Author: Dr. Richard A. DiCenso

Those of you who have read my book, Beyond Medicine, exploring a new way of thinking, recognize this title as one of the seven caveats for restoring balance to your life. But although everything works, it works most effectively when applied to a specific set of circumstances for which it’s most indicated. Thus, the importance of two related caveats – there are no panaceas and if anything can cause anything how do you know what’s causing what. So, how do you figure out why you feel the way you feel and what can you do about it. Well you probably…

Water is the most common compound on earth, the fluid which all life depends upon. Humans need to drink water! It’s the one liquid Humans must have to live. An average person can go nearly two months without eating, but less than a week without water. Yet, important as water is, most of us know little about it, let alone how much water a human needs to consume? The skinny on water: Water helps to maintain healthy body weight by increasing metabolism and regulating appetite. Water leads to increased energy levels. The most common cause of daytime fatigue is actually…

There are many possible reasons you aren’t losing weight, even though your diet is stellar. Here’s a brief overview of some additional possibilities for you to consider. Dieting is complicated: There are even ways to screw up without realizing it. For instance, who would ever think that working out in the a.m. or cranking the AC might be the reason you’re not slimming down? Luckily, once you’ve identified these flubs, fixing them is nowhere near as hard as squeezing into a body suit. Roadblock #1: Always A Go-Getter, You Workout At 6 A.M. What’s wrong with that? Morning workouts are…

Cardio certainly has its place in every fitness program but it should be a part of a balanced program including cardio, strength training, and a healthy diet. The key to losing body fat and keeping it off is strength training. Lean muscle is the driving force behind your metabolism and the only way to increase your metabolism or burn more calories at rest, is to increase lean muscle through strength training. For the women that are afraid to get “too bulky” from strength training that is simply a myth. When most people think of strength training and the results it…

Over the last thirty years I have had the opportunity to develop and administer programs at some of the most esteemed healthcare facilities in the country. I’ve always been driven to discover explanations for unsolved symptoms. Each newfound awareness offered additional guidelines that I came to embrace as caveats. These caveats emerged from my daily encounters with people who felt that something was just not right. But it did not end there. Countless other patients who were suffering from common dysfunctions were simply not responding to anything. There was high blood pressure, low blood pressure, diabetes, thyroid problems, irritable bowel…

Symptoms act as catalysts, hastening a desire to enter a path of practice, or to move to a different phase of your life journey. Symptoms may show you where you need to focus your attention. By seeing how much you are living in the past, you discover the importance of living in the present. By understanding the targets of your greed, you can redirect your attention to that for which you are grateful. By noticing how cynical you have become, you recognize you’re longing for meaning. Your symptoms equate to what you need to work on and what you desire.…

Creative visualization is a mental technique that uses the imagination to make dreams come true. Used in the right way, creative visualization can improve our life and attract success and prosperity. It is a power that can alter our environment and circumstances, cause events to happen, and attract money, possessions, work, people and love into our life. Creative visualization uses the power of the mind, and is the power behind every success. By changing our thoughts and mental images we change our “Reality”; we change the “illusory” world we believe we live in. We are not employing magic or supernatural…

If you’re suffering from the symptoms of a chronic disease you may not be sick, you may just be unwell. The whole concept behind alternative medicine is not so much that it is an either/or proposition, but that it is another way of looking at things, especially if you’re suffering from the chronic symptoms of any disorder. In fact, many of the commonly diagnosed chronic diseases may not be diseases at all, but rather, just symptoms of an imbalance or deficiency. Things like chronic headaches, chronic bronchitis, chronic asthma, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic depression and chronic anxiety may be nothing…

More than 10 million Americans have been diagnosed with thyroid disease, and another 13 million people are estimated to have undiagnosed thyroid problems. Frequently misunderstood, and too often overlooked or misdiagnosed, thyroid disease affects almost every aspect of health. So understanding more about the thyroid, and the symptoms that occur when something goes wrong with this small gland, can help to protect or regain good health. It’s a concern that is widespread, can affect your overall health, and is obviously important. A February 2000 research study at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, which was published in the Archives…

One of the most versatile pieces of equipment used today by conditioning professionals is the Stability Ball, also known as “Swiss balls”,”Physio Balls”, “Balance Balls”, etc. The Stability Ball has a prominent role in the world of clinical rehabilitation. More recently, due to their effectiveness in developing balance and core strength, athletic trainers, coaches, personal trainers and physical education teachers have begun to integrate them into their training programs. Now they are the new “buzz” in the world of athletic and functional conditioning. Due the Stability Ball’s success and growing popularity, the last decade has seen the birth of various…