"It Runs In The Family, And I'm Under Stress" High blood pressure and diabetes "run" in her family. This 29-year old account processor for The AEtna first saw me when she was two months pregnant. Her weight was 176½ pounds and BP 110/60. 11 months later, her weight at 5'4" is 159 pounds" and her BP is 150/100. Her explanation for her blood pressure was "it runs in the family, … [Read more...]
A Low Fat Diet?
A Low-Fat Diet? Medical Tribune. Vol 36: #18:p20 Opinion/Editorial September 21, 1995 As in the movie Network, "I'm mad as H - - -, and I'm not going to take it anymore!" If I didn't appreciate Medical Tribune so much, I'd get upset, cancel my subscription, or something! But, despite your weaknesses, you continue to lead by reporting information insightfully … [Read more...]
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) For Menopause
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) For Menopause Some women believe that menopause is a natural event and they do not wish to take hormone replacement (HRT). However in our culture, which eats much chicken and meat (both of which contribute to osteoporosis), a great many women develop osteoporosis once they lose the protective effects of their hormones after menopause. That is, … [Read more...]
Why Meditate?
Why And How To Meditate Do as much of this as is comfortable for you. Just begin. Do you believe in diet, exercise, and not smoking? Excluding permanent vacations, are vacations a good idea? What is the purpose of a vacation? It is to get away from it all, to relax, to avoid the millions of small demands of our daily lives where we scurry about mechanically and thoughtlessly … [Read more...]
Health Benefits of Green Tea
A Guide to the Health Benefits of Green Tea Compiled and Edited by Edward Esko "In the Shizuoka prefecture, which cultivates tea as it has for nearly twelve centuries, the incidence of cancer is unusually low, even by Japanese standards. The residents of the area drink about ten small cups a day and use tea leaves only once, rather than brewing several infusions from the same … [Read more...]