by Diane Elms | Nov 19, 2013 | Healthy Habits
Rest and relaxation does a body good and is a basic healthy habit that so many people neglect. Sounds logical but in this fast paced, go go life style of today it doesn’t happen, but it should. I am going back to some basics. Not sure if you believe in and read the...
by Diane Elms | Nov 19, 2013 | Healthy Habits
Healthy Habits are more than just what you eat, drink, take as supplements or even how much exercise you get. Healthy habits have to do with the whole of you which includes your emotional and mental state as well. I know some people laugh when I talk about one’s...
by Diane Elms | Apr 8, 2013 | Healthy Habits
Have you ever heard someone say, “I have to watch my salt intake”? I have. As well I have had patients tell me their doctors have told them salt is salt, regardless what kind of salt it is! Let’s look at the issue of salt also called sodium, element symbol Na on the...
by Diane Elms | Apr 8, 2013 | Healthy Habits
Are you tired? Has your get up and go, got up and left? Do you look in the mirror and see some yellow tint to the whites of your eyes or your skin? Do you feel and look like you are aging? It could be your liver needs some attention. We have an organ called the...
by Diane Elms | Mar 18, 2013 | Breast Cancer, Healthy Habits
The definition of mammography is the study of the breast using x ray. The breast is placed between two plates which press the breast to flatten them. An ultra sound is a diagnostic tool that uses high frequency sound waves. These waves bounce off of tissues and then...
by Diane Elms | Mar 12, 2013 | Healthy Habits, Stress
Last week I wrote about stress and how it affects the immune system. The technical name for the immune system is the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system is the main defense mechanism against disease. In my opinion there are a few systems of the body that you...
