Whether we like to recognize it or not, the human body is a “hybrid”, meaning that it burns fuel and uses electricity for function. I have found that trying to explain Alternative Medicine is a very difficult task and so I am going to try to do it by using an advanced analogy. I am […]
What is Dyspnea?This is the medical term for shortness of breath. The word is derived from the Greek, dys meaning abnormal + pnein, to breathe. We are aware, of course, that we get “out of breath” when we exercise and that this is perfectly normal. We are also aware that exercise breathlessness is less acute […]
Much has been written in the medical literature concerning the biochemical and potentially treatable nature of a group of conditions known as Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Then why are practicing physicians treating these children with medications rather than nutrients? The answer, of course, is that the disease model is being rapidly antiquated by a better […]
I have addressed this problem before on this website. However, in the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, March 27: an article appeared entitled “A Study of Sudden Infant Deaths Divides Doctors“. It goes on to say “The finding on sudden and unexpected infant deaths is surprising, says Joel Bass, of the pediatrics department at Newton […]
I live in a retirement home and I see many residents who are receiving nasal oxygen, so I am going to try here to address the reason. They may have been diagnosed with either heart disease or lung disease and they have probably been observed clinically to be “short of breath”. Of course, I do […]
Few people are aware that we have in the body many examples of rhythmic changes referred to as cycles. Even fewer are aware that there is a relationship between breathing through the nose and brain activity, referred to as the nasal cycle. The cycle was discovered by Richard Kayser in 1895. He noted that there […]
I recently received notification concerning a “review” posted on HerbCustomer, a commercial website that has been active since February 26, 2010. This so-called “review” was posted on January 16, 2018 by iHerbCustomer entitled “Dangerous allithiamine derivative with no thiamine activity”. The email was posted as well. This person made a potentially libelous statement by referring […]
Why a sermon? The title was suggested from a breakfast discussion that I had with a resident in the retirement home in which I live, a retired minister of the United Christian Church. In the nearly 5 years that I have been living here, I have repeatedly sat and listened to my friends talking about […]