The greatest natural threat to the survival of the human race is infectious disease. Pathogenic microorganisms have killed more people than the sum mortality of all wars. To combat this threat, our bodies developed systems to destroy, inactivate, and block the transmission of these invaders. These defenses include the skin barrier, immune deterrence, and inflammatoryContinue reading “THE PROBLEM WITH INFLAMMATION”
Tag Archives: Preventing Illness
WAITING FOR THE ALARM? MAKE SURE THE DAY FEELS GOOD
Do you set your bedside alarm clock 5-10 minutes before you must get going in the morning? If you don’t, you should. That time can be used to reduce stiffness, waken your circulation, and put you in touch with your body. What a great idea! Institute a simple program to heal yourself and prevent someContinue reading “WAITING FOR THE ALARM? MAKE SURE THE DAY FEELS GOOD”
THOSE NASTY COLDS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO VISIT YOU
To everything, Turn – Turn – Turn There is a season Turn – Turn – Turn And a time to every purpose . . . Wait a minute! What’s the purpose of the cold and flu season which is marshalling up its forces to attack us? And what can we do about it? Plenty! WeContinue reading “THOSE NASTY COLDS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO VISIT YOU”
WEAR A HAT
The original nightcap was not a drink. It was a cap worn at night. Wearing a hat aids health, provides comfort, reduces energy usage, and includes a fashion statement. Covering the head prevents heat loss from the highly vascular scalp. This helps to prevent and to treat sinus infections. Retaining heat in these cavities thinsContinue reading “WEAR A HAT”
LONG COVID IS BACK
The syndrome of symptoms that follows an acute infection with COVID-19 has been recognized for over a year. Lately, this prolonged disability has been in the news once again because of increasing infections by COVID variants in the United States and around the world. The primary symptoms are overwhelming fatigue, cognitive disorders including memory loss,Continue reading “LONG COVID IS BACK”
LYME DISEASE AND THE “AFTER-ILLNESS”
There are millions of people who suffer from multiple chronic and disabling symptoms. Their physical examinations and laboratory testing are all normal. This syndrome usually follows a medical illness. It manifests after recovering from an infectious disease, surgery, trauma, injury, stroke, heart attack, or a flare-up of another chronic condition, like Crohn’s Disease. After researchingContinue reading “LYME DISEASE AND THE “AFTER-ILLNESS””
PREVENTIVE HEALTH PRACTICES OBVIATE HEALING COMPLICATIONS
There is nothing in the world like the recovery from an illness or an injury. The more extensive and wearying the disease, the greater the satisfaction when the episode is past. Fear is replaced by hope. Joy supplants pain. But reclaiming health is not the same as restoring the premorbid state. As described in anContinue reading “PREVENTIVE HEALTH PRACTICES OBVIATE HEALING COMPLICATIONS”
IGNORING THE THREAT OF COVID-19
Lately, there has been increased exposure to and diagnosis of the coronavirus infections in many states. More people are getting sick. Hospital admission rates have gone up. In some areas, inpatient capacity problems may develop. People in long term care facilities, meatpacking plants, any indoor place where people tend to congregate close together, elderly individuals,Continue reading “IGNORING THE THREAT OF COVID-19”
STRETCH FOR OPTIMAL HEALTH
Life is about energy. Cellular function depends on adequate energy. We eat and breathe to obtain energy. Everything we do expends energy. It is easy to be inefficient and wasteful in our energy acquisition and usage. Stretching conserves energy. This activity is a major determinant of well-being, vitality, prevention, and avoidance of discomfort. ItContinue reading “STRETCH FOR OPTIMAL HEALTH”
Fighting The Pandemic
One of my favorite lessons I taught patients in treating their Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and related conditions is the following: If you make anything healthy, then you make everything healthy. This is a guiding concept for treating every illness. It applies to preventing illness. Every person making themselves healthier will make them less susceptible toContinue reading “Fighting The Pandemic”
Health and Spirit by Dr. Jack Zoldan 