Here are 10 ideas we should all apply to our hurried, scurried lives.

1.  Eat more dark leafy greens.  They are good for you.  Rich in Vitamin K.  High in fiber.  Increased intake linked to decreased cancer risk.

2.  Omega-3 rich foods 2 times a week.  Vital to brain function and hormonal processes.  Influence mood and metabolism.  Found in fatty fish, walnuts and flaxseed.  Use high-quality fish oil supplements when food not available.

3.  Walk for 30 minutes a day.  It's portable.  It can improve sleep, mood and energy.  Supports weight loss and reduces risk of diabetes and cancer.

4.  Breathe deeply for 5 minutes a day.   Counters the negative effects of stress.  It stimulates the vagus nerve and "turns on" the parasympathetic nervous system - a good thing!

5.  Start eating quinona.  It's gluten-free, balanced in amino acids, and easy to digest.  A step beyond brown rice and it cooks in 20 minutes.

6.  Use more spices.  Substitute for salt.  Have antioxidant and antiinflammatory properties.  Try ginger, garlic, basil, and turmeric.

7.  Create deadlines.  These pressure prompters head off procrastination.

8.  Eat a better breakfast and lunch.  Energy drops in the mid-morning and mid-afternoon rob us of productivity.  The use of sugar, salt, chocolate, and caffeine in snacks do not meet our needs and result in fatigue and bad moods.

9.  Go to bed half an hour earlier.  It's do-able.  This will give you more needed rest which the average body desperately needs.

10. Choose one person to connect with.  It's hard to keep up with everyone.  Strong social networks may promote longevity,reduce stress, protect from depression, boost heart health and improve sleep. 

More information can be found at academyofosteopathy.org.

As long as you can still take in a breath of air it's not too late.

Here are some facts from the Cleveland Clinic by Dr. Bard Bowman, a WebMD Medical Editor.

Now these are worth reading.

After 20 minutes:  Your blood pressure and pulse decrease.  The temperature of your hands and feet increases.

After 8 hours:  Carbon monoxide in your blood reverts to normal.  Oxygen levels in your blood increases.

After 24 hours:  Your heart attack risk decreases.

After 48 hours:  The ability to taste and smell begins to return.

After 72 hours:  Your broncial tubes relax.

After 2 weeks to 3 months:  Your circulation improves.

After 1 to 9 months:  The cilia (tiny hairs) in the lungs regrow improving the lung's ability to clean itself.  Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, and shortness of breath also decrease.

After 1 to 5 years:  Your risk of dying of heart disease is 1/2 that of a lifelong smoker.

After 10 years:  Your risk of dying from lung cancer drops to almost that of a lifelong NONsmoker.  Mouth, larynx and other cancers also decrease.

The take on this is you are just as well off with symptomatic treatment and analgesics as with expensive medications that don't work.

Not related to this article, but of value for sinusitis are two products.  Xlear nasal spray and Oreganol spray.  If you suffer with intermittent sinusitis, then research these two products.

Well, what can we do to lessen our chances?

These thoughts were gleaned from the April, Corlandt Forum.  There are 10 suggestions that I think have merit with some exceptions.

1.  Be as lean as possible within the normal range of body weight.

2.  Be physically active.

3.  Avoid sugary drinks and limit consumption of energy dense foods.

4.  Eat mostly foods of plant origin.

5.  Limit red meat and avoid processed meat.

6.  Limit alcoholic drinks.

7.  Limit consumption of salt (unless adrenally stressed)

8.  Aim to meet nutritional needs through diet alone (Well, the principle is sound.  But, the application is of concern).

9.  Exclusively breastfeed infants (no other liquids) for up to six months.

10.  Cancer survivors should follow the recommendations for cancer prevention unless otherwise directed by their treating physician.

Here are some thoughts from Sherry Boschert from the Family Practice News.  Based on studies there are eight strategies that are successful in keeping weight off once it has been lost.

Now this isn't rocket science, but it is worth thinking about.

Eat a low-calorie, low-fat diet.  Very few of us today work at plowing a mule or loading pulp wood.

Engage in a high level of physical activity.  Couch taters be gone.

Limit TV viewing.  But, what about those Andy Griffith reruns?

Step on a scale often.  It makes you painfully aware.

