Articles Archive for July 2009

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Women's Health »

Menstrual calendars are another part of keeping an overall health calendar. Keeping a calendar of your period will help your doctor to diagnose any problems and help you keep track of your normal cycles. You will be better able to avoid accidents, plan for a pregnancy, manage suspected menstrual problems and keep track of your emotional changes.
In adults menstrual cycles are between 24 and 35 days but in the teen years and during menopause cycle days can be very irregular. A good rule of thumb though is that cycles shouldnt be closer …
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Nutrition »
Why is it that we eat more food in the winter? Maybe we decide that it’s okay to have a little more girth to keep us warm. Bears do it so why can’t we? Unfortunately, eating more and moving less doesn’t equal a healthy lifestyle.
Stay warm this winter with a few healthy breakfast items on the menu. We can eat and feel full without ruining our diet and adding to our waistline. We’ve worked hard to maintain or lose weight when the weather was warm. We don’t want to …
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Eye Health »

At the end of the nineteenth century two men influenced today’s world in a way that everybody who has eye problems experiences their impact without even knowing their names.
Both of them tried to find a vision correction solution for people with eye problems, and both of them came to different conclusions. Today, almost 150 years later, you are in charge to decide who was right.
Hermann von Helmholtz was born in the beginning of the nineteenth century. He was a German physician and physicist who is known for his mathematics of the eye, theories of vision, …
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Mind and Spirit »

I debated for quite awhile on whether to add the category “My Personal Journey” to this blog, finally deciding that yes, I would. Why? Because if we are truly talking about holistic medicine (I like to call it Wholistic medicine), then how can you neglect the spirit?
I’m on my own journey of self-discovery and spirituality. A journey that is at times frustrating, at times enlightening, at times rewarding but at all times worth it – at least to me. I’ve always been curious – much to the chagrin of my elders when I was a …
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