Melzack defined the Neuromatrix of pain as "pain is a multidimensional experience produced by characteristic 'neurosignature' patterns of nerve impulses generated by a widely distributed neural network-the 'body-self neuromatrix'-in the brain." 3 Anyone still there? Wow, that does sound like something right out of the movie the matrix with big fancy words like "multidimensional" "neurosignature"…
Who is not a bit scared or despite very concerned prior to having surgery? Even when the surgery is cosmetic or elective in nature, the threshold for anxiety is imposing. Having some control over the procedure will allay much of your anxiety and contribute to a smooth and enduring exit. Look at the surgery as…
When osteopathy was first developed by Dr. Still in the mid-1800s, traditional allopathic medicine was still in its infancy. There were very few drugs available and the relationship of germs to disease was not yet established. In fact, the cellular structure of the body was not accepted and the nature of the immune system was…
"There are times to cultivate and create, when you nurture your world and give birth to new ideas and ventures. There are times of flourishing and abundance, when life signs in full bloom, energized and expanding. And there are times of fruition, when Things come to an end. They have reached their climax and must…
PCOS stands for Polycistic Ovarian Syndrome and is more common than you might think in childbearing women. It is actually a significant problem in infertility cases, affecting 1 in 15 women, and as high as 10% of females in some studies. PCOS and infertility have been a major focus for sometime now in the medical…
To shrink fibroids it is essential to eliminate all the probable causes of fibroids. Any uterine fibroid treatment method must focus to remove each and every cause of fibroids to get rid of it permanently. Irrespective of the type of treatment for fibroids you choose it is necessary to make certain dietary and lifestyle changes…
Healing through a visualization meditation and hands-on-healing; A visual experience to understand the roll of the energy body, the aura, to help bring balance and healing to the physical body. A young couple visited my Healing Center. The young man, Neil, was suffering from Hepatitis C, leaving him with a failing liver. The doctors only…
Motor vehicular accidents are a leading cause of death and non-fatal trauma in the United States. Although statistics have improved with safer cars, more diverse law enforcement, and better roads; annual deaths in the US still exceed 41,000. There are over 1,711,000 crashes a year, and in any given year, every person in this country…
What does it feel like to be an alcoholic? That is probably not a question that you ask yourself everyday and it is not something that is easily answered and it might not be a question you want a answer to. A major of us are completely unaware of what it physically feels like to…
What is it in a human that demands education beyond all bounds, beyond all other of nature’s creatures? Ridley’s Sea turtles hatch out of their eggs, buried in the warm sand where his mother had hatched out of her egg, and instantly know to make a break for the never-yet seen ocean, the ocean whose…
Who get migraine? Physiologically, migraine headache is a neurological condition that is more commonly known to afflict women than men. Women experience migraines at least three times more often than men, probably because of hormonal changes. However, migraines can occur in children also, but they mostly appear in people in their twenties or thirties. Studies…
When you think of home, what comes to mind is a place of rest, comfort, peace, serenity, and joy. Is it? But do you know that your home may have more than a dozen hidden hazards that can turn it into a place of doom at the blink of an eye? And seniors, especially those…
Michael Douglas’ doctors missed seeing his throat cancer. He felt in his own body that something wasn’t right. He complained of chronic ear pain, a dry and sore throat and troubles with his vocal chords. His wife, Catherine Zeta Jones could also see and feel that her husband just was not himself. Cancer is often…
FASD (VENESECTION) Introduction Fasd is one of the oldest classical modes of treatment in unani system of medicine. Venesection is a method used for cleansing and evacuation of morbid humors from the body that is one of the important methods adopted by unani physicians since long time. Venesection may be cause diversion of the blood…
The system that is called the circulatory system of the dog is comprised of the blood, the blood vessels and the heart. The heart of the dog is a four chambered structure that consists of the right and left upper chambers called the atria and the two lower chambers that are called the ventricles. Essentially…
