Alternative Medicine
Chiropractic Care
by Theresa on Oct.18, 2011, under Alternative Medicine
Chiropractic theory holds that subluxations, or partial dislocations, of vertebrae that press on spinal nerves cause disease. Adjusting the vertebrae with quick thrusts and manipulations restores normal function to muscles, organs, joints, and other tissues. The theory was developed by Daniel David Palmer in the 1890s and later refined by his son. (continue reading…)
Sex Matters
by Theresa on Oct.10, 2011, under Alternative Medicine
Men! We can hear women voicing their disapproval now as we report that two Norwegian bachelor brothers, ages 73 and 80, had a couple of women show up at their home and perform an impromptu strip show. Afterward, the brothers discovered they had been ripped off for several thousand dollars. We suspect that women who express their ire are upset because: A) they did not know the brothers and B) because they did not think of such a ploy themselves. (continue reading…)
Garlic Is as Good as 10 Mothers
by Theresa on Oct.03, 2011, under Alternative Medicine, Herbology
This proverb is as old as the hills and so is garlic. The Egyptians worshipped it. The Romans ate it with delight.
In European folklore it was used as protection against the evil eye and to make witches and vampires disappear at the very sight of it. In the early 1900′s people wore garlands of it in public during influenza epidemics. (continue reading…)