Mountain Views News          Saturday, January 2, 2016

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HEALTH & WEALTH

Mountain Views-News Saturday, January 2, 2016 


ACUPUNCTURE FOR HEADACHES AND HEAD PAIN

What are headaches? What types of headaches are there?

THE JOY OF YOGA

Simply defined, a headache is a pain in the head 
due to some cause. Headaches may result from 
any number of factors, including tension; muscle 
contraction; vascular problems; withdrawal from 
certain medications; abscesses; or injury.

Headaches fall into three main categories: tension-
type, migraine and cervicogenic. Tension-type 
headaches are the most frequent. Patients who 
endure tension-type headaches usually feel mild to 
moderate pain on both sides of the head. The pain is 
usually described as tight, stiff or constricting, as if 
something is being wrapped around your head and 
squeezed tightly.

While migraines affect far fewer people than tension-
type headaches and have a much shorter duration, 
their symptoms are much more severe. They typically 
affect women more frequently than men, with pain 
that usually occurs on one side of the head. Migraines 
can be so severe that they can cause loss of appetite, 
blurred vision, nausea and even vomiting.

Cervicogenic headaches are the most recently 
diagnosed type of headache and are musculoskeletal 
in nature. They may be caused by pain in the neck 
or spine that is transferred to the head. Many times, 
cervicogenic headaches go undiagnosed because of 
their recent classification.

Who suffers from headaches?

Nearly everyone will suffer a headache at some point 
in time. They are one of the most common physical 
complaints that prompt people to treat themselves or 
seek professional assistance. Some estimates say that 
up to 50 million Americans suffer from sever, long-
lasting, recurring headaches. While most headaches 
are not necessarily symptomatic of another 
condition, they can be very distracting and account 
for significant amounts of time lost from work.

What can acupuncture do for headaches?

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has a very 
consistent and philosophically-based framework 
for headache etiology, physiology, diagnosis and 
treatment strategy. Acupuncture, as an effective 
treatment modality, has been applied to headaches 
from the earliest beginnings of TCM.

Acupuncture is not only effective for migraine 
headaches, but also works very well with tension 
headaches, cluster headaches, post-traumatic 
headaches, and disease-related headaches that 
might be due to sinus problems, high blood pressure 
or sleeping disorders. The greatest advantage of 
acupuncture over Western medicine is that it does 
virtually no harm. Some medications can have 
serious side effects and can (in some instances) 
actually lead to patients experiencing a “rebound” 
headache. Unlike synthetic drugs, acupuncture 
has virtually no side effects, and the procedures 
for treating headaches are much less invasive with 
acupuncture than with surgery.

References

www.acupucturetoday.com/abc/headaches.php

BEFORE RESOLUTIONS

Remember, the 
body is a temple. 
I guess I’ve been 
talking to Fitness 
fanatics lately. I’ve heard a common thread. 
The chase for the newer, better, results-driven 
technique. In this quest, their bodies are being 
exercised, yes, but treated with care? I’m not so 
sure. I’ve heard of people being scared to meet with 
their trainer or go to their gym in anticipation of a 
grueling workout. No pain, no gain fitness. 

 There is a place for hard work and complete 
exertion, but in yoga, we also listen to our bodies. 
This includes taking into account our physical 
strength or weakness, past injuries, and age. Most 
of us want to lead an active life and remain pain-
free. Our yoga practice can help support us in this 
effort. In yoga, we treat the body with love and 
care, also practicing the principle of non violence, 
Ahimsa. In our asana practice, we start where 
we are at any given time. Without over-kill or 
complacency. 

 Sometimes people do not believe me when I say 
I’ve become fit, even buff from doing yoga. And 
as someone who has multiple injuries outside of 
yoga, I can say that I’m 99% pain free. It is so good 
for my body, a truly healthy compliment for an 
active lifestyle at any stage of life. 

 Here’s to good health! See you in class.

 Keely Totten


BUSINESS NEWS & TRENDS

FAMILY MATTERS By Marc Garlett


SENIOR DRIVERS 

AND SAFE DRIVING

One of the uncomfortable moments of life for many 
people is when they try to address automobile 
ownership and driving with their elderly family 
members. States have grappled with this issue over the 
years, considering driver’s tests for older drivers and 
other measures to promote driver safety. 

