Before his recent passing, Duane Graveline, M.D. had competed his last book, The Dark Side of Statins.  Here's some of what Dr. Graveline has written: And now I know why many of the statin side effects are permanent and why weakness and fatigue are such common complaints. Many statin victims say … [Read more...] about New book: The Dark Side of Statins

The opioid crisis continues with the government issuing more and more restrictive  mandates that result  in making it more difficult and worrisome for people with chronic pain to feel assured they will have timely and adequate access to their pain meds. The screws tighten daily with the government deciding how many prescriptions a physician may write for a given medication such … [Read more...] about Marijuana: The Opioid Alternative?

There are two types of change to be aware of—the type you desire and the type you don’t. Do you feel you manage yourself well enough through these? Do You Want Your Life to Be Different? If you desire change in some area of your life, the first thing that must change is whatever in you prevents or delays your desired outcome. Inevitably, your desired outcome is to feel … [Read more...] about How Well Do You Cope with Change?

I just read an interesting statistic. The average US household uses 46 squares of toilet paper per person per day. Now based on the fact that the current US population is 313.9 million persons, that comes to about 14 billion squares per person per day - after adjusting downward for those persons who either use newspaper, corn cobs or nothing at all. In any case, it sounds like … [Read more...] about The U.S. Toilet Paper Inventory

You either think from your situations or think from your possibilities. You can tell which you’re choosing by looking at what’s happening and how you feel. Beliefs about life challenges can lead you to forget how and why thinking from possibilities (higher) works better than thinking from situations (lower). An example is, “How am I going to pay my bills?” (situation) vs. … [Read more...] about Is Your Thinking Higher or Lower?

I have concluded that the awareness and significance of chronological age is so important in our culture that it has almost become religion. (According to a legal case known as Torcaso v. Watkins, a religion does not have to include worship of a deity to qualify as a "religion".) I consider Age Awareness a religion because devotion to the significance of "the number"  includes … [Read more...] about The Religion of Age Awareness: Will We Ever Stop Worshiping “The Number”?

I am determined to enjoy a sense of achievement until my last breath! I refuse to simply sit and do nothing or just twiddle my thumbs. It is true that my list of ‘friends to call’ has gotten much shorter, mainly because many of them have died. I haven’t, so therefore I am going to enjoy the days I have left! There are few I can ‘do things with’, as in have lunch, go shopping, … [Read more...] about Why I Won’t Quit

I recently made a discovery I'd like to share with you about the power of sufficient hydration and the value of hyaluronic acid (HA). About hydration: I work with a naturopath to maintain my health and part of the program is that I get a blood test about 3 times a year to determine what's going on in my body and the overall state of my health. More times as not, when … [Read more...] about My Personal “Hydration” Story