Eating in Harmony with the Seasons
by Gary Danchak, OMD | In order to stay healthy, especially during the cold & flu season of winter, Chinese Medicine recommends that you eat foods that are energetically in harmony with the season. Although it seems paradoxical at first glance, the best way to maintain balance is to bring your internal energy “in” by eating appropriate energetically cold foods in winter and “out” by eating energetically hot food in the summer. In Chinese Medicine all foods have a particular energy, direction and flavor. Winter is the season in which energy moves inward and hibernates—it’s the time of pure yin (female, cold, ...
Addiction & Solution Based Recovery
by Louise Sutherland, M.Ed. and Jo Anne Krumpe, Ph.D. | Rethinking a new recovery means moving out of the problem and into the solution. In today’s world, it is important that we ask questions that inspire our innate strengths, to transcend the mindset of “problem, powerless, and victim.” We shoulder heavy burdens, and we are not prepared. There is a foreboding sense that this is a condition of our culture and our collective consciousness. We may struggle to pay the bills and worry. We may fight and grieve for what once was and is no more. We aren’t sleeping well. Hope ...
LOVE2. Familial Love
by Ffjorren Zolfaghar | A bright light, bone chilling air and a thunder of noise embrace the newly born child. Screams of confusion fill the air…hush…only the sound of falling tears are now heard. The baby is still, serene, laying in the arms of an angel, her mother. It would be amazing if each and every one of us encountered love, in that capacity, for the first time. Love from our mother, a love that is described as unconditional. If you were lucky enough to be born into that situation, you may have experienced an enlightened form of love as you first ...
Colon Hydrotherapy, It’s Not As Scary As You Think
by Shelby Molchan, Certified Colon Hydrotherapist | Many people agree that bowel cleansing is a good idea, yet they may have many pre-conceived notions about receiving Colon Hydrotherapy. One misconception is that Colon Hydrotherapy is painful, smelly and just plain gross. And although the procedure can be uncomfortable at times during the treatment, when done in a relaxing, professional setting it can actually be relieving and invigorating. Here is an overview of what a thorough, professional Colon Hydrotherapy session is like: Following a consultation in which the client’s health issues and wellness goals are discussed and after determining that there are no ...
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Breast Thermography Breakthrough
by Michael Gerber, MD, HMD | For more than 50 years heat pictures have been used in the military, law enforcement and in health care. The evolution of breast thermography imaging has been growing especially rapid in the last 20 years with French physicians leading the way. Patterns of heat given off by the breast can predict disease far in advance of the usual mammography without the pitfalls of radiation... [Read more]
Needles That Heal. Frequently Asked Questions About Acupunctu
by David Edge, OMD | Acupuncture seems to be a popular topic these days. Hollywood stars praising its benefits, Time & Life magazine featuring articles about it, even Veterinarians claiming amazing results treating their furry little friends (no placebo effect there!). As acupuncture becomes more popular here in the West many people are becoming curious about this “mysterious” form of healing... [Read more]
Eating in Harmony with the Seasons
by Gary Danchak, OMD | In order to stay healthy, especially during the cold & flu season of winter, Chinese Medicine recommends that you eat foods that are energetically in harmony with the season. Although it seems paradoxical at first glance, the best way to maintain balance is to bring your internal energy “in” by eating appropriate energetically cold foods in winter and “out” by eating... [Read more]
Addiction & Solution Based Recovery
by Louise Sutherland, M.Ed. and Jo Anne Krumpe, Ph.D. | Rethinking a new recovery means moving out of the problem and into the solution. In today’s world, it is important that we ask questions that inspire our innate strengths, to transcend the mindset of “problem, powerless, and victim.” We shoulder heavy burdens, and we are not prepared. There is a foreboding sense that this is a condition... [Read more]
LOVE2. Familial Love
by Ffjorren Zolfaghar | A bright light, bone chilling air and a thunder of noise embrace the newly born child. Screams of confusion fill the air…hush…only the sound of falling tears are now heard. The baby is still, serene, laying in the arms of an angel, her mother. It would be amazing if each and every one of us encountered love, in that capacity, for the first time. Love from our mother, a love... [Read more]
Colon Hydrotherapy, It’s Not As Scary As You Think
by Shelby Molchan, Certified Colon Hydrotherapist | Many people agree that bowel cleansing is a good idea, yet they may have many pre-conceived notions about receiving Colon Hydrotherapy. One misconception is that Colon Hydrotherapy is painful, smelly and just plain gross. And although the procedure can be uncomfortable at times during the treatment, when done in a relaxing, professional setting it... [Read more]
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