Pain, Nerve Blocks, and Prolotherapy

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Both videos are by Dr. Marc Darrow. The first video addresses nerve blocks, complications, and how they affect chronic pain. The second video addressing prolotherapy which is the natural ability of the body to produce more collagen. Chronic Pain: Pain Management: Prolotherapy

Tools for Bloggers

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Yesterday, I ran into a post on Problogger.net about AutoFilling Comment forms. easyComment is the name of the tool and it is a firefox plugin. What you do is fill in the typical entry forms when you make a comment on a blog include name, email, and website. You then save this information. Now anytime you are on a blog and ready to make a comment, you simply click the easy comment tab in the bottom of your firefox browser. Andy Beal, over at MarketingPilgrim.com recently came out with his list of the best 21 WordPress plugins. Anyone who has a blog should take a look at his list. There are some real winners on his list and I am using some of the plugins he recommends on this blog. I was inspired to add Math Comment Spam to this … Read more

Exercise Makes you Less Hungry

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A new study looks at the effects of exercise on reducing one’s appetite. There are several hormones that help regulate appetite, but the in a study attention was payed to ghrelin and peptide YY. Ghrelin is the only hormone known to stimulate appetite whereas, peptide YY suppresses appetite. In the study, eleven male  students did three eight-hour sessions. During one session they ran for 60 minutes on a treadmill, and then rested for seven hours. During another session they did 90 minutes of weight lifting, and then rested for six hours and 30 minutes. During another session, the participants did not exercise at all. The participants filled out surveys indicating how hungry they felt. The researchers measured ghrelin and peptide YY levels at multiple points along the way. It was found that the treadmill activity caused ghrelin levels to drop … Read more

An Oral Surgeon and His Quest To Educate

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I found the website of an Oral Surgeon living in England and teaching at the King’s College Dental School who has started a website to educate patients. His website addresses many of the issues surrounding wisdom teeth removal and their removal. I am suprised I did not find it until this month as looks like it has been around since 2007. On the website it states “As an Oral Surgeon, I find the more information you can give patients and dentists the better.” I feel the goals of his site are somewhat aligned with those of my own. He is also very knowledagle on different policy issues occuring in the UK. The website includes some very detailed explanations of problems and complications that can occur form tooth removal. http://www.exodontia.info/ExodontiaWarnings.html The website also includes some of the guidelines governing the practice … Read more

Health Bolt Every Day Giveaway

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I just wanted everyone to be aware that this month Healthbolt is giving away a different gift to readers for free. The latest giveaway was a Detour Running bar. The current giveaway is a Be-Fit Mom DVD and book. All you need to do is head on over to Healthbolt, comment on the post, and explain why you should recieve the gift being offered. Again this is going on all month so if you are looking for a holiday gift here is your chance.