For thousands of years, magnets have been used for healing, and today magnet therapy is a big business. Annual worldwide sales of magnets for treatment are estimated at over $5 billion.
Read MoreI’ve been writing this column for over eight years now, and there’s one topic I seem to have avoided. Perhaps it’s because merely the word, if spoken, was enough to empty the room when I was a boy. Today, let’s discuss…hemorrhoids.
There are many veins in and around the anus. An increase in pressure can cause these veins to stretch, bulge or swell, a hemorrhoid can result. Symptoms include itching, bleeding with bright red blood on the toilet tissue, painful bowel movements, and a hard lump near the anus.
Read MoreDid you know that modern medical science hasn't determined exactly what the appendix does? What we do know for certain is that it is a 3-½ inch tube of tissue that extends off of the large intestine, and that we can easily live without it!
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