January 1st, 2010 03:00pm
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Ed Bauman, PhD
If we really are what we eat, then what happens to children who eat processed, refined, and fast food in their formative years? We see the answer all around us…obesity. Is obesity reversible? Absolutely! As soon as families learn how to eat fresh, real foods and break addictive junk food habits, weight gainers become big time weight losers and fitter kids. Obesity doesn’t have a chance to thrive …
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December 18th, 2009 06:30pm
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Jeff Friedman D.C.
Heredity can be either blessed or blamed for many of our physical characteristics, from the inheritance of Mom’s curly hair to Dad’s bald head to, unfortunately, Grandpa’s diabetes. In fact, just knowing about or having observed a beloved relative suffer from a hereditary illness can create an aura of ticking time bomb in our own lives.
How are we to know if we have inherited genetic weaknesses and if …
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December 11th, 2009 06:48pm
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Naomi Richman MFT
In my last blog I spoke of how a homeopath goes about finding the right remedy for a person out of the thousands to choose from. Since we treat the individual who has that particular condition, rather than the condition itself, we try to get to know the patient as thoroughly as possible. There is a classification system used by homeopaths to order remedies that also helps us …
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December 4th, 2009 02:10pm
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Ian Rawlinson L.Ac.
I first became aware of how effective Chinese medicine can be in treating migraine headaches in 1978. At that time I was living in Cambridge, England where I was teaching yoga. One of my students, Anna, had started classes because she was suffering from chronic back pain, insomnia, fatigue and migraine headaches. Within a few weeks of starting her classes Anna’s most of Anna’s complaints had eased, …
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November 25th, 2009 09:33pm
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Kathy James
The Feldenkrais Method® is unusual, unusually deep, subtle, and powerful. It’s a revolutionary approach to understanding how we function both physically and mentally, as well as providing tools for our improvement. So for example, if you are someone who experiences pain and have been told to exercise it is a step but it may not be enough. Our tendency to move in the same ways, guided by the …
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November 20th, 2009 12:35pm
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By Erika Crotta, N.D., Ph.D.
Ayurveda is such a simple, common sense approach to health. There are many tips Ayurveda suggests that cost us virtually nothing yet can have profound effects. In the next two blogs I will discuss 14 items we all can do easily to reconnect us with the inner healer that Ayurveda seeks to awaken.
1. Schedule a walk with a friend or co-worker. Ayurveda considers walking an excellent …
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November 13th, 2009 01:59pm
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Jean Grant-Sutton
It is becoming common knowledge that diabetes has become an epidemic disease in our country. Statistics show over 18 million Americans are affected. This complex condition involves our bodies’ metabolic abilities to regulate and utilize insulin and glucose (sugar) in the body. In diabetes, an excess of glucose remains in the circulation and the proper function of insulin to lower glucose levels is not working. There are a …
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November 6th, 2009 12:28pm
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Edward Bauman, M.Ed., Ph.D. & Jodi Friedlander, M.S., N.C.
When we question the health benefits of bread, even the whole-grain variety, we are raising
concerns about the entire fabric of our food supply. Bread has been the staff of life for eons. A piece of fresh bread straight out of the oven, perhaps smeared with organic butter, is a very special treat.
Unfortunately, for an increasing number of people, eating bread of any …
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October 30th, 2009 11:55am
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Jeff Friedman D.C.
Fibromyalgia is a condition that affects over 8 million Americans, 80% of them female. People with this chronic condition have symptoms of severe fatigue and multiple sites of aches and pain in their muscles, ligaments and tendons. Years ago, people with this condition were told they had fibrositis, myalgia, rheumatism or were just plain hypochondriacs.
In the early eighties, criteria for a diagnosis of fibromyalgia were formulated to include …
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October 23rd, 2009 09:03am
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Richard Strozzi-Heckler Ph.D.
The other day a visitor at the dojo asked me, “Does it mean that the person falling down loses?” I had to explain that Aikido is not a competitive art and that the person defending themselves from attack and the attacker are working together and not competing against each other.
Perplexed, she asked, “Then how do you know who wins?”
I went on to explain that in Aikido there are …
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