Why Holistic Health is Life Changing: New Book by Dr. Crippen

why holistic health care is life changing

Today I asked Dr. Jeff Crippen to write a guest post here to share with us about his new book on holistic health. Dr. Crippen is the author of this book and also a practicing chiropractor. His journey into a cure for his migraines led to his expertise on holistic health. This form of medicine treats the body as a whole, instead of just throwing medications at symptoms and hoping they go away. Anyone who has had a health problem […]

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What it was Like to Wear a Linq Heart Monitor for Three Years

The Linq monitor is a small loop recorder, about the size of a small person’s pinky finger. Recently I received an email from a reader (in the Netherlands, believe it or not) asking me for more details about the Linq heart monitor process. I had the Linq heart monitor inside my chest, near my heart, for three years. The Linq gave my electrophysiologist more information about the arrythmias I was experiencing. This diagnosis of a serious heart arrhythmia can scare […]

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What to Expect at a Heart MRI

What to Expect at a Heart MRI

Yesterday was my heart MRI. It wasn’t bad, but we didn’t get to do it exactly as planned. I had no idea what to expect, so I thought I’d write this for newbies like me who’d like a heads up, complete with my humorous commentary, of course. I’d had MRIs before, but a heart MRI is performed much differently than a musculoskeletal one, as I’ve had in the past. I was a little nervous to begin with about the IV and […]

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My Embarrassing Heart Patient Stories and the Giveaway Winner

What to Expect at a Heart MRI

Many people develop heart problems while they are still young, but trust me, I’ve sat in the cardiology waiting room enough to know that I am nowhere near the average age. Most people in there have a walker and an accompanying nurse. In fact, the receptionists sometimes assume that I’m there with an elderly patient that I walked in after. “Wait. Are you with Mrs. Hammerstein?” “No, no, I have a 3:00 appointment.” Wednesday is my heart MRI. I’ve had […]

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