According to the National Institutes of Health, 62 percent of police officers suffer from lower back pain. Of those 62 percent, only 8 percent had back pain before beginning their career in law enforcement. What are the reasons? * Sitting for long periods of time – Police officers spend a lot of time sitting in…
There were some interesting findings in a study a number of years back conducted on men that were diagnosed with erectile dysfunction. From insurance records the researchers found that over a 12-month period of time 6.2 million men were diagnosed with ED. Out of that group only 25.4 percent of the men actually had their…
If I offered, you a miracle drug that would naturally reduce your chances of having a heart attack or stroke. A drug that would significantly reduce your chances of being diagnosed with Type II Diabetes and keep your weight down in addition to reducing Blood Pressure and Cholesterol. As a bonus it would lower your…
For being FREE and incomparably easy to practice, Deep Breathing can be a fairly miraculous healing exercise. It can reduce anxiety and bring us into the present moment through mindfulness. It can reduce blood pressure and damaging cortisol. We all inherently know that a few deep breaths have the ability to relax us but what…
They are called Blue Zones, places in the world where people live longer and healthier than any place on earth. And they aren’t just living longer – these people are living healthy. In places outside the Blue Zones we do see individuals that make it into their 90’s but they are often frail. This isn’t…
Many of us, that are a little older, remember when Viagra first came out and Bob Dole was the spokesman. When we think of ads for Erectile Dysfunction medications we tend to think of older couples holding hands, walking off into the sunset. It is becoming increasingly more common to see ads that are focused…
Everything may be fine, you’re not having any problems in the erection department right now. You and your partner may be completely satisfied. That doesn’t mean there can’t be some issues lurking just below the surface. Erection problems for psychological reasons may pop up out of the blue. A sudden case of performance anxiety can…
It’s not what it sounds like. “Tickling” the ear refers to the application of a small, painless electrical current to the ear, targeting the vagus nerve, to re-balance the autonomic nervous system. The therapy is called trans cutaneous vagus nerve stimulation. Why is this such a big deal? One of the effects of aging is…
We’ve all seen them; the huge, bulky weight lifters that there is no way they got there by simply following a regimen of weight-lifting and diet. We’ve heard of athletes getting caught for “juicing” or taking banned substance. The question is, what is the difference between what these guys are doing and the guys that…
Many people don’t trust big drug companies and they prefer the idea of using products that they see as “natural” or “herbal”. Keep in mind, as a general rule for all supplements: they are not regulated by the FDA which means they have a lot of leeway with respect to claims they can make. All…