Nancy Adler Jones

Alternative Treatments for Chronic Pain

Do you get frustrated by physicians who discount your pain?  This article validates your experience and provides a guide to a variety of alternative treatments for pain.

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Sat, December 27 2008 » Alternative Care » Comments Off on Alternative Treatments for Chronic Pain

Foods That Fight Pain

Dr. Weil gives information about how to eat to fight inflamation.  He talks about eating fish.  But, which fish are best?  Here are some ideas.  We need 500mg of omega-3 fatty acids in our diet to help with minimizing the rish of heart disease and cognitive decline.  Two to three servings of 4 oz of […]

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Mon, December 22 2008 » Weight Loss, Nuitrition » Comments Off on Foods That Fight Pain

Filling Up With Less

Another great article from Newsweek Health reporting on the easy to use weight loss principles developed by Barbara Rolls, aruthor of “Volumetrics” Click here to read the article. Click here to look at or purchase the book.

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Sun, December 21 2008 » Weight Loss, Nuitrition » Comments Off on Filling Up With Less

Saying No

Saying “No” is difficult for many people, which can lead to stress, anxiety and depression.  This creative article from Oprah magazine takes the reader through many difficult situations and models a delightful style of dealing with awkward and difficult situations.

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Sun, December 21 2008 » Weight Loss, Nuitrition » Comments Off on Saying No

Think Thin to Get Thin

Would you like to learn about how to change your thoughts to change your eating habits? This article summarizes Judith Beck’s sensible book, The Beck Diet Solution: Train Your Brain to Think Like a Thin Person .

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Sun, December 21 2008 » Weight Loss, Nuitrition » Comments Off on Think Thin to Get Thin

Grief

Ms. Goodman’s article on grief gives mourners permission to grieve at their own pace for as long as they need, without bowing to the new societal pressure to “gain closure” according to someone else’s  time table. mourning-takes-more-time

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Fri, December 12 2008 » Grief » Comments Off on Grief

PTSD information

The Tricare Provider newsletter provides useful PTSD facts. “PTSD may develop after exposure to extreme psychological trauma, defined as events that potentially cause a threat to life or physical integrity, and produce feelings of fear, helplessness or horror. For reasons not currently understood, not everyone exposed to such trauma develops PTSD. Individuals with PTSD: • […]

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Fri, December 12 2008 » Trauma » Comments Off on PTSD information