Normally, I'm all for "alertive medicine" (herbs, acupuncture, massage, pressure points, changes in diet, etc.), but there is a time and place for Western Medicine. For example: pneumonia. It's finally going away, thanks to z-pak!

My lungs don't hurt (much) anymore, I'm not constantly tired (much), I'm not constantly out of breath (much), my lips ( Read more... )

You know how I have a cat that can predict when someone will get sick? And then she won't leave the person alone until they're better?

Guess what? Tiger won't leave me alone. I'm NOT kidding when I say that I have literally moved her to a different spot on the couch, or removed her entirely, more than 40 times in the last hour! But NO! She must ( Read more... )

So, there's been some new studies lately that many people aren't getting enough vitamin-D. It's produced by your skin in response to sunlight exposure. It helps with general maintenance of various organs. One theory as to why people have low levels is that with all the of the sunscreen people use, we don't have adequate exposure to produce the ( Read more... )