Chromotherapy (often misspelled as "chromatherapy") is a centuries method of treating disease with color. Color therapy isn’t far fetched at all. If you are inclined to scoff at such healing, just remember that the most famous and applicable scientific discovery of the 20th century was Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. In it, he proved that matter […]

Americans spend 30 billion dollars a year on prescription and over-the-counter medications as remedies for headaches. These medications are ineffective at best; many of them are even harmful and can cause even more health problems. Also, people often develop a tolerance to pain medications, so they are continually increasing their dosage. Eventually these medications actually […]

5 Reasons For Diet Failure You’ve taken an oath and THIS time you’re going to do it: lose weight. Days/weeks/months go by and once again: DIET FAILURE! But why? Why is it so damned hard??? Here are 5 reasons why most of us fail. #1: The Infamous "Junk Food Diet" Sigh … you’re still eating […]

We’ve all had to deal with pain at some stage in our lives. Most people reach for a medicine bottle but there are other options like a TENS unit or a TENS muscle stimulator. You might not have heard of TENS units? These gadgets were invented as another way to eliminate drugs while providing pain […]

In 21st century American, weight loss and teenagers seem to have an eternal marriage. We live in a culture that is way too focused on appearance and teenagers are bombarded with messages about how they "ought" to look – mostly like their favorite movie stars and action heroes. But it's critical that they do not […]

If you simply CANNOT LOSE WEIGHT, you will already know that year after year we are inundated, swamped and buried in the ‘latest and greatest’ diet books. The authors (often doctors) earnestly assure us the THEIR book will resolve our weight problems, once and for all. And perhaps they could – if we actually followed […]

Every woman (and lots of men!) dread the very possibility of breast cancer. But what if you have it? What treatment of breast cancer is best? Obviously, this is a question for every patient (HATE that word! makes us sound like total victims) to answer for herself. But if you’re looking for breast cancer help, […]

Lots of us – MOST of us? ALL of us? – feel like we need a motivation injection from time to time. In fact, personal motivation is often cited as a huge factor in failure of every sort. Pain, whether physical, mental, emotional or spiritual, is a super strong force for change … Getting really […]

Headaches in children are a common problem. Just like adults, kids can have tension headaches, migraines, and sinus headaches. About 10% of children suffer from migraines, although most of these kids will outgrow them. It is estimated that around fifty percent of child migraineurs stop having the headaches once they reach puberty, and another twenty-five […]

Long, long ago in a galaxy far away, getting “old” meant that you dragged out the rocking chair and spent the rest of your life watching TV and the world go by. My parents and their friends got virtually no exercise except for a bit of housework and perhaps cutting the grass (before the days […]