My body is like breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I don't think about it, I just have it.
I'm a big proponent of having a mental health component go along with whatever the physical realities are.
The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed by private citizens.
The bottom line: health care reform is about the patient, not about the physician.
I think we can see how blessed we are in America to have access to the kind of health care we do if we are insured, and even if uninsured, how there is a safety net. Now, as to the problem of how much health care costs and how we reform health care ....
We've had risk assessments performed by Harvard University, which said that even if we did have a small number of cases in this country that the likelihood of it spreading or getting into any kind of human health problem is very, very small.
I have to say that in this particular cow that we're dealing with, those parts of the cow were removed, and so we don't think there's any risk or very negligible risk to human health with this particular incident.
But the fact of the matter is that all scientific evidence would show, based upon what we know about this disease, that muscle cuts - that is, the meat of the animal itself - should not cause any risk to human health.
Therefore in medicine we ought to know the causes of sickness and health.
I think health is the outcome of eating well.
I think health is the outcome of finding a balance and some satisfaction at the table.
One of the most obvious ways dogs can improve our physical and mental health is via daily walks.
The most common objection that I hear to walking as exercise is that it's too easy, that only sweaty, strenuous activity offers real benefits. But there is abundant evidence that regular, brisk walking is associated with better health, including lowe...
The bottom line is that the human body is complex and subtle, and oversimplifying - as common sense sometimes impels us to do - can be hazardous to your health.
If we can make the correct diagnosis, the healing can begin. If we can't, both our personal health and our economy are doomed.
You can't afford to get sick, and you can't depend on the present health care system to keep you well. It's up to you to protect and maintain your body's innate capacity for health and healing by making the right choices in how you live.
Whenever I write about mental health and integrative therapies, I am accused of being prejudiced against pharmaceuticals. So let me be clear - integrative medicine is the judicious application of both conventional and evidence-based natural therapies...
The World Health Organization has recognized acupuncture as effective in treating mild to moderate depression.
Citizens must pressure the American Hospital Association, the American Public Health Association, the Centers for Disease Control and other relevant governmental agencies to make greening our hospitals and medical centers a top priority so that they ...
The more easily digestible and refined the carbohydrates, the greater the effect on our health, weight and well-being.
Most American diets, even bad ones, provide more than enough calcium for bone health, especially for men.
