Monthly Archives: March 2009

Surgical Birth

NARH is to be congratulated on “performing significantly fewer C-sections than other hospitals around the state (MA)– an average of 18 percent of all births at the hospital compared to the state average of 34 percent, according to reports released by the state Department of Public Health.” While this is commendable and NARH should be...

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The Onion: Most Children Not In Favor Of Child Healthcare

Why is it that it often takes aburdity to best frame a problem? While it is unjust and wrong that so many children do not have adequate healthcare, it is a tragic indictment of the state of American health that so many children are so sick.

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The GAIA Theory

The similarities between our planet and our bodies are amazing, with profound implications for both. In the 1960’s James Lovelock proposed what has become known as the Gaia Theory. He defined Gaia as: a complex entity involving the Earth’s biosphere, atmosphere, oceans, and soil; the totality constituting a feedback or cybernetic system which seeks an optimal...

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The Crisis of Credit

This entry, while unrelated to your personal health, is definitely related to your  financial health. This short video gives an easy-to-comprehend explanation of the credit crisis. It is worth viewing for a better understanding of how it all fell apart. The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.

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Misconceptions About Corn Syrup? NOT!

Talk about vigilance. Kudos to Audrae Erikson, president of the Corn Refiners Association, for spotting a single negative reference to high fructose corn syrup in a four page local newspaper (The Transcript: Elf Parlor Pouring Local Brews: ”We want everything to be as fresh and as healthy as possible. We don’t use high-fructose corn syrup.”)...

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The Next, Even BIGGER, Bubble!

                The Next, Even Bigger, Bubble!                                                                                                   ...

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