Will the Amazing Bionic Spine Cure Paralysis?

Will the Amazing Bionic Spine Cure Paralysis?

I used to love watching the Six Million Dollar Man when I was a kid.  After losing that much mobility in an accident – crashing from space as an astronaut would not be in the stars for me – waking up to find I was not only not paralyzed but was also...
Crestor:  How Does It Battle High Cholesterol?

Crestor: How Does It Battle High Cholesterol?

Crestor is my Doctor’s Drug of Choice Crestor is now a part of my life and daily routine.  It has been three months since I received the news that my cholesterol is high (my total cholesterol was 7 at that time).  My doctor recommended Crestor and I have taken...
Weight loss and High Cholesterol

Weight loss and High Cholesterol

Friday I went for a follow-up to my annual physical.  I also threw in a mammogram for good measure.  Who doesn’t like some stranger manipulating your naked breasts into a machine that then squeezes them painfully.   It is right up there in my top ten things to...
Stress and Weight Gain

Stress and Weight Gain

Those darn adrenal glands.  Stress and weight gain, it is those glands we have to blame and our caveman past! From an evolutionary standpoint, their secretions of adrenaline and cortisol were vital for survival in a hostile world.  When confronted by a predator...
Science of Weight loss Update

Science of Weight loss Update

I’ll admit it.  I dropped the ball on this one.  My plans fell asunder.  Best laid plans and all that……. Kitchen renovations never go as planned.  The renovation from hell still continues although we are now seeing the light at the end of the tunnel....