There is nothing worse than getting a cold.  We tend to get them at the most inopportune time too (in the middle of the week,

Herpes is sometimes referred to as the “hippy” disease.  It widely spread during the 1970’s when everyone was preaching, “Love, not war.”  It’s more common than people want to believe and is not the end of the world.  Herpes is a common viral infection and it is contagious.  It’s caused by the herpes simplex virus.

Scars can come in all sizes and shapes.  They can be annoying if they are on the legs or arms, but they can be embarrassing if they are on the face or neck where it’s hard to cover them up.

Leg cramps are caused by a number of different factors.  It’s hard to pinpoint the causes of each individual cramp.  It depends on one’s daily routine, weight, age, and health.

Some causes include muscle fatigue due to overexertion, rigorous exercise, dehydration, excess weight, diminished blood supply and even nerve and muscle diseases.

When you have itchy feet or athlete’s foot it is no fun.  You scratch and scratch with literally no relief.  Sometimes it can really be just itchy feet, but if it continues with no relief it’s probably athlete’s foot. 

Some people have worse bodily odor than others.  Body odor is actually unique to each individual and can be very embarrassing when it happens. 

When a woman is pregnant it is probably the most exhilirating time of her life.  Some women experience very little aches or pains during their pregnancy, but others experience aches and pains that progress the further along they become.  

Diabetes is a complicated disease.

If you suffer from dandruff it can be very embarrassing.  Especially if you wear dark clothing, you end up with flakes all over your shoulders.  The more you scratch your scalp, the more irritated it becomes.  You can even end up with red patches on your scalp that hurt to the touch.

I think that they give Dr. Ornish only three minutes for his talks because he talks so fast. 

Watch the map of year to year changes in obesity in the US.  It is a great graphical demonstration of what is happening to our health.

This talk is really about an experiment done on humans.  All the people volunteered for the experiment.  Asians used to eat, well, like Asians, and had very low rates of heart disease and obesity.

Now, Asians eat like us, and the rate of death by heart attack is climbing.