Lifestyle Program Reverses Heart Disease This is one of those times that the news seems too good to be true. For many people that alone is enough to dismiss it. Luckily, the folks at Geisinger continue to look at non-clinical factors to improve health. They are offering Ornish Lifestyle Medicine. This lifestyle program reverses heart […]
Lifestyle Program Reverses Heart Disease Read More »
Sauna Bathing Reduces Blood Pressure More research has arrived highlighting the benefits of saunas. In this article sauna bathing reduces blood pressure as well as elevates the heart rate. This relaxing therapy has a history of benefits, according to the article, that include reducing stress and relieving joint discomfort. The ancient Finnish tradition has stuck
Science Says Sauna Bathing Reduces Blood Pressure Read More »
Benefits of Cupping Therapy When discussing benefits we must be careful not to separate a therapy like Cupping from a medical system like Traditional Chinese Medicine. There may well be benefits of cupping therapy (like breaking up Qi stagnation) that do not fit with another system. That said, the article’s author gives a quick overview
9 Benefits of Cupping Therapy Read More »
Minneapolis YMCA Wellbeing Center The YMCA has a history of holistic thinking around health. Their offerings range from social services to physical education to spiritual. It is no surprise to find the Minneapolis YMCA Wellbeing Center open to a partnership to promote wellbeing. When Penny George was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996, she said
Wellbeing Center to be part of new downtown Minneapolis YMCA – StarTribune.com Read More »
Improve Your Sleep Naturally Sleep has moved to the center of many health conversations. More and more people appreciate the benefits of sleep for overall health as well as a component of care for issues like menopause. There is also more focus on how to improve your sleep naturally. The article provides insights to problems
How to Improve Your Sleep Naturally | Wellness Mama Read More »
The Science Behind Energy Medicine For so long now, whenever we used the term “energy medicine” there was unapologetic eye rolling. Sometimes the eye rolling was even followed by “you don’t believe that do you?”. It was almost as if people expected a claim that the walls were going to shake and ghostly moans would
The Science Behind Energy Medicine and Defeating Diseases with Energy Read More »
Holistic Health Is Theme For 2018 Interestingly, this article came from a business journal in South Africa. The author’s expectations are not that different from many leading thinkers in the US… holistic health is theme for 2018. We are happy to see a global embrace of more holistic approach to health! Read the entire article
Mind, body and soul – holistic health is theme for 2018 Read More »
Dog Aromatherapy And More Maybe it is the benefit of love from a pet. Perhaps pet owners are pinching pennies like everyone. Whatever the reason, pets increasingly benefit from complementary therapies like dog aromatherapy, pet massage, and more. Massage is just one of a growing body of alternative therapies that Mary Kelley and Mark Falstad,
Duke Integrative Medicine Wheel of Health There are many models to depict health. Some are as a simple and powerful as the Chinese Yin Yang symbol that guides not only Traditional Chinese Medicine but various martial arts, philosophy and more. The Duke Integrative Medicine Wheel of Health is, in our humble opinion, a wonderful construct
Duke Integrative Medicine Wheel of Health Read More »
Parkinson’s Caffeine Correlation Offers Possible New Test While there is still much to learn about Parkinson’s caffeine correlation (or about Parkinson’s in general), there is a new development. A new study to be released in Neurology identifies caffeine levels in the blood as a potential biomarker for Parkinson’s disease, Researchers discovered people with Parkinson’s had
Parkinson’s Caffeine Correlation Read More »
