The Waiting Room – Page 22 – Dr. Thornburg Wellness

Dec 01, 2017

A child’s odyssey of hardship defiance and hope

Does hardship in childhood keep your child from being successful? Divorce, chronic illness, trauma, abuse, addiction and neglect are common settings for childhood. 75% of children experience at least one of these ongoing stressors. So we worry as parents, “Is...

Nov 28, 2017

Addressing ADD Naturally?

A mother recently asked me how I would naturally address inattentiveness (ADD) in a 14-year-old. Like her, many of you know and love someone with this common condition and would like to try a natural approach before resorting to medications. Symptoms of inattention,...

Aug 21, 2017

Backseat Mishaps

Have you ever seen the sharp line between fresh and salt water when a river and the ocean meet? You can see the clear blue of the sea and the muddy brown of the river pressed up against each...

Aug 18, 2017

When Teachers Turn Clouds into Spaceships

Painting by Rob Gonsalves Did you know the Native Americans could not recognize the first galleons arriving in the Americas? They stared at the ships for days but misidentified their sails for clouds on the horizon. The galleons were so...

Aug 09, 2017

9 Secrets on How to Live Well to 100

Dr. Hinohara was born in 1911 and passed away on July 18, 2017, in Tokyo. He served as the honorary president of St. Luk’s International Hospital and chairman emeritus of St.Luke’s International University. He treated victims of the firebombing in...