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ONE MILLION HEALTH FORECASTS NOW SENT OUT
Wed, 11/12/2009 - 18:04 — john bartwe've now sent out ONE MILLION HEALTH FORECASTS...
From the feedback we get we know we help. Tx everyone for your help in getting the message out.
What are the mechanisms through which the weather effects changes in our bodies?
Fri, 06/12/2009 - 10:09 — john bartThe answer to this question is that we don't really know. However we have clues. We were contacted by a research worker in Australia. He is an orthodontist and a biochemist, which is, of itself, an interesting combination. He told us that he had been tracking levels of inflammatory proteins in volunteers as weather patterns moved across Melbourne and the surrounding areas.
He said he had figures which showed consistent variations in these protein levels with specific weather patterns.
Meat Consumption and the Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet
Fri, 30/10/2009 - 21:16 — john bartThis guest blog is submitted by Valery Fortie, the national awareness coordinator of Mediterraneanbook.com, a non commercial association based in Italy.
Changing the act of eating
Sun, 20/09/2009 - 14:10 — john bartThis guest blog is submitted by Elizabeth Snell, B.Sc., RD, Consulting Dietitian, Toronto.
If you want to reduce your food intake, eat more slowly and serve smaller portions of food. Many people overeat simply because they eat too quickly. There is approximately 20 minutes from the time food is consumed until the appetite sensors in the body start to signal that the stomach is full. The following strategies may assist you in eating slowly: ...
How we're going to link other diseases (besides Migraine, Arthritis, Asthma, Heart disease and Diabetes) to the Mediclim Index
Sat, 05/16/2009 - 16:55 — john bart
We often get asked if we're able to link other ailments to the Mediclim Index and hence to weather changes, and, if we can, why don't we?
The answer is that we have no doubt that other health problems have a weather component amongst their triggers but, as yet, there is no available, statistical proof. And we take pains to offer only well founded information to our subscribers.
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Your Grandmother was Right!- greenme.ie
Saturday, April 18th, 2009 — john bart
Yes she was…at least when she said that the weather makes a difference to her health and wellbeing. And now, we can tell you what tomorrow’s weather is going to do to you… IF you have MIGRAINE, ARTHRITIS, ASTHMA, HEART DISEASE or DIABETES....
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Guest Blog: Dr. Steve Blitzer
Tue, 04/07/2009 - 19:36 — john bart
Chronic Pain
Those individuals with chronic pain are often challenged or misunderstood. They are often asked to prove they have an ongoing potentially disabling problem objectively, and without a dramatic test result, may be considered to be overreacting to their problem. This can leads to difficult situations with interactions with physicians, family members and other relevant contacts...
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Guest Blog: David Suzuki with Faisal Moola
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 12:54 — john bart
Now’s the time to take science seriously
Looking at the enormous changes the world has experienced over the past century, it’s clear that the most powerful force shaping our lives and society was not politics or economics but science when applied by business, the pharmaceutical and medical industries, and the military. Think of the impact of antibiotics, chainsaws, nuclear weapons, computers, oral contraceptives, cars, television – the list is long.
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Guest Blog: Gideon Foreman - Executive Director of CAPE
Thurs, 03/19/2009 - 13.14 — john bart
Founded in 1994, the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) is now a leader in the campaign to eliminate toxic chemicals across the country.
Its greatest success has been in the area of reducing lawn and garden pesticides. Over the last few years, CAPE doctors have worked hard to win pesticide prohibitions in a number of Canadian cities including Toronto, Peterborough, London, Markham and Hamilton. In 2008, they won a provincial pesticide ban that covers all of Ontario.
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More References re Mediclim..
Sun, 03/08/2009 - 22:07 — john bart
Osterman PO et al. Weekly periodicity of headache and the effect of changes in weather on headache. Ups J. Med Sci Suppl 1980;31 23-26. (ring a bell anyone?)
Villeneuve PJ, Szyszkowicz, M, Stieb D, Bourque DA Weather and emergency room visits for migraine headaches in Ottawa, Canada. Headache 2006;46:64-72....
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The Devil's Throat
Iguacu Falls, which lies at the junction of Brazil and Argentina, rivals Niagara Falls in stunning beauty. Iguacu is longer by far, stretching over several kilometers, with islands between parts of the falls. Except in one place, however, it is not as thunderous. That place is known as The Devil's Throat. By a trick of geography it is possible to stand very close to the waters rushing down the throat. You stand, however, below the crest of the falls, to one side, looking up at its might. ...
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The Weather in Buenos Aires
Wed, 03/04/2009 - 04:26 — john bart
I was in B.A. two years ago, for the second time. There are many good reasons for going to this great, faded, safe, European city, with excellent food and reasonable prices, but for us the reason is Argentine Tango... the dance that is the vertical expression of a horizontal desire. We go a couple of times a week to learn and try out what we've learnt, and it's great....
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A Saint Called Dr. Beat Richner
Mon, 02/16/2009 - 15:19 — john bart
I was in Cambodia for a conference a couple of months ago. Along the road from our hotel was a children's hospital and, being a doc, I asked to look round it. That's where I found out about a swiss doc called Beat Richner who gets my vote as saint of his generation. ....
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More Scientific References.
Wed, 02/11/2009 - 01:30 — john bartThe effect of ambient temperatures on glucose tolerance and its implications for the tropics. Akanji-A-O et al in Tropical and Geographical Medicine 43(3): 283-287 1991===Biometeorology:linking weather and health. Jane Wilson in Can Med Association J. vol 132, March 15 1985====Recognizing fibromyalgia....
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Foggy Days in London Town, Lost, Found and Bumped..
Sat, 01/31/2009 - 19:21 — john bartIt's fifty years since the great smog in London. I was a young stripling when the world disappeared into a grey green cloud. It was good fun, of course, because breathing thick, dirty, cold smoke 24/7 it did not bother me....
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Scientific References Regarding Weather and Health..
Sat, 01/10/2009 - 21:50 — john bart
For the scientifically oriented readers, John has collected together a list of useful reports, book and studies....
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How the Weather Acts as an Trigger for Diabetes..
Tue, 10/21/2008 - 12:20 — john bart
A recent publication suggested that the weather affects the performance of those "sticks" on which a diabetic puts a drop of blood after finger prick.............
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Heart Disease and Weather Triggers
Mon, 10/20/2008 - 22:12 — john bart
The practice of science and public health is based on the fact that small changes in individual behaviour brings about huge changes in population well being..........
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Asthma and Weather Triggers
Sat, 10/18/2008 - 12:18 — john bart
Recent articles in the medical press which shown that thunderstorms in Alberta were associated with an increase in the number of asthmatics presenting in the e.r. of local hospitals..........
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How the Mediclim Index Can Predict Arthritis Triggers
Fri, 10/10/2008 - 10:57 — john bart
In every family there is someone who knows when the weather is about to change.......
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How the Weather Can Trigger Migraines
Mon, 10/06/2008 - 20:24 — john bart
it is known that the weather can act as a trigger for migraine............
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Global Warming
Sun, 10/05/2008 - 17:16 — john bart
Global warming=climate change. To know what climate change will do to your health you have to know what the climate is doing to your health right now...
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Bizzaro Weather Health Warnings
Sat, 04/19/2008 - 21:03 — john bart
In the course of our research Denis and I have come across findings that can only be put under this heading...so here are a couple of them............
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Kitty Triggers
Fri, 04/04/2008 - 17:25 — john bart
Einstein's cat would become depressed when it rained.........
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