Happy 2013 From Dr. T (Jan 9, 2013)
A message from our friends at HoneyColony …
HoneyColony is a new website where 'the hives' decide what's healthy. After much hard work it is finally live (in Beta mode)! Created by investigative journalist and film director Maryam Henein ("Vanishing of the Bees"), HoneyColony is an online magazine and ecommerce site dedicated to uniting the growing number of people who've chosen to adopt healthy lifestyles. Though we're still working on the site design (and will be formally launching with original content very soon) we'd like to invite you to buzz on by now!
With a little help from leading health experts (including our beloved Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum) and top-notch journalists in the field, community wisdom determines what works and what doesn't. We want to empower members to share knowledge and create social change across all spectrums of health and sustainability.
Watch our short animated video. It'll explain HoneyColony to you in 75 seconds.
Research Briefs
Easy, Drug-Free Ways to Feel Better
One of my staff members recently came across this excellent article that offers 15 natural ways to improve health. She shared it with me, and I'd like to share it with you. Enjoy!
Go Global: 15 Natural Remedies From Around the World »
Another Overlooked Cause of Fatigue
CFS isn't the only fatiguing illness where people feel ignored and invisible. It's also the case in numerous other causes of severe fatigue — as described by this individual with PBC (Primary Biliary Cirrhosis), writing in the British Medical Journal.
Reports such as these are increasingly common in major medical journals, showing that awareness of fatigue-related illnesses is increasing, giving us even more cause for hope.
Cool Stuff
The Times, They Are a' Changing
It's only been 102 years — the 1910 Ford pictured below was just hitting the showroom — but it's amazing how times have changed. Check out this list of surprising statistics that were true just one century ago.
The average life expectancy for men was 47 years.
Fuel for this car was sold in drug stores only.
Only 14 percent of homes had a bathtub.
Only 8 percent of homes had a telephone.
There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved roads.
The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower!
The average US wage in 1910 was 22 cents per hour.
See the rest of the statistics »
Funny Stuff
Scared Sleepless
Shakey went to a psychiatrist. "Doc," he said, "I've got trouble. Every time I get into bed, I think there's somebody under it. I get under the bed, I think there's somebody on top of it. Top, under, top, under. You gotta help me, I'm going crazy!"
"Let me take care of it," said the shrink. "Come to me three times a week, and I'll cure your fears."
"How much do you charge?"
"A hundred dollars per visit."
"I'll sleep on it," said Shakey.
Six months later the doctor met Shakey on the street. "Why didn't you ever come to see me again?" asked the psychiatrist.
"For a hundred bucks a visit? A bartender cured me for ten dollars."
"Is that so! How?"
"He told me to cut the legs off the bed!"
Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D. is one of the world's leading integrative medical authorities on fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. He is the lead author of eight research studies on their effective treatments, and has published numerous health & wellness books, including the bestseller on fibromyalgia From Fatigued to Fantastic! and The Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Solution. Dr. Teitelbaum is one of the most frequently quoted fibromyalgia experts in the world and appears often as a guest on news and talk shows nationwide including Good Morning America, The Dr. Oz Show, Oprah & Friends, CNN, and Fox News Health.
