In 1995, actress Karen Duffy — better known as MTV's VJ "Duff” — returned home to New York after the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles in excruciating pain. She later described the initial pain in her head like "a burning, sharp pain that felt like I was being electrocuted.” As bad as the pain felt, it soon grew even worse. Befor … Read More
Tylenol and Motrin Total Recall
If you're a parent or grandparent, you've hopefully heard of the massive recall of children and infant medications from pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson earlier this month. As a father of 8, it certainly caught my attention. According to the related FDA news release, medicines involved may have too much of the act … Read More
Back Pain Exercises
You've likely found this post because you are searching for information on "back pain exercises"... Well, first, let me say that most back pain can be greatly reduced or completely eliminated with exercise... However, the key is knowing which exercises are going to help and which are going to hurt. It's true, some back pain … Read More
Reduced Salt: Bad for Your Health?
Hold onto your pickles. The great American nanny state is at it again. This time the government wants to make sure you don't eat too much salt. Most people would readily agree there is too much salt in processed foods. That an increase in salt corresponds to an increase in blood pressure. And that Americans, as well as ci … Read More
Are Inversion Tables Safe?
What a great question... and it's easy to see why so many people ask it. Who wouldn't wonder if hanging upside down is actually good for you? But the answer is, yes, inversion tables are safe. Yet there are a small number of people who may not be able to use inversion therapy. For example, people with certain eye conditio … Read More
Are Inversions Tables Effective?
Chances are good that you stumbled upon this post because you’re in need of back pain therapy and someone you know has been raving about inversion therapy. Those glowing reviews made you wonder if inversion therapy is truly that wonderful and how you could get your hands on your very own inversion table…right? The truth is … Read More
Dr. Oz on Inversion Therapy
Did you see the recent episode of the Dr. Oz show where he talked about inversion therapy and it's benefits? Even traditionally trained, mainstream doctors like Dr. Oz are finally starting to catch on (but boy are they slow!) to inversion therapy for treating all sorts of back and sciatic pain. Plus, not only can it help el … Read More
Make Stretching A Priority
For many of us, myself included, fear is why we don’t do many of the things we need to do to be healthy, to be successful or to be happy. For example there was a period in my life when I didn’t stretch as I should have because I was afraid. Afraid of what, I couldn’t say. Then I made some major changes in my life, starting … Read More
Freedom
People don't make you angry, thoughts make you angry. You can't be angry unless you think the thoughts that make you angry. If you win the lottery in the morning, who's going to make you angry that day? No one. No matter what they say to you, you aren't going to think about them. You are going to be thinking of your winnings … Read More
Are You a People Pleaser?
Most people are programmed to please. They spend their lives trying to live up to other people's expectations. Of course, they secretly resent those people for that. Reverse your programming: Make what you want be important! Nathaniel Branden said, "Chances are, when you were young, you were told, in effect, 'Listen, kid, he … Read More