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New Year – New You

January 1, 2011

Exercise Makes You Smarter and Healthier.

I don’t have to be a mind reader to know that many of you are already thinking about making a New Year’s Resolution.

For most of us, a worthwhile resolution usually involves our health.

My own personal resolution is to give you some of the best reasons in the world to exercise and follow a healthier lifestyle.

Exercise is essential to our health, particularly for women.

Studies show that exercise at different “doses” of physical activity yields different responses in cardio-respiratory fitness among sedentary, overweight, and postmenopausal women with elevated blood pressure.

Women who exercise to varying degrees … Continue Reading

Swine Flu is Deadly. Is the Vaccine worth the risk?

August 24, 2009

Swine Flu Vaccines To Vary–Majority Using Thimerosal

James Geiger M.D.–

Curious me took a poll of my 500 plus friends on Facebook and 1600 plus followers on Twitter.

The Poll asked…The Swine Flu vaccination. Will you get it?

Preliminary results of my friends and followers poll.

75% said they will definitely not get the vaccine when it becomes available.

25% said, “Maybe.”

Why is that? Perhaps you have read many online reports of side effects and complications caused by vaccinations.

  • Overwhelmed and confused by back-to-school Vaccination recommendations for Hepatitis, Tentanus-Diptheria-Pertussis (Td/Tdap), Varicella,Measles-Mumps-Rubella(MMR), … Continue Reading

Headache or Liver transplant. What is your preference? Tylenol and the FDA.

July 2, 2009

What’s wrong with Tylenol? Take too much and you could end up with a liver transplant, if  your “plan” will pay for it.

The FDA has issued Tylenol aka acetaminophen a black penalty box warning.  That means take this warning seriously.

How can such a commonly taken, over the counter medication be just now labeled as unsafe? It has been known for years now that  taking 4 grams daily without alcohol can cause a rise in liver transaminases. That  danger is increased causing more damage to the liver when used in daily dosages higher than 7 grams … Continue Reading

Awareness (not that kind of Awareness) and Anesthesia

March 20, 2009

Awareness and Anesthesia
To arrive at the ideal anesthetic, we need to understand more
about how anesthesia works and how people consent to have anesthesia.
Some types of surgical procedures can and should be accomplished using a
technique called conscious sedation, with monitored anesthesia care. Some
awareness is intended and expected during conscious sedation, so patients
need to be educated and consent to undergo that type of surgery and
anesthesia if indicated. In my experience, many people do not understand
the difference between conscious sedation and general anesthesia when it is
explained before surgery, nor do they remember the discussion after surgery.
Awareness while under the influence of general anesthesia … Continue Reading