Why is heartburn more common among the elderly and pregnant? Perhaps if the elderly would stretch and yawn more often they wouldn't be so elderly anymore. Yawning and stretching won't make a pregnant woman less pregnant, but it will relieve her heartburn. "Elderly" is often a code word for ... Read More

Gas pressure works locally as well as systemically. Take the case of heartburn — Vomiting Lite. <> What happens when we vomit? Gas pressure causes retroperistalsis (the reverse of peristalsis), traveling all the way from the middle of the small intestine into the toilet (hopefully, not... Read More

When it comes to health advice, who would you believe, Ray Peat or Gwyneth Paltrow? Usually, I'd go with Dr. Peat, but when it comes to the Science of Yawning, I'd choose Ms. Paltrow. Herb Doctor Andrew Murray was kind enough to ask Dr. Peat about extended yawning for me, and his reply was ...... Read More

"When you stop the pain, where does it go?" I asked a miner turned reflexologist in Tucson. "What do you mean, where does it go?" he repeated. "Pain is energy, and energy can't be destroyed. It has to go someplace, so where does it go?" I said. <> If pain stays in the body, other parts o... Read More

A full yawn with tonic extension of the limbs is therapeutic. Besides boosting alertness and consciousness, yawning increases muscle tone (residual muscle tone). For example, perky breasts indicate proper muscle tone in the small muscles surrounding the milk ducts and in the underlying pectora... Read More