STRETCH YOUR NECK

The neck is one of the most important areas to stretch. Neck tightness is very common because it is not moved much by normal daily activity. Avoiding stiff muscles, tendons, and ligaments between the shoulders and the head helps prevent headache, injury, and arthritis. Cervical vertebral stenosis can also be minimized. Furthermore, toning and conditioningContinue reading “STRETCH YOUR NECK”

THINGS THAT MAKE LIFE EASIER AND HEALTHIER – PART 2

Remember or relearn the multiplication tables. Get in the habit of adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing in your head instead of depending on your phone’s calculator. Use the calculator to check your work before paying a bill, just to be sure. The activity strengthens mental capacity and slows mental deterioration. Practice memorizing passwords. Putting passwordsContinue reading “THINGS THAT MAKE LIFE EASIER AND HEALTHIER – PART 2”

LOW BACK PROBLEMS

At some time in their lives, over 85% of people experience some problems related to the lower back.  Pain, stiffness, limitation of movement, and nerve compression syndromes are the most common symptoms.  The discomfort of sciatica affects the lives of millions.  Shrinkage of intervertebral cartilage, spinal bone density reduction, neuronal injury, arthritic changes, and narrowingContinue reading “LOW BACK PROBLEMS”

SMILE FOR HEALTH AND VIGOR

It is amazing how life is so interwoven.  Everything affects everything else.  We are fascinated and inspired by this phenomenon.  But we should not be surprised.  Behold the underused and poorly appreciated smile.  Most of our smiling happens spontaneously.  At these times, they seem to materialize effortlessly. Try smiling right now.  That takes a littleContinue reading “SMILE FOR HEALTH AND VIGOR”

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”