Lessons From Ötzi, the Tyrolean Ice Man. Part II

Otzi's Diet Otzi's digestive tract contains the remains of three meals.  They were composed of cooked grains (wheat bread and whea...

Influenza update

Maine CDC’s March 2011 investigation of influenza outbreaks at two correction facilities was published in the MMWR on April 6: http://go.usa...

Exercise and Food Intake

The New York Times just published an article reviewing some of the recent research on exercise, food intake and food reward, titled " D...

Tell The Truth About Islam by Pat Condell

I might easily have passed on posting this, Pat Condell's video that is, the rest of the post coming later. Passed on it I may well have...

American Civil War Pictorial

Cletis L Stump, he of Stump Holler fame, has a fascinating collection of American civil war photographs posted on his site, The Book of Clet...

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Effects

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), also known as 'Myalgic Encephalomyelitis' (ME), is a form of illness in which the sufferer continuou...

Menopause and Insomnia

Sleep can be too difficult to achieve at some point in a woman's life. It could be because you broke up with your boyfriend, or the bedb...

Dealing With Menopause Fatigue

Menopause is a very serious and often very challenging time in a woman's life, one which is often very difficult to face. After all it i...

Ovulation and Lower Back Pain

Though less discussed than painful periods, painful ovulation is a fairly common occurrence. Painful ovulation is medically termed "Mit...