March 8, 2021
Joe Brady
Español (Spanish) Loneliness and social isolation in older adults are serious public health risks affecting a significant number of people in the United States and putting them at risk for dementia and other serious medical conditions. A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) points out that more than one-third of…
August 24, 2020
Joe Brady
Health Care is not an industry! We all have an interest in staying healthy and that depends upon being able to tell good information from bad. Since the earliest days in the history of medicine, health professionals have long fought to dispel myths and counter misinformation. During the current pandemic and unfettered reach of social…
July 27, 2020
Jacqui Shumway
Might as well get in the driver’s seat! These are the “dog days of summer.” Astrologically, this is the time of year when people are at their worst even without the fear of exposure to this virus. As if that is not enough, we have social unrest, political elections, and a very uncertain future for…
January 5, 2020
Joe Brady
Being healthy isn’t about making New Year resolutions, it’s about how we live our lives on a daily basis. Healthy isn’t a goal, it’s a way of life. The legendary founder of Tai chi Zhang San-Feng once said: “every meal you eat, every walk you take or choose not to take is an opportunity for…
November 19, 2018
Joe Brady
Integrative Medicine Network Forum, 2018 – Genetics, Epigenetics & Lifestyle: Another Twist Osher Center for Integrative Medicine Harvard Medical School November 16th, 2018 As technology advances in the field of genetic engineering here is great excitement about the idea of “personalized” medicine in which treatments can be tailored to individual patients’ genes. Research is also…
November 11, 2018
Joe Brady
A great big thank you to all who participated by filling out a survey or attending the classes in the Community Med School pilot study. We are headed to Harvard Medical School this week to make our presentation and hopefully make a strong argument for a larger study. Special thanks to Barbe Ratcliffe with the…
October 16, 2017
Joe Brady
The greatest scientific discoveries of the last century were in the fields of medicine, physics and electronics. The greatest scientific advances of the next millennium will involve understanding the most confounding problem in the galaxy … namely human behavior. Can humans evolve and change themselves and their behavior toward healthier pursuits? From sedentary lifestyles, poor diets…
July 3, 2017
Joe Brady
Toward a Healthier America By Joseph Brady Health Care is not an industry! We all have a stake in creating a healthier American society. Economic realities are wrenching massive changes in our health care system. The potential restricting of expensive medical technology to the well-insured promises to send ripples across every facet of our society. We…
June 12, 2017
Joe Brady
Tips from the Yellow Emperor’s Medicine Cabinet When the true light appears, the whole planet turns to face it. Deng Ming-Dao “The three months of Summer are the season for luxurious growth. The Qi of Heaven descends and the Qi of Earth arises. All things become fruitful with the intercourse of the two Qi. According…
March 26, 2017
Joe Brady
Community Health Promotion Can Work… It takes a long time, but ‘Yes We Can’ create healthier communities! by Jacqui Shumway In 2005, I was asked to become a part of a community health promotion project attempting to promote healthy lifestyles in the my economically diverse Park Hill Denver neighborhood. The “Park Hill Thriving Communities Summary…