by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Feb 2, 2012 | Exercise, Health, Immune Resistance, Insomia, Memory Retention, Pain control, Prevention, Sleep, Sports Injuries, Stress, Stress Strategies
Our bodies were designed, built, and programmed for movement. Our joints need movement to self-lubricate through the bag of synovial membrane. This movement even feeds food and oxygen to the bloodless cartilage inside the joints, and carries away the...
by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | May 7, 2011 | Managing Stress, Stress, Stress Strategies, Travel
Stress makes constant demands on our bodies and minds. Most people assume their stresses come from the hectic work week, and the weekend is just a couple of blank days on the calendar. But stress abhors a vacuum, and we need to program a little stress-break into...
by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Oct 23, 2010 | Pain control, Prevention, Stress
If you are suffering from headaches, especially the tension headaches we associate with stress, don’t assume you will always need to take a prescription drug, or otherwise be doomed to enduring the pain. Stress headaches are caused by muscle tension. Muscles...
