Health/Wellness

Heart Disease and the Cholesterol Myth
Heart Disease and the Cholesterol Myth

Heart Disease and the Cholesterol Myth

In 2006, according to the American Heart Association, 1.3 million coronary angioplasty procedures were performed at an average cost of $48,399 each, or more than $60 billion, and 448,000 coronary bypass operations were performed at a cost of $99,743 each, or more than $44 billion. In other words, Americans spent more than $100 billion in 2006 for these two procedures alone.

Brain and Gut Inflammation Behind Most Autoimmune and Neurodegenerative Diseases
Brain and Gut Inflammation Behind Most Autoimmune  and Neurodegenerative Diseases

Brain and Gut Inflammation Behind Most Autoimmune and Neurodegenerative Diseases

According to the American Autoimmune Related Disease Association, 53 million Americans are suffering from autoimmune disorders including autoimmunities against our body, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), multiple sclerosis (MS), Guillain?Barré syndrome (GBS), amyotropic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and others. Autoimmune diseases can take many forms by attacking different tissues and organs in the body. These include the nervous system, joints, skin and internal organs.

Healing Touch Buddies to Train New Volunteers
Healing Touch Buddies to Train New Volunteers

Healing Touch Buddies to Train New Volunteers

On November 14-15, 2015 Healing Touch Buddies will celebrate 11 years of service by training a new group of energy therapists to become “Buddies.” In the two-day training at Jupiter Medical Center’s Raso Education Center, they will learn techniques and gain knowledge specific to cancer care and how to sustain their one-to-one care relationships over the period of a year without sacrificing self.