Posted on: March 18th, 2022
Pain treatment options are in the news with the Purdue $6 billion lawsuit settlement for promoting OxyContin as low risk for addiction. With the tragic risk of drug addiction, anyone dealing with pain is smart to thoroughly explore the wide variety of non-drug pain options before turning to the medications with potential side effects and risks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does mention a number of non-drug options, but there are many more. Here is a list to give you a taste. After you select some of these to control your pain, be sure to review these … Continue Reading →
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Do you handle pain safely?
Pain treatment options are in the news with the Purdue $6 billion lawsuit settlement for promoting OxyContin as low risk for addiction. With the tragic risk of drug addiction, anyone dealing with pain is smart to thoroughly explore the wide variety of non-drug pain options before turning to the medications with potential side effects and risks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does mention a number of non-drug options, but there are many more. Here is a list to give you a taste. After you select some of these to control … Continue Reading →
Article from Townsend Letter:
New Whys and Ways to Sleep Better, Especially After 40
by Devaki Lindsey Berkson, DC
There are two planets. One where you get a great night’s sleep and feel phenomenal the next day. And a second where you can’t get a good night’s sleep, and your tomorrow feels like trudging through molasses.
In modern life, it’s easier to end up on planet number two. Healthy sleep is under continual attack, and threats against achieving a restorative night’s sleep keep mounting.
Today’s sleep gets mugged in many ways:
- By chronic daily stressors, like tending aging
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Special Updates Reports from the American Holistic Health Association with items of interest to those actively enhancing their health and well-being are periodically sent out to email addresses provided by the individual or organization. AHHA President, Suzan Walter, is the Editor. You can have these Special Updates sent to you personally by signing up online.
Special Updates Reports Archives for 2017December 15, 2017
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Antibiotic resistance threat
Antibiotics are medicines used to prevent and treat bacterial infections. Yet bacteria can mutate and become resistant to antibiotics. The current expansion of antibiotic resistance is viewed as a global … Continue Reading →
Posted on: February 13th, 2018
Every year by mid January or February, New Year’s resolutions to improve eating habits are often relegated to the compost pile. The question is why? The reasons are usually logistical in nature. First, it is necessary to create a doable plan how to implement the changes. For example, if you want to stop skipping breakfasts or consuming “breakfast” junk on the run, make sure that when you go food shopping you stock up on wholesome ingredients, including quick-and-easy-to-prepare breakfast foods. Going to bed at night 30 minutes earlier than in the past, makes it possible to get up earlier in … Continue Reading →
Posted on: November 17th, 2017
Opioid addiction is now viewed as a national epidemic. Addressing this issue, Congress has passed the Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act and the 21st Century Cures bill, which included $1 billion in state grants to fight opioid abuse. Many articles in the media have focused on what is being done wrong: the restricted access to less addictive painkillers, the prevalence of opioid prescriptions, and the required prior approval by the insurance industry for more expensive non-addictive medications. The reliance on insurers to make decisions about the type of medications available to patients means that some insurance policies deny payment … Continue Reading →
November 17, 2017
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Non-addictive pain control
Opioid addiction is now viewed as a national epidemic. Addressing this issue, Congress has passed the Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act and the 21st Century Cures bill, which included $1 billion in state grants to fight opioid abuse. Many articles in the media have focused on what is being done wrong: the restricted access to less addictive painkillers, the prevalence of opioid prescriptions, and the required prior approval by the insurance industry for more expensive non-addictive medications. The reliance on insurers to make decisions about the type of medications available to … Continue Reading →
HOLISTIC PERSPECTIVE FOR DEALING WITH AN ILLNESS
By Laughing Womyn Ashonosheni