Category: Wellness
Rejuvenation Versus Resignation
Rejuvenation Versus Resignation This is the time of the new year when our recently made resolutions are put to the test. Were they holiday-fueled imaginings or meaningful expressions of our heart’s true desires? Are our resolutions sturdy things that will help us carry out our goals and plans for the rest of the year or […]
Chiropractic Facts and Figures
As evidence supporting the effectiveness of chiropractic continues to emerge, consumers are turning in record numbers to chiropractic care — a preventive, non-surgical, drug-free treatment option. Just a few interesting facts on this increasingly popular form of health care: Chiropractic is the largest, most regulated, and best recognized of the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) […]
The Long Game
We’ve heard a lot lately regarding how certain nations play a long game in terms of regional influence and global geopolitics. The concept of a so-called long game is interesting in that it implies a more than common degree of patience and a commitment to outcomes that are evaluated over decades and generations, rather than […]
Forty Winks
When we think of healthful lifestyle choices we generally consider requirements for a healthy diet and regular vigorous exercise. We want to be sure we’re eating a wide variety of foods from the primary food groups and that we’re careful to watch our daily calorie intake. In the realm of exercise, we want to do […]
The Four Seasons
Change is an undeniable force that impacts everything. Nothing in the physical world, either on Earth or in the Universe itself, is able to resist change and ultimate decay. Supernovas, for example, are the final explosive moments of massive stars. Our own changes through life are not as dramatic, but nonetheless, they are just as […]
Your Wellness Profile
All of us have had health-related issues at some time or other. Whether it’s low back pain, headaches, asthma, gastritis, an ankle sprain, or a rotator cuff injury, we’ve all had a health problem that ultimately needed treatment. Chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and various types of cancer are especially difficult and […]
How Do You Rate?
In the field of statistics, a five-point rating scale is commonly used to evaluate all sorts of personal responses, feelings, and assessments. This frequently used tool is known as the Likert scale, and most people have completed such a rating device on numerous occasions, most typically in consumer after-sales surveys. The Likert scale asks a […]
Flocking Behavior
The scientific concept of complexity is only a few decades old, but like many powerful ways of looking at the world it has spread rapidly throughout the public consciousness. Anyone who has watched even a couple of episodes of “The Big Bang Theory” would have heard multiple references to chaos theory, complex systems, and emergent […]
Checkmate
In chess, checkmate occurs when a player’s king is under attack and has no safe place to go. The king is threatened and every possible escape route is blocked. Such an existential condition, an allegorical “no exit,” is known as checkmate. In life, a person may be similarly threatened by a serious illness. For example, […]
A Trifecta You Don’t Want To Cash In
High serum glucose. High cholesterol. High blood pressure. This is a trifecta you definitely don’t want to have. This combination of laboratory findings is known as metabolic syndrome, a new medical term that has been in existence for less than ten years. It’s well-known that there is an epidemic of obesity in America. Two-thirds of […]