Double Indemnity Created inNewsletter Library,Wellness In the classic 1944 film noir, “Double Indemnity”, insurance salesman Walter Neff (played by Fred MacMurray), gets into some pretty hot water involving his client (Barbara Stanwyck) and his co-worker (Edward G. Robinson). Neff tries to misuse the concept of double indemnity and he pays a heavy price. Surprisingly, double…

Don’t Let Housework Be a Pain in Your Back Created inNewsletter Library Householdchores can be a pain in the sacroiliac. Unless you’re careful, routineactivities around the home— washing dishes, vacuuming, even talkingon the phone— can strain your back, including the sacroiliac areanear the tailbone, and result in debilitating discomfort. But youcan protect your back by…

Do I Have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Created inNewsletter Library,Back, Body & Joint Pain Many people believe they have carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The majority have been told by their medical doctor that they have CTS. Others have mistakenly concluded that because they have some numbness and tingling in their wrist or hand, they must have…

Diabetes and Obesity Created inNewsletter Library,Illness Prevention Like Scylla and Charybdis, the twin sea monsters of Greek mythology, diabetes and obesity are the twin medical monsters confronting America’s children. Diabetes and obesity have even been featured as the story line in a recent episode of Law & Order, a show well-known for focusing on issues…

Detecting Ovarian Cancer Created inNewsletter Library,Chronic Conditions While women are learning more and more about cervical cancer and its prevention, another “silent killer” remains relatively mysterious among doctors and patients alike. Ovarian cancer is only the seventh most common cancer among women, but it causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive…

Decompression Created inNewsletter Library,Staying Young Did you know that your spinal column’s spongy intervertebral discs (IVDs) comprise 25% of this segmented structure’s entire length? Did you know that an adult’s spinal column is approximately 24-28 inches in length? A little quick math shows that the total height of your spinal discs is approximately between 6…

Dealing with Arthritis Created inNewsletter Library,Back, Body & Joint Pain We’ve all seen the TV ads nice-looking woman in her fifties, sitting on a nice sofa in a nice living room, rubbing her hands, in obvious pain. Of course, she’s not Lady Macbeth, trying to rub off the imagined blood of her murdered husband. She’s…

Day of Reckoning Created inNewsletter Library,Healthy Tips The human body is remarkably resilient. Your body can withstand a great deal of abuse. It bounces back to fight off many infections, repair strains and sprains, and heal broken bones. You may drive hundreds of miles in a day, fly across multiple time zones, and travel to…

Dancing in the Streets Created inNewsletter Library,Exercise & Fitness As Martha and the Vandellas sang back in the 1960s, summer’s here! There’s so much to do and we want to make sure we have a great time. Baseball, basketball, volleyball. Swimming and surfing. Walking and running. Hiking and climbing. Rollerblading and skateboarding. Now that summer’s…