Fake Medicine
Fake. Fake. Fake! You’ve seen them in every corner of our society. Fake eyelashes, fake tans, fake designer handbags, fake IDs, fake news … even fake food!
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Elusive Sleep? Zzzzzzzzzz.
“What? I’m sorry, did you say something? My mind was wandering because I just didn’t get a good night’s sleep.” Boy, if you had a nickel for every time you’ve heard someone say that … or even said it yourself … you’d have a big ol’ stack of nickels.
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I Want My Body Parts Back
“I’ve been robbed! One pair of tonsils and two pairs of wisdom teeth were stolen, Officer. Does anyone have any ideas on where they are and how I can get my body parts put back where they belong?”
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Homeopathy and Chemical Exposure
We never know! We never know from day to day what challenges life may present. Such is the case for the folks in East Palestine, Ohio, after the catastrophic train derailment and subsequent hazardous chemical smoke plume that enveloped the surrounding area.
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Wartime Suffering
When the conflict in Ukraine became more evident, I began making notes for this article. But the optimist in me hoped the conflict would be short-lived, so I never sat down and completed the post.
Stomach Flu
“Everything on the inside wants to be on the outside.” That’s how my family describes the adventure of stomach flu. If you’ve ever had it, I’m sure you know exactly what we mean.
Get a Shovel and Start Digging
My father had a friend — a world-renowned MD and educator in the field of cardiology. He was a cool man. He lived in a Frank Lloyd Wright house; everything about him was just “cool.” But at the same time, he held a lot of old-fashioned wisdom.
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Modern life with all its conveniences. We should be experiencing less pain, right? But sadly, these days, we are experiencing more than ever before. Society’s sedentary lifestyle is causing a pandemic of back pain, while the fixation with keyboards is increasing injuries to wrists and hands.
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What’s in a Name?
With sincere apologies to William Shakespeare, “a rose by any other name” might just be a chrysanthemum! Now before you think I’ve lost my mind, let me explain what I’m talking about.
Shin Splints
The ankle bone’s connected to the leg bone. (You know me; I can’t ignore a song cue!) Since my blog post lesson last week was about the ankle, let’s move up our lower extremity to the leg itself. A common injury — especially for runners — is shin splints.
