Self Health Care

Articles about alternative ways of treatment and self health care

OUR ARCHIVES : September 2008

Bernie Mac was a sad loss

Sometimes, a comedian just hits the right note of humor and intelligence to pass through the television screen and feel like a real human being. So often actors and comedians are trying too hard. There’s an archness about their performance. Bernie Mac was a rare talent. Although the official cause of death this August was [...]

McCain and the GOP on the defensive (again)

Some people have been looking at the voting records of both candidates in this year’s Presidential race – seems a little unfair. Not everyone votes according to their conscience when up on the Hill. But, hey, when news is in short supply, you go for the jugular with what you’ve managed to dig up from [...]

Killing is the only way to measure weight loss

Warning to all weight watchers. The Japanese have just published a scientific report in Polar Biology – another of those must-read journals. Kenji Konishi, who works out of the Institute of Cetacean Research in Tokyo, said August 27 that killing was the only way to accurately measure factors such as body weight or fat thickness! [...]

Posh says beans do it for her

Once upon a time, long long ago, there were five young ladies who were called the Spice Girls. One of them, born Victoria, was given the kind nick of Posh (a word meaning classy and elegant which she was until she opened her mouth and spoke). Now, her claim to fame is that she’s married [...]

McCain ducks Viagra question

Back in July, McCain was asked about his voting record on medical insurance. With abortion such a hot button issue in the Presidential Election campaign, someone asked him a direct question – makes a refreshing change to find someone asking a politician for a straight answer on Viagra. It went along the lines, “Did you [...]