Americans Die Younger: US Ranks Low in World Health Report A report published last month by the Institute of Medicine entitled, U.S. Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer Health, was released on January 9, 2013. CNN originally covered the Institute’s release of the report, and now the nutrition industry is chiming in, “The first obvious issue…
Physical Therapy for Back Pain Improves Chances for Permanent Relief Apparently Dr. Oz may not know exactly what physical therapy is – even though it is good that he sought it out when discussing “cutting edge solutions for back pain” on a recent segment. The segment caught the attention of the American Physical Therapy Association,…
Anti-Cancer 101: Avoid Pesticides Here’s How: Here are some other helpful links for your family’s health: Avoiding Cancer & Chronic Disease Clean Food Resources – If buying organic is expensive where you live, then make sure you at least follow the Dirty Dozen List, buy organic milk and yogurt, and avoid GMO’s (namely wheat, corn,…
Self-Help Tip of the Week: That which remains when there is no more grasping, is the Self. ~ Panchardasi Heeding this proverb, or mantra, or whatever you want to call it, is a daily challenge for me. And on the day this picture was taken, in the dimming of the day on a Virginia mountainside…
Read The Role of Nutrition and Exercise in Longevity, full post, of my latest article on Yang-Sheng magazine. Read Yang-Sheng magazine on full screen flip book No one wants to hear the phrase “you are aging prematurely.” However, that is exactly what is happening when you suffer from chronic disease. The phrase “anti-inflammatory diet” is a huge buzzword now in…
This guest post is written by Liz Gillem Duncanson MPT, ATC, PYT-C, of Body Temple Physical Therapy in Northern California. Visit Liz. The Yoga Couch When I returned to work after my first Professional Yoga Therapy studies course with Ginger Garner, I began to lay out a mysterious blanket configuration on the floor next to the…
Influencing Health Care Policy: Can Medical Providers Do That? How can health care professionals/pain management specialists become more involved in shaping health care policy? Rehabilitation specialists are instrumental medical providers in the management of chronic pain. As a physical therapist I have been specializing in chronic pain for close to 15 years, and doing so,…
Labor & Delivery Yoga: Better Birth is Only a Breath Away I have had the absolute joy of giving birth three times. Although I have other secret weapons for labor and delivery, I believe this one is the most important for managing pain, preventing panic or anxiety, and maintaining adequate oxygenation, no matter what type…
The idea of women’s empowerment is a touchy issue. It has been correlated with the myth of the “male decline” and other scare tactics put forth by those who may seek to sweep women’s issues under the proverbial rug. However, one fact stands very clear. Our current approach on women’s health care in the US…
Can Yoga Be Used as Medicine, Part Two This is the second part in a two part series that discusses how you can talk with your doctor or therapist about yoga as medicine. At work teaching Yoga as Medicine in an interactive lab for a community physical therapy class during a medical continuing education yoga…
Loss and healing after Stillbirth This guest post is shared with us by Lexington, KY based yoga teacher Sharon Tessandori, a beautiful soul and mother to a precious, sleeping angel. Here is her story of loss, and of hope for tomorrow. October 16, 2012 – One week ago today, Andy (my husband) and I found ourselves in…
What Makes Survivors Resilient? Recently I was asked this question by a PTSD survivor-turned-therapist, about how I would answer the question: What makes survivors resilient? Here is my response (*name changed for privacy): What a great question, Kate:* I believe survivors are resilient because they exercise choice (either knowingly or unknowingly). By choice, they take the…