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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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