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Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is a condition characterized by damage to the peripheral nerves, often manifesting as n…
Vis Medicatrix Naturae
Victoria Sweet was a physician in the world of modern medicine in San Francisco, but in her book, God's Hotel, she discovered that premodern medicine had some very important concepts when it came to the power of th…
Wine price misconceptions
Assumptions, opinions, we all have them about most everything, including what wine should cost. Even more importantly, we have them about how a wine should taste when it is "X" dollars. Those assumptions and opinio…
Aging: Slow it,stop it, reverse it?
Well, here we are, embarking on another new year with new hopes and dreams giving way to inspiration to make this a better year than last year. New energized goals of weight loss and "I'm finally going to get in sh…
Smart apps for smart resolutions
Happy New Year! As 2015 begins so do New Year's resolutions. After time passes in the New Year, resolutions tend to start dwindling. A great way to stay on track is to literally track your habits that will encourag…
Inflammation and your health and longevity
Aging is a disease that cannot be completely eliminated, but like many chronic diseases, it can be controlled, prevented, and even reversed. This can be accomplished with inflammation control, good nutrition, and h…
A tough follow
Mary's brother John, a great winemaker, first coined this phrase at one of the many dinners we shared around our table in Sonoma. "A tough follow" referred to when the second bottle we would open was perhaps not as…
Let your mind help you achieve your goals in 2015
With the New Year almost here, it seems each year flies by a little faster as I find myself looking towards the future and what I want to accomplish in 2015. If you have read any of my articles, you know that I am …
True gift of health?
At Natural Spine Solutions, we strive to change the way we view health. By definition health is a state of physical, emotional, and social wellbeing, not merely the absence of pain and disease. Are you and your fam…
Antibiotics: friend or foe? Part IV
In Part I we discussed the potential "catastrophic threat" of antibiotic resistant bacteria. We also discussed the misuse of antibiotics that is contributing to the problem. In Part II, we reviewed various disorder…
Mulligan, anyone?
Golfing in Arizona one year with family and friends, I spent sometime declaring a few mulligans as I worked my way around the beautiful golf course. It might have been the desert air, or the fact I hadn't golfed in…
Antibiotics: Friend or foe? Part III
In addition to "bad" yeasts, molds and fungus, our bodies also have beneficial yeasts, bacteria and other microbes that do wondrous things in our body. But the "good" yeasts and microbes are supposed to keep the "b…
Dealing with the winter blues
Sometimes it is difficult to want to get outside during the winter months; the cold temperatures, slippery ice and darkness cause most people to stay indoors. The "winter blues" are characterized by the mild depres…
Serve yourself
Serving platters, polished silverware, and fancy glassware adorn the dining room table. Serving spoons crash onto plates as food is passed down the line of generations. Holidays dust off traditions, including food …
'Twas the night before
When I was little, I loved the magic of the poem "The Night Before Christmas." My parents had a well-worn book that had beautiful illustrated pictures, and they would read it to me each Christmas season. As soon as…
Oil and wine
Right now most of our loyal readers are questioning that headline, what could the two possibly have to do with each other? It turns out that the rapid drop in oil prices - a holiday gift for many of us, resulting i…