I recently told you about a friend who returned from a trip to Mexico complaining about itchy, scaly skin on her palms. It quickly progressed to painful, bubbly sores with peeling skin. A visit to the dermatologist diagnosed eczema. My friend was quite surprised as she hadn’t ever had any eczema patches before on her [...]
January 22, 2010 – 10:28 am
Following Ariana Huffington’s lead for getting more sleep is not just good for your concentration and focus, and not just good for losing weight and feeling more energetic. Spending more time in bed and getting more sleep can also boost your sex life! At almost every multiple sclerosis event where I present a session on [...]
January 15, 2010 – 10:24 am
I’ve mentioned that I lost 17 lbs last year. This happened without any intention from me, i.e., I wasn’t trying to lose weight. While I think there were several factors to this, one was likely getting more sleep. Ariana Huffington is on her own quest this month to get more sleep regularly, and one thing [...]
January 11, 2010 – 12:36 pm
Too many of us run on chronic sleep deprivation. You really need to average 7-8 hours/night of restful sleep for your body to fully recharge and take care of all the business that gets done while you sleep, namely digestion, stress-relief/relaxation, and healing. Arianna Huffington, editor of the Huffington Post, has made sleep her number [...]
December 11, 2009 – 1:07 am
I went to Julie Powell‘s book signing earlier tonight at the Tattered Cover to hear her read and discuss her new book, Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession. As with her first book, Julie and Julia, I was impressed with her raw honesty and dedication to pursuing sometimes distasteful activities. I loved Julie [...]
December 3, 2009 – 3:17 pm
Seems like plantar warts plague a lot of people, so I figured it was time for an update on the plantar wart remedy I wrote about two years ago. In case you haven’t seen the original post on using apple cider vinegar to remove plantar warts, I wrote about my friend Pete’s plantar wart and [...]
November 20, 2009 – 10:26 am
My friend has already had a rough winter. What started with a cough in September morphed into bronchitis and then into pneumonia. Even after multiple rounds of antibiotics, here it is almost Thanksgiving and she has puss-filled spots on her tonsils but tests negative for strep, feels worn out, run down, and far from healthy. [...]
November 13, 2009 – 10:10 am
The December, 2009, issue of Consumer Reports offers a couple tips for prevention of flu and swine flu. In their poll a few months ago, CR learned that only 34% of respondents intended to get the swine flu vaccine, so it behooves us all to practice good hygiene during this flu season. While they recommended [...]
