Papers”. The Washington Post subsequently published portions of the classified reports. Fast forward to 2010 and observe the almost unanimous media outrage over Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks. The difference? …
The World Needs Your Wisdom
When you interview for a job, the first question is usually about your experience. The interviewer wants to know about what you’ve set out to do, what you’ve failed at, and what you’ve accomplished; she’s less interested in the books, magazines, and blogs you’ve read. It’s getting clearer each day that corporate execs are unlikely …
Wellness Expo – Medical Intuition: Body Scanning Made Easy
Beth Carpenter’s presentation about medical intuition at the Wellness Expo in Addison, April 26, 2007. Part 1: Part 2:
Can You Multitask Your Way to Happiness?
Are you doing other things while you read these words? Are you sipping coffee? Riding an exercise machine? Listening to music? Most people find it easy to multitask when the tasks require different brain processes. We sometimes get into trouble when we try to text a friend and talk on the phone at the same …
Massaging Preterm Infants Enhances Growth
After over two decades of research, experts have concluded that massaging stable preterm infants leads to greater weight gains and earlier discharge. There appears to be a biological cause and effect between stroking, massaging, and grooming infants and their growth. Studies show that massage stimulates growth-promoting hormones. Massage therapy also increases the enzymes that make …
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Acupuncture for Arthritis
Millions of Americans report that they cannot perform simple everyday tasks such as tying a tie or opening a jar, because of the debilitating pain of arthritis.
Believing Impossible Things
While watching Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland movie, I marvelled at the creative genius behind the original story by Charles Dodgson (pen name, Lewis Carroll). A mathematician, Dodgson toys with logical and illogical notions in his timeless tale of imagination and fantasy. He forces the reader to abandon assumptions about what makes sense in the …
The Secret of Gratitude
What pops into your mind when you think of Thanksgiving? If you’re like me, you really can’t get that turkey out of your head. My son told me that on the east coast, they just call it “turkey day”. What happened to the “thanks” in Thanksgiving? It’s easy to blame the media for the secularization …
Improving Breast Health Through Thermography and Breast Exams
Do women have a role in their breast health…?