Category: February – March 2015
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The Winter Medication Blues
Do you have so many medications that you feel you can’t manage them all? We call this “the medication blues.” Keeping your prescriptions straight, organizing pills or disposing of unused meds, can be truly overwhelming. The first step to cure the medication blues is to keep your medications organized. If you have several medications, you…
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The Hawai’i Neurotrauma Registry
We’ve had lots of positive feedback on our first article about the Hawai‘i Neurotrauma Registry. In the last two years, we’ve given out information on neurotrauma injuries (stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury) at 60 events and presentations to approximately 6,500 people. There is a lot of information on patients with stroke, spinal cord…
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Taking the Pain Out of Physical Therapy
The letters “p” and “t” for physical therapy should NOT be confused with “pain” and “torture.” Unfortunately, many people will share their horror stories of how painful their experiences were. The old-school approach of “no pain, no gain” has been scientifically disproven. Stretching a muscle until it hurts will not get good results. Pain is…
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Jai Vegetarian Winter Stew
For a healthy and hearty New Year dish, Jai blends dried and fresh veggies with bean paste. Anyone can make this today using ingredients found in Asian groceries. Broth: Ginger root (crushed & chopped 5 in.) 3/4 cup sugar 8 oz. mashed red bean paste (nam yau) 6 oz. mashed yellow bean paste (tau hu…
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What is Osteoarthritis?
Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common forms of arthritis. About 27 million people in America have osteoarthritis. It is a chronic condition in which the material that cushions the joints, called cartilage, breaks down. This causes the bones to rub against each other, causing stiffness, pain and loss of joint movement. Common risk…
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Dr. Joe W.C. Young, Mayor of Chinatown: Wishing Progress in 2015
Behind the ornate gates of Chinatown on South King and River Streets, fruit stand merchants, restaurants, art galleries, importers and cultural organizations are ready for Chinese New Year. Shops offer tantalizing specialty foods for the holiday. Chinese calligraphy wall hangings, lanterns and T-shirts call out wishes for good health, prosperity and happiness. Dr. Joseph W.C.…
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History, Herstory, Yourstory
One Sunday morning, a few years back, I was out driving on the North Shore, headed to Starbucks for my morning cup of coffee. The traffic wasn’t light, as it was surf season, which means it was pretty crowded with only one lane going in each direction. I noticed in my rearview mirror that there…
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Easy Come … Easy Go
Receiving an inheritance can certainly be like winning the lottery. What could be wrong with that? Callie Rogers, age 16, won $3.1 million in a British lottery. By the age of 22, the unwed mother of two had attempted suicide twice, and spent over $400,000 on cocaine alone (in addition to more conventional luxuries). She…
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Message from The Editor – February / March 2015
2015 is taking off like a rocket, overcoming inertia, pushing upward! People are hopeful — visitor season in full swing, gas prices going down and our new Governor hard at work. The last of three New Year celebrations in Hawaii — Hawaiian Makahiki in November, Western New Year January 1, and soon, on the February…
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MS. Medicare “Age of Elegance” Pageant
The inaugural Hawai‘i Ms. Medicare “Age of Elegance” pageant held on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, at the Pacific Beach Hotel in Waikiki was sponsored by Get2insurance.com. The next Ms. Medicare event will be held in early October 2015. We pray this pilot project will grow much larger in years to come. The event’s mission is…