Body Wellness

If you’ve read my book “Virtual Medicine” (you should have!), you’ll know that I gave some space to the dangers of periodontal disease. Today it’s probably the #1 marker for heart disease. But do you remember, I also talked on pages 62- 63 about dental dangers, with particular reference to the work of Dr. Patrick […]

If you’ve read my book “Virtual Medicine” (you should have!), you’ll know that I gave some space to the dangers of periodontal disease. Today it’s probably the #1 marker for heart disease. But do you remember, I also talked on pages 62- 63 about dental dangers, with particular reference to the work of Dr. Patrick […] The post Advanced Gum Disease May Raise Cancer Risk appeared first on Dr. Keith Scott-Mumby.

Nature is full of rhythms: the rising and setting of the sun, the tides, the ebb and flow of the seasons. Animals hibernate, migrate, rest and renew. Not surprisingly, humans too are subject to rhythms. Also not surprisingly, we ignore them, since we believe we are unique and have risen above Nature. Not surprisingly then, […]

Nature is full of rhythms: the rising and setting of the sun, the tides, the ebb and flow of the seasons. Animals hibernate, migrate, rest and renew. Not surprisingly, humans too are subject to rhythms. Also not surprisingly, we ignore them, since we believe we are unique and have risen above Nature. Not surprisingly then, […] The post Have You Got Rhythm? appeared first on Dr. Keith Scott-Mumby.

A recent trip to a doctor to have my ears syringed resulted in a routine weighing on a balance scale—you know, the kind where you are balanced against weights slid along a beam. These are accurate to within 0.5% or less. This is very different to the spring loaded bathroom scales. As metal springs age they go stiffer. What does that mean? They stretch more reluctantly and won’t let the needle on the dial get right around to your true weight. In other words they lie and tell you that you are lighter than you really are.

A recent trip to a doctor to have my ears syringed resulted in a routine weighing on a balance scale—you know, the kind where you are balanced against weights slid along a beam. These are accurate to within 0.5% or less. This is very different to the spring loaded bathroom scales. As metal springs age they go stiffer. What does that mean? They stretch more reluctantly and won’t let the needle on the dial get right around to your true weight. In other words they lie and tell you that you are lighter than you really are.

A week ago I fell off my bicycle landed heavily and sustained considerable injury.  As I pushed my bicycle a mile or so homeward with my arm hanging down, I had plenty of time to reflect on what to do. Having felt my body on the side that I landed very carefully, I could tell there was no major fracture, but that I had ripped off a small part of the elbow called the epicondyle.  It clicked and was severe agony when I pushed on this small flake of bone. Unfortunately my wife Viv was in Los Angeles for the weekend, I was alone and decided I couldn’t be bothered to go to ER, since I knew what was wrong anyway.  Thinking of my readers, I made an executive decision to follow a natural healing process and document what happened.  Either you really do believe in Nature’s healing, or you don’t. I do. Let me explain.

A week ago I fell off my bicycle landed heavily and sustained considerable injury.  As I pushed my bicycle a mile or so homeward with my arm hanging down, I had plenty of time to reflect on what to do. Having felt my body on the side that I landed very carefully, I could tell there was no major fracture, but that I had ripped off a small part of the elbow called the epicondyle.  It clicked and was severe agony when I pushed on this small flake of bone. Unfortunately my wife Viv was in Los Angeles for the weekend, I was alone and decided I couldn’t be bothered to go to ER, since I knew what was wrong anyway.  Thinking of my readers, I made an executive decision to follow a natural healing process and document what happened.  Either you really do believe in Nature’s healing, or you don’t. I do. Let me explain.