What is dementia? Is it a specific disease or is it the loss of cognitive function: memory, processing, reasoning? Actually it is both. There are various diagnostic names that the medical profession uses when the patients are assessed. The main thing we need to remember is that
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There are always objections to trying something new. I know when my late husband was diagnosed with cancer, we had no idea there was any other option other than the standard: surgery, chemo and radiation. We did not seriously study or research any alternative options. We had
Read more →Lately it seems as if going to a doctor, PPO or specialist, one of the most deeply personal activities you can perform, has become extremely impersonal. You are treated like a number when you check in. You sit in the waiting room for 30 minutes. Then when
Read more →CBS news and HealthDay reported a study that showed calcium supplementation did not live up to its claims as pertains to strengthening bones. I looked at that report and tried to find out who commissioned the report, and what supplements were tested. None of that information was
Read more →I belong to many Facebook forums and LinkedIn groups. I follow different groups related to integrative health care and alternative health care. One question or comment seems to be trending at the moment: Do I need a professional Naturopath? Alternatively, to put it a different way: I
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