 According to the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, older drivers–those age 65 and above–
represented 17% of traffic facilities, while representing 
14% of the total population in 2013. Encouragingly, 
the number of older driver fatalities is actually down 
by 9% since 2004. When broken down by gender, the 
number of fatalities for female older drivers is much 
more dramatic than for male drivers. This reduction 
comes despite an increase in the number of drivers in 
the over 65 population.

 When age groups are studied within the older driver 
group, it is seen that fatalities involving male drivers is 
consistently more than twice that of female drivers. In 
addition, the incidence of fatalities increases consistent 
with age. The 80–84 age group has the highest number 
of fatalities for both males and females. 

 Still, older drivers are much less likely to be involved 
in a fatal crash than younger drivers. In 2013, the rate 
of fatal crashes involving an older driver was 3.4 per 
100,000 licensed drivers, while the rate for drivers age 
21 to 24 was 47.22. In addition, older drivers involved 
in a fatal crash are much less likely to have been under 
the influence of alcohol. Only 7% of alcohol-related 
crashes involved older drivers. Drivers between age 21 
and 34 represented 31% of the total.

 According to the National Institutes of Health, the 
most common mistakes of older drivers that lead to 
crashes are the following:

Not yielding the right of way;

Not staying in their lanes;

Misjudging necessary time or distance needed to 
execute turns;

Not stopping completely at stop signs; and

Either speeding or driving too slowly.

 In addition, NIH points out that older drivers are 
likely to be involved in the following types of crashes:

 At an intersection;

When the front of one vehicle hits the side of another 
vehicle;

When the older driver is merging with faster 
approaching cars.

 National organizations such as the American 
Automobile Association and the National Association 
of Retired Persons offer driver safety courses for older 
drivers. Those of us with parents and other family 
members or friends entering the older driver population 
may want to encourage them to take advantage of these 
safe driving instruction opportunities.

Dedicated to your family’s wealth, health, and 
happiness,

A local attorney and father, Marc Garlett is on a 
mission to help parents protect what they love most. 
His office is located at 49 S. Baldwin Ave., Ste. G, 
Sierra Madre, CA 91024. Schedule an appointment 
to sit down and talk about ensuring a legacy of love 
and financial security for your family by calling 
626.587.3058 or visit www.GarlettLaw.com for more 
information.


PLAN 12 CAMPAIGNS NOW

The best gift you can give your business this year is a 
12-month marketing campaign strategy. We work 
with a client who knows exactly what they want to 
promote every month (there are only 12 of them). 
Each month, their campaign produces a bottom 
line result of more sales because they stay focused 
with their messages both on-line and off line. Here 
are a few tips for setting up your 12-month plan:

 Print out a blank calendar that will be used only 
for your Marketing. 

 Assign an overall theme for each month. For 
example: January is national thank you month. 
You might create a month-long campaign with 
thank you notes, coupons and special offers to your 
current customers. 

 Add a goal to each month. What’s your hook 
each month? How will you measure success? 

 Look for quirky holidays that you can tie into 
your monthly themes that provide out of the box 
creative opportunities. For example, January is 
Hot Tea month. February 6 is “Eat Ice Cream For 
Breakfast day.” Do a Google search for “Quirky 
Holidays.”

 Add big events to your calendar that you can 
leverage in your creative content (super bowl, 
award shows, Olympic Games in August, trending 
news stories etc.) Do a Google search for “exciting 
things happening in 2016.” 

 Add your local community events. For example, 
a realtor might provide a list of local firework 
shows around the 4th of July that is part of a July 
theme of “local summer fun” in our community.

 Mark all the dates that are important in your 
business. When are you launching a new product 
or services? When are you signature events? 

 Use tools that allow you to schedule content. 
Constant Contact, Hootsuite and Facebook all 
have scheduling features so you can set up your 
campaigns in advance.

 Mix in off-line strategies. Flyers, postcards and 
printed collateral to distribute at your front desk 
or other physical locations are just as important as 
your emails and social media posts. They all work 
together to reinforce your campaign.

 

 About MJ: MJ and her brother David own 
HUTdogs, a creative services and digital marketing 
business. “Like” them on Facebook for trending 
news in social media, internet marketing and other 
helpful tips, www.facebook.com/hutdogs.

 Sign up for their upcoming workshops at: www.
hutdogs.com/workshops/schedule 


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