Welcome back to Prevention Not Prescriptions Tuesday. This is a weekly forum where we’re coming together to inform and inspire each other to healthier living. Tuesdays are our chance to take our health into our own hands and say “hell no” to more pills and the pharmaceutical industry’s endless search for profits.
Dr. Malynn Talks Cleansing
A colleague of my husband’s recently asked me about doing a gallbladder cleanse.
This got me thinking about all the misinformation floating around about cleansing and what it really means to keep our bodies in tune. As a physician, I see cleansing and light fasting as powerful tools to reintroduce us to our bodies’ natural biorhythms. Instead of eating whatever is available whenever we have time, a cleanse allows us to ask, “Am I really hungry and what am I hungry for?” Quieting yourself down, you may also learn what has made you feel empty over the years. Read more…Those relentless Girl Scouts!
"This Girl Scout season make the choice of good health"
By Dan Overlander
@pyschiclunch
Drugs…
Taking your mind back
By Jeremy Starke
@lotusworker
Self Care & Alternative Treatments
Chinese food therapy…trail mix
By Erin Hessel
@NYAcupuncture
Nutritional therapy for chicken pox
By Peggy Webb
@wwwebbs
Fitness
It used to be necessary for survival…
By Dr. Joe
@DrjoesDIYhealth
Food, Diet & Nutrition
What do burgers and fries have to do with diabetes?
By Dr. Ayala
@DrAyala
The rise of obesity: Beverages
By Susan Dopart
@smnutritionist
What self-respecting New York woman cooks?
By Jennifer Schonborn
@jcshonborn
Building a better soda
By Lisa Corrado
@LCNutrition
On-the-go goodness
By Tess Challis
@tesschallis
Information is Inspiration
Love your Lymph Month
By Melissa aka "The Cellulite Analyst"
@CelluliteFiles
Personal Responsibility
Diets…they’re all a smokescreen, aren’t they?
By Pat Barone
@patbarone
What is your intention when you eat?
By Karen Anderson
@kclanderson
Happiness = Healthiness
“The Happiness Project”
By Dr. Michelle Gannon
@DrMichellexo
What does your 2-week bucket list look like?
By Jack
@jackventures
Passion round-up
By Aye
@gotpassport
And your post is next…
In the Media:
FDA Aims at Doctors' Drug Pitches
By Natasha Singer
@The New York Times
Antidepressants: The Emperor's New Drugs?
By Irving Kirsch, P.h.D.
@The Huffington Post
Related:
Prevention Not Prescriptions: Tuesday, January 26 with Lisa Oz