Thursday, January 14, 2010
Austin American Statesman Article on Cedar Fever Remedy
Herbalogic got a mention in the Austin American Statesmen today with its Easy Breather as a Cedar Fever Remedy. We are happy to see this as it is very helpful for the worst of the symptoms people suffer.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Stop worrying about your health
Chalk up one more thing to worry about this year, now you can worry about worrying too much. It turns out that worrying about your health can actually be as bad for you as a lot of the things you are worrying about.
The researchers who wrote this report (can't find the darn link) said that most people are healthier than they think they are and there is no such thing as optimal health. Being underweight can be as bad for you as being overweight and that there is such a thing as too much exercise. They reported that in terms of overall mortality you are better off to be a couple of pounds heavy. They say that moderation is the key. It is more important to control how much you eat than to control what you eat. A couple of 20 minute walks with the dog are better for you than one long run a week and people tend to downplay carrying kids and groceries and mowing lawns as not exercise, when they are perfectly good activity.
Dave's 5 tips to better health: (except there are really 7)
1. Breathe
Try to take 1 minute a day to close your eyes and breathe slowly and deeply. Even as little as 60 seconds can help engage your parasympathetic nervous system and help reduce stress. If you like this, do it often.
2. Move
You can run or walk around the lake if that suits you but the most important way to exercise is to PLAY. Do something functional like ride your bike to work. Look into adult education for things like dodgeball, or ultimate frisbee, have fun, play with your dog, run around be silly.
3. Drink
lots of water and moderate amounts of wine and dark beer (those seem to be the best for you)
4. Eat
You can use Michael Pollan's advice of, "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants" by food, of course, he means not processed food, real food. Eat a hamburger and fries, just don't do it every day. What is really important is to be engaged in the food you eat. Cook something at home that just makes your mouth water and enjoy every bite.
5. Sleep
You don't have to get 8 hours a day. Get what is right for you, but try to get it consistently.
6. Learn
Never stop learning- it makes your brain last longer. Research has shown that middle aged brains do better when we learn by challenging our long held beliefs. If you are a hard core atheist, start talking to people of faith, you don't have to change your mind just open it. Certainly that example works in reverse too.
7. Socialize.
Number of close friends is a consistent marker for longevity. Make note, these are face to face friends, not facebook friends.
The researchers who wrote this report (can't find the darn link) said that most people are healthier than they think they are and there is no such thing as optimal health. Being underweight can be as bad for you as being overweight and that there is such a thing as too much exercise. They reported that in terms of overall mortality you are better off to be a couple of pounds heavy. They say that moderation is the key. It is more important to control how much you eat than to control what you eat. A couple of 20 minute walks with the dog are better for you than one long run a week and people tend to downplay carrying kids and groceries and mowing lawns as not exercise, when they are perfectly good activity.
Dave's 5 tips to better health: (except there are really 7)
1. Breathe
Try to take 1 minute a day to close your eyes and breathe slowly and deeply. Even as little as 60 seconds can help engage your parasympathetic nervous system and help reduce stress. If you like this, do it often.
2. Move
You can run or walk around the lake if that suits you but the most important way to exercise is to PLAY. Do something functional like ride your bike to work. Look into adult education for things like dodgeball, or ultimate frisbee, have fun, play with your dog, run around be silly.
3. Drink
lots of water and moderate amounts of wine and dark beer (those seem to be the best for you)
4. Eat
You can use Michael Pollan's advice of, "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants" by food, of course, he means not processed food, real food. Eat a hamburger and fries, just don't do it every day. What is really important is to be engaged in the food you eat. Cook something at home that just makes your mouth water and enjoy every bite.
5. Sleep
You don't have to get 8 hours a day. Get what is right for you, but try to get it consistently.
6. Learn
Never stop learning- it makes your brain last longer. Research has shown that middle aged brains do better when we learn by challenging our long held beliefs. If you are a hard core atheist, start talking to people of faith, you don't have to change your mind just open it. Certainly that example works in reverse too.
7. Socialize.
Number of close friends is a consistent marker for longevity. Make note, these are face to face friends, not facebook friends.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
New Practice Space
After all the drama that was Ann Kelso going out of business, I have finally landed in a great space. If anyone is interested-Barbara Kelso, the owner of Ann Kelso (confusing, I know) was evicted from her space on S. Congress for not paying rent. The sheriff literally told us to get our stuff and get out. Since I had hundreds of gallon glass jars full of herbs, it was impossible for me to get my stuff out and for the last two months the people at 04 developments have been really great in letting me keep my stuff there until I find a new home. In particular the property manager has been really understanding and I appreciate that a lot.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Duke Surgery Patients Benefit From Acupuncture During Anesthesia - Durham County - MyNC.com
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Cholesterol and supplemements
Two years ago I went to my MD for a physical and standard blood tests. My total cholesterol came back at a whopping 320 with triglycerides at over 700. Ouch. These are the sort of readings that make your doctor give you the concerned voice.
I didn't do anything about it for a long time, but recently thought it might be a good idea to try to get a handle on these sorts of things, in other words: be an adult about it.
So I did some research and started taking red yeast rice and Omega 3 fatty acids. About 6 months after that I had my blood drawn and tests done. Amazingly my total cholesterol is 191 and triglycerides are normal.
Red yeast rice is a natural form of Lovastatin. I would recommend RYR as a great first step instead of going on a drug company statin. If you have moderately high cholesterol and eat a sensible diet and get some exercise you may be able to bring your numbers down with a natural product that costs about $15/month and if you have private health insurance taking RYR should not make your premiums go up because it is a food. That would be like raising your rates because you are eating more fiber.
I didn't do anything about it for a long time, but recently thought it might be a good idea to try to get a handle on these sorts of things, in other words: be an adult about it.
So I did some research and started taking red yeast rice and Omega 3 fatty acids. About 6 months after that I had my blood drawn and tests done. Amazingly my total cholesterol is 191 and triglycerides are normal.
Red yeast rice is a natural form of Lovastatin. I would recommend RYR as a great first step instead of going on a drug company statin. If you have moderately high cholesterol and eat a sensible diet and get some exercise you may be able to bring your numbers down with a natural product that costs about $15/month and if you have private health insurance taking RYR should not make your premiums go up because it is a food. That would be like raising your rates because you are eating more fiber.
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