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Mari Mcarthy teaches stress reduction through Journal Writing

Bruce.L.Bair@gmail.com (Bruce L Bair) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:33:49 +0000

Mari and I talk again about journal writing. She talks about how you can receive a free journal-writing coaching session. Questions she answers are: what to expect? Why do it? How is writing a journal like meditation. Check out Mari and visit her site. No Tags

Burning Tongue, H1N1 and answers to other questions

Bruce.L.Bair@gmail.com (Bruce L Bair) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:15:56 +0000

This issue of Ask an Expert Anything featured questions about the cause of burning tongue and the meaning of AH1N1 among others. You can find this below or you can find these podcasts on iTunes. No Tags

Healthcare Reform, Headlines and Your Opinion

Bruce.L.Bair@gmail.com (Bruce L Bair) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:28:17 +0000

What is it you would like to see happen with “Healthcare Reform”? Personally I would like to see insurance companies regulated with regard to executive pay, executive perks and who they must insure and for how much. I would like to see the language of my policy be clear and understandable. I would like all [...]

H1N1 - what do the letters and numbers mean

Bruce.L.Bair@gmail.com (Bruce L Bair) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:35:29 +0000

I received a question that a person asked me to answer on Ask an Expert Anything. The question is, “What was AH1N1?” I wasn’t sure so I looked at Flu.gov, the CDC site and PLoS. What I found was that the A stands for influenza type A. During the initial days of the infections appearance, the [...]

Tamiflu the choice for H1N1is available for children

Bruce.L.Bair@gmail.com (Bruce L Bair) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:49:58 +0000

I recently read a headline from a medical news feed that claimed Tamiflu was not available in a liquid form for children. It is supplied like many pediatric medicines in a powder that can be mixed with water and taken as a suspension. There have been periods of time in our community when not every [...]

Organize Internet Information via a Feed Reader

Bruce.L.Bair@gmail.com (Bruce L Bair) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:58:34 +0000

In this podcast I take you on a tour of my own eclectic reading interests. If you don’t know about RSS and Feed Readers I introduce this concept and talk a bit about where to find the one I use. If you need or want help, leave me a comment or email me and I [...]

Health Information on Hormones, Pain Relief and Weight Loss

Bruce.L.Bair@gmail.com (Bruce L Bair) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:19:20 +0000

I have shared material from Bette Dowdell before. She has a news letter Too Pooped to Participate and a blog by the same name. Her recent blog post about hormones can be found here. Do you know what hormones are produced by your body and what tissues produce them? Read Bette’s latest post to get [...]

Tick Bites, Red Meat, and Hives

Bruce.L.Bair@gmail.com (Bruce L Bair) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:16:52 +0000

Ever heard of a sugar contained in red meat called alpha-galactosidase? I never heard much about it except to know that it existed. If you haven’t taken and advanced physiology class you probably haven’t heard about it either. Now, if you haven’t heard about ticks and problems from tick bites, I wonder where you have been [...]

Medical Marijuana - How will the marijuana debate affect you?

Bruce.L.Bair@gmail.com (Bruce L Bair) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:57:31 +0000

It was news today that the US Attorney General is not going to prosecute users of medical marijuana if if is legal in the state where the user lives. This is a major change in precedence. It brings law enforcement on the state and local level into opposition with this policy. According to FBI statistics, in [...]

Vitamins - What Brands and Form is Best for You

Bruce.L.Bair@gmail.com (Bruce L Bair) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:51:51 +0000

Vitamin supplementation is a real issue in our society. Nutrition is about more than the number of calories contained in food. It is about supplying your body with the basic building blocks it needs to repair itself and remain “in like new condition” throughout your life. I have a professional colleague, Bette Dowdell, who has a [...]