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[19 Mar 2009 | One Comment]
Inflammation: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Part II

Food is medicine. As with all medicines too much, or the wrong type of medicine can be harmful. Many decisions are made daily concerning what we eat. These small decisions add up and ultimately affect our health. By choosing wisely a positive impact can be made on our health and wellness.
In [...]

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[21 Dec 2008]
Inflammation: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Part I

nflammation is often associated with painful swelling, red irritation, and generalized achiness. The literal meaning of the word comes from the Latin root, inflamatio, to set on fire. It has negative connotations, and rightfully so, but in the proper situation it is undoubtedly beneficial. In the first part of this article we will define inflammation [...]

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[21 Sep 2008]
What is Osteopathic Medicine?

Andrew Taylor Still, MD knew that there was a better way to practice medicine. In the mid-1800’s he watched helplessly as three of his children died of meningitis. Even though he was a physician, he could do nothing to save their lives. Conventional medicine at that time had little to offer for effective treatments. Common [...]

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[20 Jun 2008]
Biofeedback

Like grocery stores stocking organic food and fitness fans flocking to yoga, medicine is going back to the future—with biofeedback.
Biofeedback uses modern technology combined with meditation and relaxation to provide real-time information about automatic processes in our bodies—such as heart rate or brain waves—that we normally are not aware of. It converts this information into [...]

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[1 Apr 2008]

By Dr. David G. Lancaster, DO, ABHM
Tai Chi is a low impact exercise that brings together movement, breath, balance, awareness, and serenity. As a martial art it involves the synchronization of breathing and thought with flowing movements of the trunk, arms and legs. These graceful movements have been choreographed over the centuries so that by [...]