Mardy Ross's blog

Last night I attended a fun and informative open house within the IMC of W Colorado's Bellezza skin/aesthetics, and while I DID want to learn about the additional staff and new products and services, and the attendees were likely there for the goody bags, drawings, and discounts on products purchased at the even, I got a BONUS I went for -- time with Scott Rollins (MD, and Medical Director of Bellezza as well as the Integrative Medicine Center of Western Colorado (link below).   read more »

Today is Veterans' Day in the United States, and I am proud to say I have an appreciation of our military's veterans, perhaps from day one.  My father served in World War II back when the Air Force was called the "Army Air Corps".  I grew up always feeling cold, as my father did, and shuddered at the story of how cold north Africa was and likely felt more so to him because he was not given the thyroid medication he had needed from the time he was a teen.   read more »

"Ladies and gentleman of the jury..." -- with thanks to the Grate group of radar-searchers who have their heads in the game and are facilitating our continuing to provide valid, progressive and interesting information.  Lumigrate then helps let people find out about these important developments by posting links here and by simply involving our volunteers (aka facebook friends). 

Below is a link to Dr. Oz integrating more information about fibromyalgia and the related treatments and symptoms.   read more »

I got into my email today and received GREAT news!  It's LumiGrate News!!!!!!  read more »

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CFS to be on the New Dr. Oz TV Show!!!
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It is mid October now and I'm hearing reports of MANY people ill with viruses: cold or flu.  I spoke with an ER provider last week who said they're seeing 3x the usual number of people and was frustrated by people coming in who didn't need to come in.  So for all: contact your local health department by phone or website if you wonder about the symptoms of influenza versus cold viruses and then what 'secondary' illnesses can happen that might need treatment if you chose to go that route (such as antibiotics).  Other clinics may have helpful webs  read more »

We're grateful to have so many people finding out about us, and want to have a blog here so people might read and realize it's truly something they can try to do IF they have never done anything like it.   read more »

This week in the United States, many of us are tuned into PBS (Public Broadcasting System) for a new documentary series by Ken Burns, titled 'The National Parks: America's Best Idea'.   The National Park Service (NPS) is partially responsible for your reading these words right now, because as a 24 year old I was hired to assist a "seasoned" researcher the NPS had just harvested from the Environmental Protection Agency.  "Wild Bill" Malm had just turned 40 and I was recommended to him because of my previous work with a similar project an  read more »

Whether meeting someone in person or on the internet through facebook, I am having to answer this question a lot lately.  Which is great because it means people are finding out about us  and are interested.  Certainly, I refer people to look at Lumigrate.com's 'About Us' section (link below if you want to read later).  We have free information --- the blogs are packed with links to VALID sources to learn more about topics you are interested in and we think are important.  I get included in a lot of interesting information exchanges and have my  read more »

Mardy's Note: This is a piece originally written in the fall of 2009 which in fall of 2011 I am amending to make it more consistent with current, 2011 Lumigrate-ness. 

There is a lot of awareness and scrutiny right now -- perhaps 'criticism' related to what the media is providing us with for information.  I thought it would be interesting to add something here about our recent experience with The Denver Post doing a story about influenza.   read more »