In today’s world, we are either ahead of the game or behind the eight ball. When it comes to cooking and eating, most of us are looking for almost any way we can to save time. Unfortunately, this combination of time pressure and our desire for convenience has changed the way most of us live […]
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Attaining and maintaining abundant health can be a challenge in the 21st Century. Our lives are way too busy, what is sold as food in most stores would be unrecognizable just three generations ago and our health care system is more focused on illness management than prevention and healing. We seem to be aging faster […]
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is one of the oldest and most comprehensive healing systems in the world. Developing and refining over the last 5,000 years, TCM brings potent wisdom, many practical applications and a unique perspective on health and healing. The challenge TCM faces in the modern world is the ability to communicate its wisdom […]
Chronic illness sucks! The fatigue, physical limitations and emotional distress can completely change your outlook on life. The journey to recovery can take many months or even years and is often full of contradictory opinions about what will actually make a real and meaningful difference. Then there is mainstream medicine practicing illness management under the […]
There are many ways to get into better shape and there are many more reasons it is a good idea to do so. If you are thinking about starting a fitness program I would like offer you some perspective from 35 years of experience training and over 20 years of training others. Let’s say you […]
I am often asked, “how many acupuncture treatments will it take?” to resolve a person’s condition. My response is almost always 10 treatments, sometimes it is less and sometimes it is more, but the most potent and long lasting choice is 10 treatments. In order for me to explain why I recommend this many treatments […]
Are you seeking: -better health? -more energy? -deeper sleep? -the motivation to get into the best shape of your life? Are you searching for answers as to why your supplements, medications, exercise programs and diets aren’t working? Or perhaps you are a health care professional feeling frustrated with just managing illness instead of actually providing […]
Relaxing into Being This articles goes deeper into the meditation practice called incremental breathing. If you haven’t read the previous article I recommend reading it first. It is safe to say that most of us have more tension in our bodies and more pressure in our lives than we want. Maybe it is just […]
If you haven’t read part one, please do. This article will be more beneficial if you do. Water Content Doesn’t Count One of the most common sense things I have ever learned about food, especially when evaluating nutrient density of a food, is to subtract the water content first. For example, broccoli is 90-percent water, […]
Understanding Nutrient Density The first thing to consider about any food you eat is its proportions of nutrients to calories, or how nutrient dense it is. Ideally there should be an abundance of nutrients in your diet and enough calories to get you through your day. Nutrients are essential substances like vitamins and minerals, fats […]
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