Archive for August, 2007

Age has its advantages

August 31, 2007

got this in an email, thought it was pretty funny and decided to pass it on…..
DON’T MESS WITH OLDER FOLK!
A wealthy old lady decides to go on a photo safari in Africa,
taking her faithful aged poodle named Cuddles, along for the company.
One day the poodle starts chasing butterflies and before long,
Cuddles discovers that [...]

Our clinic

August 30, 2007

I’ve been meaning to do this for some time. We finally had a professional photographer into our clinic to take some shots for us to use on the website and in other materials. I wanted to put some of these up so those of you who haven’t visited us in Austin could get a look [...]

Green Tea

August 30, 2007

Researchers have published numerous studies showing the health benefits of the compounds in green tea. Here’s another one I found particularly interesting:
Concentrated chemicals derived from green tea dramatically boosted production of a group of key detoxification enzymes in people with low levels of these beneficial proteins, according to researchers at Arizona Cancer Center.
These findings, published [...]

Watch that makeup

August 28, 2007

Came across an article at ScienceDaily talking about old makeup and how it can begin harboring dangerous bacteria over time, causing infections. The article has some guidelines about when to toss old stuff.
“Most women do have a drawer full of cosmetics that have been partially used,” says Angela Bowers, M.D., dermatologist on the medical staff [...]

Egoscue and Thorlo Socks

August 13, 2007

Check it out:
http://www.thorlo.com/ws6/ego_running.php#
I’ve used Thorlo socks for years, love ‘em. Now Thorlo and Egoscue are partnering to help runners. Great stuff.

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Prolotherapy

August 7, 2007

The NY Times published a nice article about prolotherapy that does a good job of explaining what it is and when it is commonly used. I’ve had a number of clients who have used prolotherapy. Some have reported benefit, some have not. From what I’ve been able to discern, I think it’s a valid form [...]