Heart attacks, high blood pressure and the threat of stroke or sudden death are a huge fear for many Americans. After decades of being told that eating salt and saturated fat is the cause of heart disease, it still holds…
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Heart attacks, high blood pressure and the threat of stroke or sudden death are a huge fear for many Americans. After decades of being told that eating salt and saturated fat is the cause of heart disease, it still holds…
Transitioning from National Stress Awareness Month into Healthy Vision Month gives us pause to consider that one of the biggest contributors to vision issues is stress. And even though it sounds like a broken record, the best way to maintain…
As the weather starts to warm up and people start spending more time outdoors, the amount of sprains, strains and injuries also start to increase. It happens. But it’s what you do after the injury occurs that can be a…
Many people think of self care as being selfish or only something to do when you have a little extra money. But the truth is that self care is vitally important and can help you maintain your health well into…
Almost everybody has participated in sports activities at some point in their life. Along with playing sports comes the possibility of getting injured. Most of the time it’s something simple like a sprained ankle or general overuse of a muscle…
Human beings evolved in connection with the earth’s energy. We walked barefoot and we slept in contact with the earth, never realizing that its surface contained limitless, natural, healing energy. Earthing or grounding is the act of bringing the earth’s…
In East Asian Medicine, dry skin is caused either by exposure to excessive dryness and heat (as in the dry heat produced by HVAC systems or radiators) or a deficiency of blood and fluids within the body. These causes can…
For many of the afflictions acupuncture can treat – allergies, back pain, headaches, the list goes on – reducing inflammation in the body is a primary reason acupuncture is successful. For decades now, doctors and medical researchers have been trying…