Medicine does not always have to be complicated, and simple and straightforward solutions to problems are often available to those who are looking.
Healthy Living
Sugar and Vitamin C
Sugar competes with Vitamin C for entry into cells via insulin, meaning that sugar consumption needs to be reduced for optimal ascorbic acid benefit.
Affordable Care Act
by Jule Klotter It’s no surprise that health care affordability is still a hot topic for the Democrats seeking the 2020 nomination for president. Health care costs for pharmaceuticals and services continue to rise, straining the budgets of many. Single payer and optional Medicare-for-all are some of the ideas proposed […]
Getting It
Through the years, the relationship between doctor and patient has been in varying ways one of the principal forms in which people have received some nourishment for their higher feelings.
Philosophy, Medicine, and Choices
Albert Einstein said: I think the most important question facing humanity is, ‘Is the universe a friendly place?’ For if we decide that the universe is an unfriendly place, then we will use our technology, our scientific discoveries and our natural resources to achieve safety and power by creating bigger […]
Play in a Stressed-Out World
Do you have enough playtime in your everyday life? The older we get, the more responsibilities and must-do tasks demand our attention. Working adults tend to reject play as a waste of time (unless it involves some form of competition), but play may be an important key to healthy aging. […]
Exercise, Sleep Quality, and Clock Genes
Yujiro Yamanaka and colleagues found that the time of day we exercise influences the autonomic nervous system. Their study involved 22 healthy young males; seven acted as the control group, seven randomized into a morning exercise group, and eight were in the evening exercise group. All participants lived in facility […]
