NeuroLogix Knee Institute

01/11/2019

Every 13 seconds, an older adult is seen in the emergency department for a fall-related injury. View and share this infographic that outlines 6 easy steps you can take to prevent a fall.

06/06/2018

Cooking in foil IS NOT SAFE! I know we (of a certain age) were used to doing this, but now we know better.

Aluminum has been long known to be neurotoxic, with mounting evidence that chronic exposure is a factor in many neurological diseases, including dementia, autism, and Parkinson’s disease. However, definitive scientific proof is difficult to establish due to the the lack of longitudinal studies, as...

05/20/2018

THIS idea really has merit! I can't tell you HOW MANY patients I have treated over the years who were injured by trying to mow banks like this. One dear friend was put out of commission for months after a fall off his riding mower. Another had been terribly injured by the blades of his mower that ran over him as he fell. Many others had fractures, sprains, strains, and one man died. Makes you wonder whether it might be pretty darn smart to avoid injuries and disability by checking into the practicalities of machinery like this.

05/14/2018

Google "earthing" to discover the many benefits of physicallyconnecting with the earth. Virtually my whole childhood...back in the olden days, of course...were spent outside barefooted! It still feels SSOOOO good to walk barefoot in the grass!

There's now scientific evidence that being barefoot is important to optimal brain and sensory development!

05/12/2018

05/07/2018

Everyone who will ever be near or in the water, or WATCHING kids or others who are in the water NEEDS to read this carefully. It's eye-opening information that just might save a life.

Mention drowning and we all tend to envision a person in the water waving his hands, splashing and screaming for help. That’s not even remotely close to what a drowning person looks like, writes Mario Vittone in this week’s Lifelines: Safety And Rescue At Sea blog.

05/05/2018

I couldn't agree more! I began to follow the custom of removing my shoes when entering my home for reasons of HEALTH, after returning from many months in China and Sri Lanka, where it's the norm. LATER, we adopted a 4 1/2 year old with a form of quadriplegia that didn't involve paralysis, but he did always scoot on the floor, so keeping it cleaner was a priority. Now, it seems just common sense that shoes are incredibly filthy, and the only smart thing to do is to LEAVE them at the door when coming in. Nice to have a mud room with a bench, but even a little stool with a box for shoes and a container of disinfectant wipes will work. (Speaking of disinfectants, I rarely use them otherwise....I like natural thyme sprays are on Your Timeline
Closeordinarily, since I hope to not contribute further to creating more resistant forms of bacteria than we already have due to antibiotic misuse.)

04/14/2018

The Ketogenic Diet has been proven to be uniquely effective in a number of chronic conditions, one being epilepsy. In the 1920s the Mayo Clinic became a "Mecca" for the parents of children afflicted with epilepsy, and had great success. Big Pharma didn't much like this, ($$$) and pressure was brought to bear to force clinics and doctors to go the pharmaceutical route as "the standard of care" for this condition, and so the knowledge was all but lost until relatively recently. Now there have been newer and more extensive studies by universities like Johns Hopkins. Intermittant Fasting (IF) will have similar effects on the body, though NOT quite as strongly. It makes sense, however, for many of us with OTHER chronic, especial brain/neurological conditions, diabetes, and autoimmune disorders to check into whether we are good candidates for this form of self-care.

04/09/2018

Terrific Kitchen Hacks!

04/03/2018

🦋 Starting the day by sharing this lovely, positive thought with you ...

04/01/2018

More than 20 of my 40 years in health care were spent helping hundreds of patients with peripheral neuropathies and other neurological and immune system problems due to the use of the prescription cholesterol medications known as statins. A short and incomplete list includes:
atorvastatin (Lipitor)
fluvastatin (Lescol)
lovastatin (Mevacor, Altocor)
pravastatin (Pravachol)
pitavastatin (Livalo)
simvastatin (Zocor)
rosuvastatin (Crestor)

Statins are prescribed to patients who suffer from high levels of “bad” cholesterol,…

02/16/2018

We've talked for years about the addcitive nature of computer screens and video games. Now our kids' phones are with them 24/7. And we allow it.