Medicine/fitness

Smell for your life

Note: I wrote this before the Covid-19 pandemic. Most of us now are keenly aware that the virus that causes Covid-19 often damages the brain's olfactory bulb, causing anosmia, a loss of smell and taste. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, researchers were alarmed to learn that anosmia was associated with... Read more →

Mind your back: mindfulness therapy for chronic back pain

“The research suggests that training the brain to respond differently to pain signals may be more effective — and last longer — than traditional physical therapy and medication.” I like to put this in the category of can't hurt, might help. Read more →