Medical Health

Spinach, Greens, and Eye Health

dvdmaxwell — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:35:06 +0000

My optometrist always tells me to eat lots of spinach, that studies conducted in the American Southeast indicates that individuals who eat the most greens are less likely to have macular degeneration later in life. Now The State newspaper has come out with an article called “For eye health, eat spinach like Popeye,” in which [...]

Does Soap Irritate Your Skin?

dvdmaxwell — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:41:41 +0000

My mother told me that liquid bath soaps leave a film on the skin that can lead to irritation. She said to switch to Dove bar soap. Now that I use Dove for Sensitive Skin, a hypoallergenic fragrance-free bar soap with moisturizing cream, my skin no longer feels dry, scratchy and irritated after a shower. I [...]

Macular Degeneration and Lasik Surgery

dvdmaxwell — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:28:46 +0000

For up-to-date news about age-related blindness and macular degeneration, see the Macular Degeneration News page, and for links to web sites, clinics, and doctors specializing in macular degeneration, see the Macular Degeneration Links page. You will also find daily health news on the new Macular Degeneration News Blog. lasik.lastmed.com presents the latest news pertaining to Lasik surgery [...]

More About Running and Aerobics

dvdmaxwell — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:17:06 +0000

You should try to run at 7 miles per hour for 20 minutes–it gets your heart rate up and provides both cardiovascular and respiratory benefits. I run at the gym on treadmills. The treadmills are equipped with shock absorbers and are generally easier on my joints. You can vary the treadmill speed and slant (elevation) [...]

More About Cancer Prevention

dvdmaxwell — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:37:51 +0000

In addition to my Anti-cancer Diet and Vitamin D, I work out at the gym 3 days a week and take walks and/or lift weights at home 3 to 4 days a week. At the gym, I run 2 miles and then lift weights for an additional 60 to 90 minutes. I also take numerous [...]

Increased My Vitamin D to 2000 IU Per Day

dvdmaxwell — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:46:42 +0000

I recently read a reputable article that said that we should be taking 1500 to 2300 IU of Vitamin D each day. I think I read the article on a life extension web site: http://www.lef.org/news/. Previously, I was taking 1000 IU each day, every day, rain, snow, or shine, 365 days per year.

My Anti-Cancer Diet

dvdmaxwell — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:06:39 +0000

Also see my post Cancer Prevention Foods and Spices. Daily anti-cancer supplements: 1) I bought one pound of Organic Connections beet powder for $23.80. (That’s the best price I found). – I take 1 tsp. of beet powder a day in a shake. 2) I bought one pound of Frontier brand organic turmeric powder for $11.80. (I shopped around [...]

Cancer Prevention Foods and Spices

dvdmaxwell — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:01:18 +0000

As part of your cancer prevention diet consume dark chocolate, cabbage juice, homemade tomato sauce, pharmaceutical grade fish oil, green tea, turmeric, and ginger every day. But don’t overdo it: fish oil, turmeric, ginger, green tea, garlic and cinnamon thin the blood. When you thin the blood too much, you are susceptible to hemorrhagic strokes [...]

Fewer Antioxidants in Matcha Green Tea

dvdmaxwell — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:43:53 +0000

I was talking to a 12th generation Japanese tea master the other day and he was saying that since Matcha green tea spends part of its time in the shade, it has fewer antioxidants (and more caffeine) than Japanese Sencha green tea. He says that finely ground organic Sencha has a greater therapeutic effect than [...]

Plastic Bottles in Garbage

dvdmaxwell — Sun, 24 May 2009 16:43:38 +0000

If concerned (aka intrusive) citizens continue to harass individuals who use disposable plastic water bottles, then those individuals might start hiding their empty bottles in the garbage, where they won’t be seen (in dark plastic garbage bags), rather than in recycle boxes out front of their homes.

Dr. Weil’s Anti-inflammation Pyramid

dvdmaxwell — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:49:03 +0000

I was just looking at the anti-inflammation food pyramid on drweil.com and saw that Dr. Weil included beans, whole grains, and dairy products in his selection. However, I once read that if a food causes you indigestion most times you eat it, then you should cut it from your diet. Repeated bouts of indigestion [...]

Multi-tasking, Texting, and the Service Economy

dvdmaxwell — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:54:05 +0000

We hear all this hype on TV about how the younger generations are now experts at multi-tasking and texting and how video games help our children grow up to be surgeons. But who wants a surgeon who multi-tasks and texts? I mean neither multi-tasking nor texting contribute to a surgeon’s operating-room skills. Both multi-tasking and [...]

British Columbia Should Get it Right For It’s Own Good

dvdmaxwell — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:35:58 +0000

I have always thought that if British Columbia really had it on the ball, it would make itself over as a fisheries, forestry, and wildlife management park. In other words, British Columbia would get itself designated as a provincial or federal park, a park in which planners, ethicists, scientists, and economists would test ecological [...]

Did Alan Greenspan Cause the Economic Meltdown?

dvdmaxwell — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:05:14 +0000

I am good at seeing patterns in life and in data, and I am often good at predicting (although sometimes I do not follow my own good advice), but right now I am unwilling to spend the time necessary to perhaps substantiate the following possibility: When Alan Greenspan decided to pop the High Tech stock [...]

The Last of Brazil’s Lost Tribe

dvdmaxwell — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:04:04 +0000

On the news last night, the reporter called it the lost tribe, but that label seems like propaganda, given that the news report was about how Brazil’s ranchers and farmers had exterminated the tribe over a number of years–obviously the tribe was not lost to these ranchers (or to the Brazilian government, which has been [...]

Cotton for The Grand Canyon

dvdmaxwell — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:09:28 +0000

I recently returned from the Grand Canyon, where I hiked for a week and noticed that most of the otherwise well-equipped hikers were wearing synthetic clothing that wicked moisture away from their bodies–and that’s fine in humid climates and when it is cold, but in hot dry areas such as the Grand Canyon during spring, [...]

Living for Work

dvdmaxwell — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:40:40 +0000

I was told that Europeans do not “live to work,” they “work to live.” And I once read that European women prefer rather unambitious husbands — Europeans cherish time and European women feel that overachievers spend way too much psychological and physical time away from their wives and families. What has ambition brought us? Early death [...]

Spinal Stenosis and Surgery

dvdmaxwell — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:13:40 +0000

One of my friends will soon find out if she needs surgery for spinal stenosis, a narrowing of her spine. Back surgery can be dangerous and often only partially alleviates the pain and immobility associated with spinal problems. I made an online search. The reputable sites recommend that patients obtain second opinions before proceeding [...]

Weight Loss and Wu-Yi Tea

dvdmaxwell — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:14:24 +0000

Most of us prefer green tea, not Wu-Yi. I think we hear about obesity daily, how it contributes to heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and shorter lifespans. And we are bombarded by news and advertisements of diet plans and exercises and even surgical techniques. Not only are a vast number of adults fighting weight gain, our [...]

The American Presidency: Selfish Candidates or Candidates for Selfishness?

dvdmaxwell — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:16:34 +0000

The headlines today are “Mitt Romney quits after pouring $35 million of his own money into failed campaign.” Of course, we all know that Mitt Romney was running in the Republican primary, the race in which Republican voters choose which Republican leader will run against the Democrats for the U.S. presidency. But I do not [...]