Alternative Health

Recently I have been working with some older people who have very strange problems. I had the opportunity to speak with one’s GP, which I thought was very progressive for the GP. I mentioned the person was on blood pressure medication for 40 years and could that affect this situation. He thought it could. Now

Ever tried to get a little person to swallow medicine? It can be impossible. Here is a solution developed by a pediatric psychologist, I just heard on the radio. It’s brilliant! Three parts and a few ‘advanced’ ideas at the end. 1. Have them suck on a ice cube, frozen fruit or a popsicle. It

Ah early spring, really early spring it seems. We have little flowers in the yard, well until the deer ate them last night. The golf courses are going, runners abound, it’s the magical time when we ski in the morning and rush down for a quick round of golf. But wait what happens the next

Did a winter vacation to see my dad, he snowbirds down in Yuma Az. it’s on the boarder of Arizona, California and Mexico. There is about 100,000 snowbirds that go there for the winter/spring. Let’s just say the average age is north or 75. It is flat, dry and is the sunniest town in the

I just got back from a weekend at Sparkling Hills Health Resort, it was nice. It is a “European Spa experience”. Basically 8-9 different steam rooms, some really nice pools, hot tub, gym, tea room, library room and a silent room, with a beautiful hotel built around it. We arrived at night and did not

I have been doing Tai Chi, which is basically a line dance from China, since 1999. I started because I have heard  it is good for you. About a month ago I started to understand it in a whole new way. My original teacher, James, started teaching again and I started going to regular classes

Today marks an amazing event. Heel Canada and Heel USA closed and left the continent. They are one of the largest homeopathic company’s in the world. They still operate in dozens of countries just not ours. Why? They got a class action lawsuit in the US, that applied to Canada also. They settled out of

I spoke today at UBC about health and longevity with East Asian Medicine. I had a fun time and there where three other great speakers. Here are the health and longevity tips I talked about. Without seeing someone and figuring out their specific challenges and strengths for health and longevity we are sticking with the

I started Tai Chi in 1999, it was something I always wanted to do. I thought then and I believe it now to be the very best exercise in the world. The reason is, it is scalable to your fitness levels. If you are fit you can make it very hard and if you are