Are You Lonesome Tonight?

We have all experienced the PAIN of loneliness. Yes, Pain. fMRI studies have shown that the pain of loneliness is as real as physical pain. I would say it can have even more serious consequences. I cannot add much more to the excellent article below, except quote the famous philosophe
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Pollution Pain

Practically all diseases start from poor nutrition, social/financial stress and toxic environments. These factors make genetic tendencies more likely to manifest themselves (Epigenetics). Toxic air has been shown to compromise our immune system, leading to diseases like Arthritis. Not
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Is COVID Making You Crazy?

We are all tired of it. But it is not going away. We will have to adapt. Some of us will get long-term symptoms driven by inflammation. All organs may be affected. Most concerning are the heart and brain. And according to some, the hydraulics of men (ED). When it comes to the brain, w
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Whence Depression?

We all get depressed from time to time. It’s normal to get depressed when life comes at us hard. We may need help at those times. But most of the time we just need to ride the hard times out, hopefully with the support and understanding of our loved ones. Do we need anything else, lik
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COVID Strikes below the belt

Maybe now you will take COVID more seriously… People with long COVID experience wider set of symptoms than previously thought HealthDay (7/25, Thompson) reports, “People with long-haul COVID experience a wider set of symptoms than once thought…British researchers report” in an “
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Microbiome, Diet and Cancer

Despite a plethora of studies pointing that cancer is 80% an environmental/nutritional problem, most people still believe cancer is 100% genetic. Why? Modernism, detached from Nature and the Spiritual realm, heavily relies on technology in general and genetics in particular. There is
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Guns, Politics and Health

As an Integrative Physician, I have a penchant for compromise, for looking for the Middle Ground in all things. My professional and personal lives have reflected this, no doubt with mixed results, but, hey, I’m trying. It all began in grade school when I read the family’s Larousse Enc
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Water and Health

  Twenty years ago, I xeriscaped my yard to the consternation of my neighbors. I also became active in the community to raise awareness of the drought in the West. It is particularly insidious in Utah where most people act like they have water to spare; no, to waste. Advocating f
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