Fat Fact FACT: If you’re obese, you need to loose weight or else you’ll be at risk of shortening your life by eight years, and diminishing the quality of the years you have left. This is a message we don’t hear much anymore. For the sake of political correctness, and out of fear of offending… Continue reading Resisting the Fat Acceptance Movement
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Amazon – “Reinvent Happy Hour: Stay Home, Drink, and Watch TV”
A recent Amazon ad suggests staying home as an alternative to socializing with friends at Happy Hour. The ad shows a woman at home, sitting on her couch alone, with a glass of wine in one hand and a remote in the other. Click the image below for a larger view. While some alone time… Continue reading Amazon – “Reinvent Happy Hour: Stay Home, Drink, and Watch TV”
TED Talks Videos: Thyroid, Pancreas, Kidney, Lungs
Below are a series of TED Talks videos about health that describe in a few minutes how various organs in the body work, as well as explaining other body functions. Watch the entire series below.
Should People Pay More Because of a Perceived Benefit?
New research from the University of Cincinnati shows ‘higher priced placebo’ drugs prove to be more effective than those perceived to be cheaper. This may give pharmaceutical companies a reason to defend the high price of drugs (e.g. “If people pay more for real drugs, they will have more faith that they will work, and there… Continue reading Should People Pay More Because of a Perceived Benefit?
Thyroid Recovery Wellness Program – Diet, Health, Supplements, and Practices for Treating Hypothyroid and Hyperthyroid Conditions
The following article is from Dr. Jason Bradley of the Washington Street Wellness Center in Iowa City. It is a compilation of a series of writings posted to his Facebook page in December 2013. There are five parts included below. Additional installations will be provided later. For the most current news, visit Dr. Bradley’s Facebook… Continue reading Thyroid Recovery Wellness Program – Diet, Health, Supplements, and Practices for Treating Hypothyroid and Hyperthyroid Conditions
Obesity and High Estrogen Levels in Men: Symptoms, Causes, Testing, Crisis, Dangers, and Treatments
Health > Wellness Centers Summary. This document reviews the symptoms, causes, testing, crisis, dangers, and treatments of high estrogen levels in men. If you or someone you love is impacted by high estrogen levels, some knowledge will help you feel more informed and in control. Symptoms. The most visible symptom of high estrogen levels in men is typically… Continue reading Obesity and High Estrogen Levels in Men: Symptoms, Causes, Testing, Crisis, Dangers, and Treatments
Wellness Documentary: “Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead” by Joe Cross (2011)
Overweight, loaded up on steroids and suffering from a debilitating autoimmune disease, Joe Cross was at the end of his rope and the end of his hope. With doctors and conventional medicine unable to help, Joe traded in junk food and hit the road with a juicer and generator in tow, vowing only to drink… Continue reading Wellness Documentary: “Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead” by Joe Cross (2011)