Category Archives: Health Notes

Health Notes- Our best Health advice? Don’t do any of these…

Posted on July 30, 2019 by tomdwyer

Modern medicine has come a long way for those who can afford it, but we frequently forget that ‘modern’ medicine was here in 2019, 1959, 1909, 1809, 1609, 1009, 0009, and even earlier. The things we laugh at today were … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- How Your Looks Shape Your Personality

Posted on June 24, 2019 by tomdwyer

How Your Looks Shape Your Personality By Dr. Christian Jarrett on BBC Future, Jun 2019 We tend to think of our looks as separate from who we are. But it turns out that physical traits … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- Want to lose weight? Skip the exercise.

Posted on May 23, 2019 by tomdwyer

Swimsuit season is coming like a freight train, and many of us are thinking of hitting the gym before we hit the beach. Unfortunately, it’s almost impossible to lose weight through exercise alone (or even primarily). Don’t let that kill … Continue reading →

Posted in 2019 May, Health Notes, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Comments Off

Health Notes- Want to live to 90? There’s different advice for men and women

Posted on April 11, 2019 by tomdwyer

How likely are you live to 90? Depends on your gender and body size By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Updated 5:45 PM ET, Tue January 29, 2019 Living to the ripe old age of 90 may depend on your body size … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- Your money or your life

Posted on March 13, 2019 by tomdwyer

The exponentially rising costs of prescription medication (and of course, health care in general) aren’t news to anyone, but an article called “One Third Of Uninsured Can’t Afford To Take Drugs As Prescribed” caught our attention this month. It prompted … Continue reading →

Posted in 2019 Mar, Health Notes, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Comments Off

Health Notes- Cure for cancer! Hooray! Maybe? Maybe not.

Posted on February 18, 2019 by tomdwyer

We were surprised with some unequivocally good news recently when Israeli scientists announced a cure for cancer! Clickbait covered the Intertubes as the news got out, but then the other shoe dropped. Other scientists from around the world chimed in … Continue reading →

Posted in 2019 Feb, Health Notes, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Comments Off

Health Notes- You can cut your cancer risk by eating organic

Posted on January 4, 2019 by tomdwyer

From Susan Scutti on CNN.com, Oct 2018 Click here for the original article You can protect yourself from cancer by eating organic, a new study suggests. Those who frequently eat organic foods lowered their overall risk of developing cancer, a … Continue reading →

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The Neuroscience of Pain

Posted on October 26, 2018 by tomdwyer

“Rate your pain on a scale of one to ten”. If you’ve never been asked that question you’re lucky, but most of the rest of us have heard it at least once. Vital signs such as blood pressure, respiratory rate, … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- Why are we overweight? It’s not willpower…

Posted on September 5, 2018 by tomdwyer

This is an article from The Guardian so it references information from England, but as you’ll see the causes of obesity are worldwide… We’re in a new age of obesity. How did it happen? You’d be surprised. By George … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 July-August, Health Notes, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters, Uncategorized | Tagged junk food, obese, overweight, sugar, weight | Comments Off

Health Notes- We’re so sorry, but you just aren’t worth curing

Posted on May 30, 2018 by tomdwyer

You remember Goldman Sachs… they’re the multibillion dollar investment bank we taxpayers cured with a $10 billion injection during the financial crisis they helped cause. That was a teachable moment, but they apparently didn’t learn the lesson. In a recent … Continue reading →