Healthy Drumming

Be the best and healthiest drummer you can be. Here's how to eat right, avoid stress, conquer stage fright, travel safely, protect your hearing, and stay healthy and alive in the music business for a long time to come!

Adopting a New Standard for Stress Relief
More than one million workers per day are absent from work due to stress-related conditions. Stress can kill you. Don't let it.

Avoiding Performance Anxiety
Stage fright. Everybody has it to some degree, but when it adversely affects your performance, it's time to get help. Here it is, compliments of the Celtic Harp Page.

CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is your online source for credible health information.

Dead Musician Directory
I thought the health page was the best place for this one. Nothing like learning from someone else's mistakes: Fuller Up The Dead Musician Directory edited by Gordon Polatnick. Learn how so many great musician's came to an early grave and maybe you can avoid following in their footsteps!

Happy Cow's Global Guide to Vegetarian Restaurants & Health Food Stores
If you're going on the road and you're a vegetarian (or just into healthy eating), you'll want to check out these restaurant chains and health food stores. Includes Veggie Burger recipes, Veggie humor, and more.

Last Word on Jet Lag
Jet lag is tough on everyone but especially musicians. Learn what you can do to lessen its impact.

Stage Fright
If you've tried almost everything and still can't quite conquer your fear of stage fright, don't despair! Check this out.

Straight Facts About Drugs and Alcohol
The facts man, nothing but the facts. The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information gives you all the info you need to know about drugs and alcohol.

Tinnitus Info
Imagine trying to fall asleep while hearing a constant high-pitched ringing sound in your ears? That's exactly what I have to do. Me and about 30 million others. Hearnet.com will tell you how to avoid it. Listen – while you still can.

Tinnitus Info Too
Informative pamphlet, by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), on that high-pitched ringing sound that sufferers hear constantly in one or both ears. From Healthtouch.com.