Low back pain is so common, it’s considered a ‘normal’ experience and is often associated with aging and physical activity. Most of us will experience low back pain at one point in our lives and many of us will suffer from chronic bouts. Low back pain can be uncomplicated, meaning that there are no other associated symptoms. It can be …

“You come to this place, mid-life. You don’t know how you got here, but suddenly you’re staring fifty in the face. When you turn and look back down the years, you glimpse the ghosts of other lives you might have led; all houses are haunted. The wraiths and phantoms creep under your carpets and between the warp and weft of …

The age old question our minds keep asking is ‘What am I holding onto?’, “What do I need to let go of in order to heal?’ And the truth is that it doesn’t matter. The more time and energy we spend focusing on trying to answer that question, well it’s like turning on the air conditioning full blast with all …

What it is: Sciatica is a diagnosis that is typically made when a person is experiencing a pain in the low back which extends usually down the back of one buttock, thigh and leg. The pain can be severe, burning or sharp and can be accompanied by numbness and tingling. Where it comes from: Usually, the pain and other symptoms …

How many times have you found yourself in an argument or disagreement with someone and those words at least came across your mind if not out of your mouth? Can you remember a time when your emotions and feelings just escalated out of control? Or have you been in a situation where you felt a surge of emotion and you …

A colleague of mine in Colorado uses Xray as an objective indicator in his exams. He sent me this late last year. He and I have a similar approach. On the left you see the xray of a patient when they were starting care. On the right you see an xray of the same patient after 12 months of care. …

I’ve been recently reading about the scientifically validated benefits of childhood activities for adults. It got me remembering what it was like as a kid, what I used to do, how I used to spend my time. It’s hard to believe that I had so much time! There’s a lot of evidence where research shows there are many health benefits …

Recently on “The Nature of Things” with David Suzuki, they explored the history of cholesterol, how cholesterol has been seen in the past and what researchers are finding out now. The following is an excerpt: “Cholesterol. For almost 50 years, the word has evoked fear. When people started dropping dead in alarming numbers after WWII, a massive investigation was launched, …

Back in the late winter or early spring I started taking yoga classes at Pranashanti (www.pranashanti.com), one of, if not the best yoga school in the city. With every class I could feel my body waking from a deep slumber, tissues stretching beyond the norm, allowing more breath into my body. I found my body feeling thirsty for more; so …

Confidence is defined as full trust, belief in the powers, trustworthiness, reliability or certainty. Self-confidence would then mean that you have full trust in yourself or a belief in your abilities. For some people, self-confidence is a given; it was fostered and nurtured. Self-confidence is not something you’re born with simply because we don’t have a self to begin with. …