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Reduce Pain and Save $$$ By Taking Care of Your Joints

Finding a solution to our “Health care Crisis” must be based on true prevention. I’m not talking about disease screening which Western Medicine and insurance companies call  “preventive care”. I’m talking about changing our habits and behaviors to promote wellness. … Continue reading

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A Quick Haitian Health Update

My copy of the Haitian Health Foundation Newsletter arrived just the other day. (I made a donation and it was sent with the thank you note.) Reading it reminded me how much Americans take for granted. The front page talks … Continue reading

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5 Reasons to Call a Hypnotherapist

Before becoming a Hypnotherapist, I had no idea just how many aspects of our lives can be helped by this simple, evidence based process. When I began practicing, my clients truly had more belief in the system than I did. … Continue reading

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In health care, there’s only one goal

Months ago, I gave up trying to keep track of all the provisions of the proposed health care plan. Let’s face it, the health care system many now embrace could bankrupt our nation and continues to have less than optimal … Continue reading

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The High Price of Stress

How to Lower Health Care’s Bottom Line Companies today carefully calculate their bottom line, and the current cost of health care is of global concern. Yet, how often is one important ingredient—STRESS—factored in? The Gallup Organization Well Being Index, the … Continue reading

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The Great Prostate Mistake NY Times

In this huge drama about health care costs, emotions have led us away from two facts: We in the USA have the most expensive health care system and  the worst outcomes of any non third world country.  Remember that. We, … Continue reading

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Gifts from Aviation to Western Medicine

My son is a pilot, now a captain for American Eagle with 25 years of flying experience.  Years ago, both he and his wife, who was at the time a flight attendant, taught their co-workers a required course called “Crew … Continue reading

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An Economc Perspective of Health Care Reform

Not too long ago, I was very excited about health care reform because our President declared that it would encourage the use of interventions that WORK.  That’s good for me since Hypnotherapy works, has only positive side effects, helps many … Continue reading

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Five Steps to Better Health Through Integrative Medicine

Ode Magazine has a rather lengthy but informative article about focusing on prevention rather than treatment  of disease and integrating both lifestyle changes and complementary healing modalities to reduce health care costs. According to this article “Health care costs are … Continue reading

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Meditation for the Mind and Heart

A short article in the New York Times reports a small but significant study of 200 patients  at high risk for coronary artery disease over a 5 year period.  Among those who meditated, there were 20 heart attacks, stokes and … Continue reading

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