Towards a Psychology of Conscientiousness
Conscientiousness has been identified as the single most essential personality trait for health and longevity. Conscientiousness accounts for 75% of good health and longevity, and genetics is the major determinant of the other 25%. There are thousands of studies of the importance of conscientiousness but none that I have located on how to enhance conscientiousness. […]
O’pa Soap Bar and Essentials
O’pa Soap Bar is unequivocally the BEST toothbrushing agent in the world. Removes plaque, tastes great. Some years ago I wrote about the benefits of brushing your teeth with soap. Now, a creative soap maker has developed remarkably effective tooth soap! The real thing, with a glycerine base and a nice soft mint flavor. Interestingly, […]
Third Party Rape
Norm Shealy’s Health Blog, http://drnormshealy.blogspot.com/ Third Party Rape Twenty years ago I wrote a book with the above title. I had come to the conclusion that Government, Hospitals, the Insurance Industry and the Legal Profession were essentially a conspiracy to control everything related to medicine, oxymoronically called “health care”. The first sentence was “In the […]
From Glutton to Fasting
Please Note: The link at the end of this newsletter is time sensitive. We do not know how long it might be accessible. From Glutton to Fasting C. Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph.D. There is no question that the Atkins diet works for many, but who stays on it. The Barnes diet works even better but […]
Magnesium Revisited
Although I have written about this topic for 20 years, it is worth revisiting magnesium as it is such an essential mineral. Eighty percent of Americans are magnesium deficient! The ONLY simple accurate test for magnesium is intracellular! Every known disease is associated with magnesium deficiency, from irregular heartbeat, auricular fibrillation, immune problems, allergies, cancer, […]
Memory
Memory problems are among the most common complaints at almost every age. To prevent and enhance memory, the following are most important: No smoking Body Mass Index between 18 and 24 At least 6 servings, combined of fruits and vegetables daily Physical exercise at least one hour daily. Build slowly Meditate, do autogenic training or […]
Top Health Problems, Top Risks
Watching the top illnesses and risks, the shift over a few decades is indeed interesting. According to the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, in the world at large, as recently as 1990 the top disabling health problems were lower respiratory infection diarrhea preterm birth ischemic heart disease stroke In 2010 the top disabling health […]
The Cause of Disease
Which comes first, Inflammation or Free Radical Damage? And does it really matter? Our bodies depend upon 11 amino acids, Omega-3 fatty acids, and a wide variety of vitamins and minerals. Disease is caused by a deficiency of any one of these, or an excess of a few, as well as relatively small amounts of […]
Move It or Lose It
Fortunately, I have always been very active and it pays in many ways. Although I sit for up to 6 or more hours at my computer, I sit on an exercise ball which requires constant adjusting of posture to stay on the Ball! Just as halitosis is better than no breath at all. Any movement […]
Coffee Improves Longevity
In one of the few NEJM articles that does not deal with drugs, a recent one, NEJM, May 17, 2012, reported, in a huge study of over 400,000 people followed over 14 years, that coffee improves longevity. Those drinking 6 or more cups of coffee daily, BUT NOT SMOKING, enjoyed a 10% increase in longevity […]