If you've been following my stuff for a while, it should come as no surprise to you that I am a very healthy skeptic of Big Pharma. After peeking behind the curtain during my teenage chemotherapy days, seeing my best friend's life get ruined by prescription opioids in college, and after hearing from doctor after doctor since then that the stuff they push is often dangerous and ineffective- I have developed a "guilty until proven innocent" attitude towards ALL pharma companies and towards...
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Biblical Encouragement After a Storm
Storms are all around us. Sometimes they are literal and sometimes they are figurative. Either way they can be scary and often tragic. How do we handle these storms and not lose faith and hope in God? The Bible has much to say about this, but I will just share a few highlights. I'd also encourage you to look up the verses that I didn't write in full.
- We must remember that...
These Ft. Myers Residents Lost ALOT…But Not Thier Faith
What a week it has been. On Saturday 9/24, Sofiya and I flew out for a 2-day ministry trip to Philadelphia and New York City. Prior to leaving, almost nobody here seemed to be thinking about having to deal with the hurricane. When we came back on Monday morning though, it was on everyone's minds. What happened was shocking.
In the nearly 29 years that I've lived in Florida, I've not seen a storm hit our region as badly...
Superstar Athlete Helps Florida Kids Learn About Health
Remember when you were growing up- how it was so normal to spend a good portion of your life moving, playing and being active? Well, it probably won't surprise you to find out that statistically, that is NOT the norm for kids these days. In fact, according to research sourced by the CDC in 2019, less than one quarter of children ages 6-17 get at least an hour of physical activity per day. Also, according to research recently published in The Journal of the...
New Study: This Painkiller Can Shrink Your Brain
In 2016, the CDC estimated that upwards of 50,000,000 people in America are living in chronic pain. As you may already know from personal experience, chronic pain can put a strain on us- physically, mentally, socially and financially. If it gets if bad enough, it can even alter the course of our life.
Most people in chronic pain eventually begin to take various over the counter anti-inflammatory drugs hoping to get relief. If the problem gets really bad, they may...
1.8M Person Study Shows Exercise Cuts COVID Risks By 40+%
These days, I'm willing to bet that if you ask just about anyone in America over 12 years old- "do you believe that exercise is good for you?"- they'd probably say- "yes."
Many people even understand some of the specific benefits of exercise, such as- better muscle, bone and joint health, reduced bodyfat, better heart, lung and brain function, better energy and mood, less pain, and a greater ability to be mobile and active.
Now, thanks to...
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72,000 Person Study Shows This Increases Risk of Dementia
If you are over the age of 50 you've probably thought a time or two about the possibility of developing the dementia. Sadly, most of us have seen the ravaging toll that it can take on an individual (and on their families), and after seeing that you realize that dementia is something you want to avoid like the plague.
Unfortunately, many people believe that developing dementia is just a roll of the dice and that there's not much we...
New Study: This Makes People Exercise More
Have you ever noticed that although most people know that getting regular exercise is good for them, VERY few people actually do it? There could be many different reasons for this but very often it is simply just a lack of motivation.
Why am I bringing this up?
Because a new study was released this month that reveals an interesting way people are becoming motivated to be more physically active. The University of South Australia reviewed...
Deadly Chemical Found in 80% Of Americans’ Urine
As a survivor of childhood leukemia, there are not many things that anger me more than seeing companies flood our environment, our shelves, and ultimately our bodies with cancer causing agents. Why am I bringing this up today? Because it was just reported by the CDC that over 80% of Americans tested were found to have the cancer-causing chemical glyphosate (also known by its brand name "Round-Up") in their urine.
You can read about that here- Weed Killing Chemical Found...