Archive for March, 2006

Living with multiple chemical sensitivity

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

Check this article, about a person with a multiple chemical sensitivity (MSC) living in a house built to keep her from toxins:
Caryl Schonbrun lives in a strange little world with a hypo-allergenic dog named Bosco, an infrared sauna and outings nearly restricted to Whole Foods stores.
It’s the bubble life of one who suffers from multiple […]

Use your body or lose your health

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

On Diabetes Notes there is a post about the study that showed that many children don’t exercise enough, increasing the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Until recently, it was only found in over-40. Now, there are 1000 child cases diagnosed in UK. Maruthi, the editor of Diabetes Notes writes about this study:
A study has […]

Dark side of infrared sauna market

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

And, actually, the dark side of infrared sauna market is the dark side of all medicine. When a doctor starts to care about money more that about patients, ugly and dangerous things can happen. In her post, Autism Diva writes about malpractice of using a sauna for treatment of autistic child. One version of autism […]

Infrared sauna review: SaunaZen

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

I continue to review a subset of 2-person infrared sauna models which are positioned as a cheaper alternative to high-end brands. Such models are usually made in Asia and are said to be simpler in design and with less accent on quality and comfort. However I think that such models worth to be taken into […]

Massage therapy introduced by Dr. Serani

Tuesday, March 28th, 2006

Dr. Deborah Serani wrote at her blog a good overview of massage therapy. This part of her post especially caught my attention:
Today, the benefits of massage are varied and far-reaching. Massage Therapy does not only ease the stress and tension of everyday life. It has been shown to be beneficial for many chronic conditions, including […]

10 new things about Infrared Sauna Info you didn’t know

Monday, March 27th, 2006

Not so long ago I read this post by Dr. Hsien Hsien Lei, PhD on Genetics and Health blog on topic of credibility of health-related web logs. While I can’t call my blog purely health-related, I write health-related post here, mostly questioning health benefits of infrared saunas.
Dr. Lei suggest answering questions which are posed by […]