Articles by Keyword - active
11 records found for keyword « active »
( BACK TO KEYWORDS )
Active Isolated Stretch with Diane Waye
Aaron Mattis created this style of active vs static stretching. Static stretching actually decreases blood flow. Stride, strength, agility, and ability to change direction quickly are improved immensely, as is elasticity.
Creating Wellness Through Lifestyle
Primary care is lifestyle medicine and promotes wellness through prevention. Mainstream medicine depends on our getting sick and relying on medications, technologies and surgeries.
Garlic Protects the Heart
Garlic oil may help release protective compounds for the heart during a heart attack, during cardiac surgery, or for congestive heart failure. The active compound is diallyl trisulfide, which can deliver hydrogen sulfide gas to the heart. In studies in mice when a coronary artery is tied off there is 61% less damage when diallyl ...
Get Active in Health Care Reform
A Return to Healing: Radical Health Care Reform and The Future of Medicine
Proactive Prevention Now! With Russ Jaffe, MD
It is very important to prevent disease rather then detect it early. 1% of our population spends 30% of our health care dollars. We need to improve how we deliver care and how we live our lives if we want to feel better and conserve our money.
Rethinking Inflammation with Russ Jaffe, MD
Inflammation is the final common pathway of illness. Inflammation is a repair deficit problem that must be dealt with if we're going to repair the physiology that leads to cellular dysfunction and disease. Proactive prevention through the alkaline way is a cornerstone of wellness. Homeostasis is about living in balance and harmony with nature. ...
The California Health Alliance with Russell Jaffe, MD
The purpose of California Health Alliance is to curb the epidemic of obesity and Type 2 diabetes in California. There has been an increase of 5% per year of diabetes in kids under the age of 5. We cannot afford the costs that will be generated from this epidemic. We must shift our health care model from disease care to health care.
The New Legitimacy with John Renesch
People can give legitimacy and can also take it away. We do this unconsciously by default. Legitimacy is what is allowed to happen. If we don't object to negative changes we give them approval
Tips to Avoid the Flu
What can you do to protect yourself against all types of influenza, especially if you don't take the vaccine. Stress is the most common cause that compromises our immunity. Boosting immunity rather than treating illness is the way to go. Build up the biological terrain; be proactive by living a healthy lifestyle through diet, exercise, stress ...
Too Much Iron Accelerates Aging
Iron storage disease, or hemochromatosis, affects 10-15% of the population, and perhaps even more if you know how to diagnose it. Iron overload increases free radical damage via the Fenton reaction. Hepcidin is a hormone that regulates iron levels by increasing the absorption of iron. The is new research showing that at least ...
What is Bankrupting US Healthcare?
According to an article in Life Extension published in April of 2012, there are three factors responsible for the fiscal insolvency of the US healthcare system; skyrocketing drug prices, reactive medicine, and FDA corruption. Big Pharma protects its expiring patents by filing frivolous law suits against companies making generic drugs. These ...
