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Keeping your mind and body in check - popular topics in health and medicine to maintain a long and healthy life.
Come Smile With Me - Episode 6
During the late 1980's I was working as a free-lance building surveyor which enabled me to base my working day around my children and allow me the opportunity to generate sufficient income for the annual holiday, running a car, etc.
Peter ThwaitesPublished 7 years ago in Longevity9 Reasons You Should Learn to Fight (#5 is Most Important of All)
How many times have you wished you could whip some ass like the action heroes you see in movies today? Everyone has seen a movie where one person has the capability to smack the piss out of enough people to occupy a small country.
Christian SpencerPublished 7 years ago in LongevityUnexplained Infertility…. Now What?
New patients often ask me if Acupuncture can help with a diagnosis of “unexplained infertility." My answer is yes, because Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) diagnosis relies on the state of the body's health and balance, reflected in the pulse and tongue. I explain that Western medicine looks at health as a series of snapshots in a photo album, still frames that share a story line, while TCM is more like watching a moving picture, including the conversation in between the frames.
Lyn SwirdaPublished 7 years ago in LongevityCome Smile With Me - Episode 4
My homecoming is a cauldron of emotions. I am happy, sad, tearful, frightened, worried, and excited all at the same time. The butterflies in my stomach have decided to escape through my throat, and my heart thinks that I have just completed a three-minute mile. I am gently lifted from the ambulance by stretcher and carried carefully into our living room. Mum has set my bed by the window and I can see into our garden. The view is wonderful, the smell is home, and I am exceedingly happy.
Peter ThwaitesPublished 7 years ago in LongevityMy Life Transformation After the Tragic Accident
I urge you not to read this article if you are a sensitive person. For those who do not know last year on the 13th of August (midnight), I was involved in a tragic car accident and that lead to me losing a great friend and left me fighting for my life in an intensive high care unit for a two-month hospital stay.
Nelisiwe ZumaPublished 7 years ago in LongevityI'm Not Going to Throw Away My Shot!
Days are counting down and we are on the move to our departure on our round the world trip. 23 Days and counting. This week we are wrapping up tasks. A big one has been getting our inoculations for this trip. I truly thought this would be pretty straight forward to plan and execute. Ha!
Audrianna GurrPublished 7 years ago in LongevityOld You Vs. Current You: Getting Yourself Healthy (While Still Getting Your Fun On)
Today when I was getting my grocery shopping done, I thought of how I like having some kind of fruit juice and a carbonated drink (like Sprite or seltzer) and that does it for me on a Saturday night. It's basically a non-alcoholic drink that I'll have, (with some crushed ice because why not), along with some popcorn and chips. That's my party thing. I compare that to myself 5 years ago, when I would have about two alcoholic drinks (and a lot more chips), and then feel like shit the next day. It got me thinking, gee, I really love not drinking anymore. But besides that, taking care of yourself is the most important decision you can make. And the best part is, you don't have to do much to make smart choices. I'm not here to get you ready to get the gym bag ready or whip out the weights, I'm just here to talk about small choices that make big differences.
Sky VettelPublished 7 years ago in LongevityCome Smile With Me—Episode 2
I am a big six now and progressing very well, considering the doctors’ prognosis. I am still having physiotherapy, mainly on my legs that don’t want to work too well. I wear a sort of brace during the day, but Mum can take it off when I am in bed, so that’s good. My friends don’t seem to notice that I am wearing anything different, which really helps me get through the days, and at night I feel normal. I have noticed that one of my legs is thinner than the other, but this will get better I am sure. Mum and Dad don’t talk about it much. I don’t want to be special, just normal. Perhaps I am normal already?
Peter ThwaitesPublished 7 years ago in LongevityNutritional Medicine and the Medical Monopoly
Many times people will say, they don’t ‘believe’ in so called ‘holistic medicines’ meaning that they don’t believe in the healing and medicinal values of plants, herbs, and vegetables. This just points to the fact that they don’t know much about medicines in general.
Joe SnaithPublished 7 years ago in LongevityCome Smile With Me—Episode 1
Let the adventure begin. Preface I am a survivor of the Polio epidemic in the UK during the early 1950s and over the past five years have been experiencing the demoralising affects of Post Polio Syndrome (PPS).
Peter ThwaitesPublished 7 years ago in LongevityI Need to Lose Weight
The phrase I hear almost daily as a personal trainer. "My doctor said I needed to lose 20lbs in 3 months to get healthier".
Kathlyn HossackPublished 7 years ago in LongevityWhat Happened When My Invisible Illness Stopped Being So Invisible
When I was born, my mother looked down at me, her perfect little angel. 10 fingers, 10 toes. A little late, but otherwise perfectly healthy. I did all the normal things babies did. I cried when I should, I ate when I should, I slept when I should.
Max FisherPublished 7 years ago in Longevity