http://drholmes.net/templates20/blogmusings-of-dr-holmes.html The Best Source for Chiropractic News en-us NYK RSS Feeder http://drholmes.net/t2/blog/musings-of-dr-holmes/2011/09/29/how-are-habits-formed/ Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:55:26 -0400<h1> Habits form when brainwaves slow down</h1> <h3> <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20964-habits-form-when-brainwaves-slow-down.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=brain" target="_parent"><img alt="" src="http://www.newscientist.com/data/images/ns/cms/dn20964/dn20964-1_300.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 229px; float: right;" /></a></h3> <p class="infuse"> Habits may ... http://drholmes.net/t2/blog/musings-of-dr-holmes/2011/09/12/i-just-finished-the-science-of-fear-by-daniel-gardner/ Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:38:23 -0400<p> I just finished reading <u>The Science of Fear</u> by Daniel Gardner.  It gives a good explanation of why we fear some things more than we should and that causes us to change our habits which puts us in more danger.  His opening example is that following September 11 2001 many people stopped flying and drove cars instead, fearing another air disaster.  We have a gut feeling th... http://drholmes.net/t2/blog/musings-of-dr-holmes/2011/09/12/i-just-finished-the-testosterone-syndrome-by-eugene-shippen-and-william-fryer/ Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:33:51 -0400<p> I just finished <u>The Testosterone Syndrome</u> by Eugene Shippen and William Fryer.  It was an interesting book about reversing the aging process in men with an aside on women.  The author’s premise is that low testosterone is the major factor in male aging, such as low sex drive, apathy, aches and pains, weaker muscles, slower healing, prostate cancer, less cognitive funct... http://drholmes.net/t2/blog/musings-of-dr-holmes/2011/04/25/a-book-review-my-stroke-of-insight-by-jill-bolte-taylor/ Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:06:26 -0400<p> <span style="font-size: 14px;">I just finished reading <strong><em>My Stroke of Insight,</em></strong> by Jill Bolte Taylor.  It is the true story of a neuroanatomi<img alt="Dr Holmes Reviews Dr Jill Taylor's Book, "My Stroke of Insight" " src="http://drholmes.net/uploads/jill_taylor.jpg" style="width: 175px; height: 233px; float: right;" />st who had a stroke.  ... http://drholmes.net/t2/blog/musings-of-dr-holmes/2011/04/16/chiropractic-society-of-texas-annual-meeting/ Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:11:03 -0400<p>  <img alt="image of Dr. Holmes, Dr. DePice and Dr. Kelly" src="http://drholmes.net/uploads/Dr-Dean-Price-Dr-RJ-Kelly-Dr-H.JPG" style="width: 300px; height: 450px; float: right;" /></p> <p> I just got back from the Chiropractic Society of Texas annual election meeting and relicensing seminar.  The first 2 days were covered by a speaker I did not previously know named Dr. De... http://drholmes.net/t2/blog/musings-of-dr-holmes/2011/03/25/committee-opinion-no-476-planned-home-birth/ Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:13:10 -0400<p> I just read ACOG (The American Congress of Obstetricians & Gynecologists) <a href="http://www.acog.org/from_home/publications/press_releases/nr01-20-11.cfm">Committee Opinion No. 476: Planned home birth.</a></p> <p>  </p> <p> It starts out:</p> <p>  </p> <p> “Although the Committee on Obstetric Practice believes that hospitals and birthing centers are the sa...