Adam’s Journal I got the shingles vaccine a few years ago to – you guessed it – protect me from shingles. Now I hear it might also have beneficial effects when it comes to preventing Alzheimer’s. I am, of course, quite happy about this news, but it seems weird. Dr. Scofield Prescribes It does seem […]
Bodywork
Bodywork: The Science of Step Counts
Adam’s Journal Please set me straight once and for all: Do I need to take 10,000 steps a day if I want to be my best self? Dr. Scofield Prescribes The 10,000 steps “rule” came out of a marketing ploy for the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics. A Japanese researcher decided to use the games to […]
Bodywork: The Secrets of Hangover Resistance
Adam’s Journal From the too-good-to-be-true category comes the following headline I recently saw: The People Who Never Get Hangovers. Do such people really exist? If so, how do I join this group? Dr. Scofield Prescribes I saw the same headline. And I had the same reactions. So, I did a little digging. In answer to […]
Bodywork: Cats and Bird Flu
Adam’s Journal I keep seeing headlines about cats contracting bird flu. Should my wife and I be exercising any sort of precautions when it comes to our cat , February, or being around her? Unfortunately, I think getting Febs to wear a mask is not a realistic option. Dr. Criley Prescribes This is a common […]
Bodywork: Rat Tales (Tails?) of New York
Adam’s Journal My wife and I visited New York earlier this month, and Mary was – no kidding – disappointed that she didn’t spy a single rat. I, however, did, witnessing one scurry across a subway platform as I awaited an early-morning train. Happily, it had no interest in me, and it quickly vanished into […]
Bodywork: A Secret Cure for Cancer?
Adam’s Journal I’m not much of a conspiracy theorist. But others have shared with me a belief that a cure for cancer actually exists; it is just being kept from us by big pharma so that they can make money on cancer treatments. What do you think? Dr. Scofield Prescribes I could tell you the […]
