The Hidden Dangers of a Spa Visit
Razi Berry A visit to the spa is the perfect way to relax, relieve stress and pamper yourself. While you may leave feeling rejuvenated, what you may not realize is that most popular spa treatments involve exposure to harmful chemicals. You might think that you are doing your body a favor, but in some cases, […]
Finding a Balance in the Idealism of Holism
Dr. Moshe Daniel Block, ND Every one of us that has become aware of the failings of the conventional medical model has the understandable tendency to be highly critical of that model. There can be a lot of anger towards the conventional system because, as we all know, there are heaps of conflicts of interest […]
Mindfulness Helps Resist Cravings, Improves Fitness and May Prevent Diabetes
Publisher Razi Berry According to a study out of Brown University, researchers evaluated the link between mindfulness, cardiovascular health and healthy glucose levels. This isn’t just practicing mindfulness once a week, it is what is known as dispositional or “everyday” mindfulness or the inherent trait of being aware of one’s present thoughts and feelings. The researchers studied the […]
How Grief Can Help You Heal
Publisher Razi Berry “When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.” -Kahlil Gibran Loss is inextricably part of life. Some discover this truth sooner than others, like my niece who lost her father at age 4 months, […]
7 Memory Tips for Individuals With Alzheimer’s Disease
Ella James As we grow older, memory loss is a daunting issue that most will have to deal with at some point. Alzheimer’s disease, a memory loss illness, affects 5.3 million Americans; 5.1 million of which are older than 65 years of age. Although the number of people that suffer from Alzheimer’s grows every year, […]
If you have to ask your doctor this question, you need to have your head examined
By Dr. Moshe Daniel Block, ND, HMC One weekend while I was staying in a hotel in Tempe Arizona to teach my course Holistic Counseling – The Vis Dialogue at SCNM, I was watching television. A commercial came on advertising Viagra. During the commercial the following phrase was stated; “Ask your doctor if your heart […]
Yoga-Inspired Technique To Help You Heal Injury
Sophia Smith Preparing for a surgery is a time when most patients’ stress and anxiety levels tend to go through the roof. Knowing that a complete stranger is approaching your body with the intention of opening is a rather unpleasant prospect to have, but apprehension and dread can only make things worse. That is why […]
Love is the Remedy for Darkness
Dr. Steve Rissman, ND @StevenMRissman When people do bad things, they probably need more love. That’s one of the many things I’ve been telling my son since he started reporting to me about kids in school who are mean to other kids on the playground. I respond by saying that I imagine it would help […]
If I tell you what the best medicine on Earth is, will you do it?
Dr. Moshe Daniel Block, HMC, ND The Ladder of Healing Hierarchy There is a kind of a Maslow’s hierarchy in medicine and healing, only it works in an opposite sense. The principle in Maslow’s hierarchy is simple. It states that, if a person is hungry, they will seek food before shelter. If a person has […]
Signing Off… Jumping off the Grid
Dr. Katy Nelson, ND Most of us want comfort. No matter one’s situation, from bored silly to fighting for one’s life, the human organism is designed around a core of seeking comfort, happiness, a sense of wellness, like warm sunshine after a night of dark clouds and gloom or surging, uncontrollable surprises. Comfort seeking is […]