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The New Year: a Turning Point in Health and Wellness In Western culture, we mark the New Year as a time for new beginnings, conscious change and renewal. It’s a time to leaving behind whatever challenges, excesses and regrets we may have had about the past year. For many, the New Year is time for a fresh start on improving
Pros and Cons of Coffee Nutrition Good for you? Bad for you? Coffee nutrition is a confusing and always controversial topic. (After all, coffee lovers are very attached to that morning cup!) You may have heard reports that coffee drinking has health benefits, or that it is detrimental. The truth is, we don’t yet know everything there is to know
Cancer Prevention and Nutrition: Finding the Truth about Foods When it comes to cancer prevention and nutrition, don’t believe everything you hear. It’s easy to get lost in the woods of food advertising. Dozens of companies are vying for your attention, convincing you of the health benefits of the latest “superfood” product they sell. Cancer prevention and nutrition is not
Thyroid Health & Nutrition Part I of this article on healing thyroid disorders covered the basics of thyroid health and thyroid disorders. It explained why autoimmune dysfunction is often a root cause of thyroid disorders. And, it discussed how thyroid disorders can be prevented, and why nutrition, lifestyle and stress have such an impact on thyroid health. Part II will
Thinking and Over-Thinking: the Earth Element in Five Element Acupuncture Information overload is the source of many maladies in the Information Age, discussed in Part I of this blog post on the Earth Element in Five Element acupuncture. Distracted thinking, worry and obsession are so widespread and habitual that they are almost invisible and appear to be a “normal” state
Feed Your Mind: The Earth Element in Five Element Acupuncture The Earth Element in Five Element acupuncture governs nourishment and digestion in every aspect of body, mind and spirit. Earth is the Element of Late Summer, season of the harvest. The harvest includes all that we take in from the outside world. In Five Element acupuncture, nourishment includes more than
The Power of Love: the Fire Element in Five Element Acupuncture Love is at the essence of the Fire Element in Five Element acupuncture, and love connects. Humans cannot thrive in isolation. Maintaining a vibrant Fire Element is key to health in body, mind and spirit. The Fire Element, within us and around us, gives us the power to break
Five Element Acupuncture and the Wood Element Within Us Five Element Acupuncture associates the Wood Element with Spring, and with the energy of Liver and Gall Bladder Officials in the human body, mind and spirit. What are Officials? What does that connection mean for our health and well-being? This blog post explores Five Element Acupuncture and the Wood Element within
If you suffer from high blood pressure (hypertension) and related health complications, know that you’re not alone. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that 75 million American adults (or 29% of the adult population) have chronically high blood pressure. Though there are prescription medications that help, many have unpleasant side effects. Furthermore, many chronic health risks go hand in
Angry about Anger: the Wood Element Peeved. Irritated. Annoyed. Impatient. Frustrated. Resentful. Indignant. Enraged. Aghast. Livid. Furious. Is anger always a “bad” emotion? Chinese Five Element acupuncture sees anger as the emotional aspect of the Wood Element, encompassing both constructive and destructive power. Anger is part of our nature as human beings, rooted in instinct. Like all instinctive emotions, it