Maintain diet consistency.  What's a little discipline!

Limit diet variety.  Find your type and stick with it.

Eat breakfast.  Now how many times have you heard that?

Limit fast food.  Could this put McDonald's in danger of financial devastation?

Save a life.  It could be your own.

According to this article there are 3,170 pairs of drug names that look or sound alike and can be confused causing a medication error.

In January 2008, the United States Pharmacopeia reported that there were 30,000 drug-name mistakes that caused harm 1.4% of the time and resulted in seven deaths.

Some of the medications listed with the largest number of look or sound alike names included cefazolin (15), lisinopril (13), enalapril (12), prednisone (12), trazodone (12), metronidazole (11), diazepam (10), levothyroxine (10), and labetalol (10).

One recommendation to protect you from one of these potential errors is to ask your doctor to write on your prescription what you medication is for.  This would also benefit patients on multiple medications.  Who knows, it could save a life and it might be yours.

The site is dietnet.

At this site you can read about the different aspects of nutrition and it is in an understandable form.

I hope you enjoy perusing this site as much as I have.

In this book, Dr. Mercola explains how to lose weight, stop carbohyrate cravings and keep weight off.

His explanations are succinct and easily understood.

If you are diabetic and want to get a better handle on dealing with your disease, then you should give this book a read.

If you simply want to get hold of your weight problem, this is a must.

I have recently discovered a neat website where you can learn some very interesting things about arthritis.

There is a preview of a book by Robert McFerran entitled, "ARTHRITIS--Searching for THE TRUTH--Searching for
THE CURE".

This is not going to be a book review, but if you are interested in finding out why mainstream medicine is NOT
working, then you should really investigate this body of work.

It will enlighten you and hopefully give you hope for the future.

Go to dietnet.  Find the orange heading and look for the title Arthritis.  Under this you will see Robert McFerran.

Good luck and good reading.

This is a brief summary of this article.  At the end we will give you the website if you are inclined to read all thegrizzly details.

A doctor at the CDC states that in 2003, tens of millions of unnecessary antibiotics were prescribed.

There are 7.5 million unnecessay medical and surgical procedures annually.

Unnecessary hospitalizations numbered 8.9 million annually.

Iatrogenic (doctor induced) deaths number 783,936 annually.

Based on statistics, just entering a hospital could cause the following events (out of 16.4 million people)

     2.1% chance for a serious adverse drug event

     5 - 6% chance of acquiring a hospital-caused infection

     4 - 36% chance of having an iatrogenic (doctor induced) injury

     17% chance of a procedure error

Based on conservative statistics, here are some interesting numbers

      Ten-Year Death Rates for Medical Intervention

                    Adverse Drug Reactions                1.06 million

                    Medical Error                                0.98 million

                    Bedsores                                     1.15 million

                    Nosocomial Infections                   0.88 million

                    Malnutrition                                  1.09 million

                    Outpatients                                  1.99 million

                    Unnecessary Procedures                 371,360

                    Surgery-Related                              320,000

                                   TOTAL                         7.8 million

                   This represents more deaths than all the casualties America has suffered in all its wars.

Internet site for this info:

http://www.angelfire.com/az/sthurston/Leading_Cause_of_Death_in_the_US.html

bodily processes.  When these processes go awry for whatever reason, then a disease state can ensue.  We

know that the body is constantly working to overcome illness and injury.  Most of the time the body can and

will heal itself.  But, just occasionally, it needs a little help to rebalance itself.  This is the function of Restorative

Medicine.  This type of medicine is a better method of treatment than just treating symptoms.  If you simply

treat the symptoms you still have the illness.  It is far better to work to actually restore health.  This method

requires our getting to know you and who you are.  It takes a commitment for you the patient to participate in

your recovery.

My back pain had gotten incapacitating.  Since having my back treated I have had multiple sites addressed.

I am a firm believer in prolotherapy.

I won't try and re-invent the wheel.  Below are some websites with wonderful and insightful information about

prolotherapy.

Willaim J. Faber, D.O.

www.milwaukeepainclinic.com

Ross Hauser, M.D.

www.getprolo.com

Donna D. Alderman, D.O.

www.proltherapy.com

Suzanne E. Alt, D.O.

www.naturalholisticmedicine.com