My Super Spine

Stress Busters Technique: Heart Relaxer Every half hour or so, if you're having a hectic day, drop your jaw suddenly.As you do that, breathe, shrug your shoulders, and rotate them fully-- relaxing all the muscles in the backs of your shoulders.   Technique: Baroque Music Set your station to Baroque music (Bach, Beethoven, Vivaldi, Handel, Telemann, Correlli, etc), it is the most effective at reducing stress. Technique: Look Upwards It is impossible to be negative while looking upwards. Technique: "Thymus Thump"  Boosts health & happiness. First place your hand just above your heart, about halfway between the heart and the neck, right on the breastbone. Then make a fist and thump that spot lightly, about 20 times. At the same time, you smile. Not just any old smile but a big grin, which crinkles your eyes. And also put your tongue on the roof of your mouth, just behind your upper teeth. Technique: Brisk Walk or Run Exercise increases endorphins a

Don't Mess With Mother Nature! Researchers at the University of Maryland have publicly stated what chiropractors and other drug-free, vitalistic healers have been saying for a long time: Taking Aspirin or Tylenol for the flu actually could prolong your illness by up to 3 1/2 days. Fever is the body's natural way of fighting an infection and taking Aspirin or Tylenol interferes with your body's natural healing process. "You're messing with Mother Nature," says Dr. Leland Rickman, an associate clinical professor of medicine at the University of California, San Diego. An elevated temperature "may actually help the body fight the infection quicker or better than if you don't have a fever." The Maryland researchers found that Influenza A sufferers who were treated with Aspirin or acetaminophen may prolong Influenza A and possibly other viral infections according to researchers.  Pharmacotherapy, December 2000; 20: 1417-1422