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Monthly Archives: June 2009
Preparing For Surgery Guided Imagery CD
Are you or is someone you love facing surgery? Whether you place more value on research or anecdotal reports, most people agree that stress impacts our and our ability to heal. The mere thought of surgery or other medical procedure … Continue reading
Weight Loss: Thinking Outside The Box
Since so many people are struggling with weight issues, I’d like to share some things I’ve learned about attaining your ideal weight. Let’s look at four categories: Our culture is all about eating. We use food to celebrate, grieve, socialize. … Continue reading
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Making Stairs a Lure for Exercise
It is an accepted fact that people who integrate more exercise into their daily routine as opposed to using a gym usually continue to get more exercise. Dr. Ishak A. Mansi of Louisiana State University says that even a modest … Continue reading
Posted in ACMS Wellness, Exercise
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Coping with Cancer
Coping with Cancer Have you ever heard it said “There is nothing new under the sun”? True. There is nothing new about Guided imagery. It’s has been used for decades to support those coping with Cancer. Do you know someone … Continue reading
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Access to Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Whenever we try to encourage healthy behaviors, it’s important to look at the practical aspects of a solution. Remember the challenges health care workers in Third World Countries faced with compliance when they introduced drugs to HIV patients? It’s tough … Continue reading
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Health Care Spending Disparities
Good news in the New York Times today. President Obama is very familiar with The New Yorker Article about the Texas border town with Medicare costs twice the national average. His comment as he held up the article was “This … Continue reading
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Childhood Obesity and Sleep Disordered Breathing
My husband is a dentist, Peter A. Thomas, DMD, here in Hampton, NH, who routinely screens for sleep apnea in his patients. He has probably saved lives already by identifying and treating this widespread disorder. Now I see that the … Continue reading
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Study Says Bad Habits Increasing
Wonder if there is any correlation between the state of our nation’s health, health care funding, and the lack of attention to modifiable behaviors? Dr. Dana E King, a professor of Family medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina, … Continue reading
Posted in ACMS Wellness, diabetes, obesity
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The Cost Conundrum
The mission of my company, Atlantic Complementary Medical Solutions, is to encourage the use of Evidence Based Complementary Medical Modalities with Western Medicine to promote wellness and healing while reducing the cost of health care. When I first reviewed literature … Continue reading
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If All Doctors Had More Time to Listen
Please take a minute to read this article from the New York Times. We can and must incorporate changes into our health care system that will allow people to be healthier, feel cared about, and save health care dollars. Dr. … Continue reading