Qigong – Breath Empowerment – Food-based Healing

February 23, 2010

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32 CEUs for acupuncture, nursing, massage, others!

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5 Steps to a Healthy Heart with Acupuncture

February 14, 2010

February is the American Heart Association’s Heart Health Awareness Month, emphasizing the dangers of heart disease and the importance of heart health.

Heart disease includes conditions affecting the heart, such as coronary heart disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Despite dramatic medical advances over the past fifty years, heart disease remains a leading cause of death globally and the number one cause of death in the United States. By integrating acupuncture and Oriental medicine into your heart healthy lifestyle, you can dramatically reduce your risk of heart disease.

Taking small steps to improve your health can reduce your risk for heart disease by as much as eighty percent. Steps to prevention include managing high blood pressure, quitting smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, reducing stress and improved sleep – all of which can be helped with acupuncture.

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It Matters What You Eat After Exercise

February 1, 2010

Many of the health benefits of aerobic exercise are due to the most recent exercise session (rather than weeks, months and even years of exercise training), and the nature of these benefits can be greatly affected by the food we eat afterwards, according to a study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology (http://jap.physiology.org)…

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Aetna Launches New Team-Based Fitness And Nutrition Program To Help People Achieve Healthy Lifestyles

January 21, 2010

Aetna (NYSE:AET) today announced a new team-based fitness and nutrition program for employers nationwide that uses online social networking to encourage people of all health and fitness levels to work together with their colleagues to achieve their optimal health. Powered by Shape Up The Nation, Aetna Health Connections Get Active!SM is modeled after Aetna’s own Get Active Aetna employee program…

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20 ways to get healthier for free

December 28, 2009

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(Health.com) — Celebrate the New Year with a new you — by dipping into our smart batch of strategies to keep you happy and healthy (at no cost!) all year long.

Borrow (don’t buy) your next fitness DVD

Join the local library — for the workout DVDs. Most libraries have a big selection, the perfect antidote to a boring (and pricey) gym…

Get a free skin checkup

The Skin Cancer Foundation will provide free skin screenings during its Road to Healthy Skin Tour from April to September 2010. Check SkinCancer.org this spring for availability in your area.

Order a free health calendar

Get one from the National Women’s Health Information Center. The 2010 calendar lists recommended health tests, reveals surprising symptoms of serious health conditions, and offers important advice on how to read drug labels and get a second opinion.

Surf for deals

Thunderfap.com, FreakyFreddies.com, and Freemania.net have free-by-mail samples and coupons for items like hand sanitizer, bandages, deodorant, tampons, and toothpaste…

Get a free radon test

Radon, an odorless natural gas present in many homes, is the leading cause of lung cancer deaths among nonsmokers. January is National Radon Action Month, so visit the Environmental Protection Agency’s Web site to check the availability of free or low-cost test kits in your state.

Click off the weight

Studies show that interactive online-weight-loss programs help people drop pounds …

Strike a pose

Try your Downward Dog for free — or pretty cheap — thanks to the Internet…

Bargain hard

Many health clubs and gyms are willing to cut you deals or give you free passes to try their facilities. Bally Total Fitness, Gold’s Gym, and 24 Hour Fitness offer free seven-day trials. Remember: everything is negotiable…

Do a smoke checkup

Some local fire departments offer smoke alarms (a potential lifesaver, considering up to 20 percent of the alarms installed in people’s homes don’t even work) for free…

Create a medical family tree

Start planning a healthier future today by asking relatives …

Save $170 in the shower

That’s how much you can cut from your water bill each year by taking shorter, cooler showers, …

Snag free health apps

There are about 3,000 iPhone applications designed to boost your health and fitness — and many are free. Swine Flu Tracker Map …

Boost your immunity

To help keep winter colds at bay, get free samples of Emergen-C…

Moisturize for free

Stop by Sephora stores across the country and ask for a free sample (you can literally try out hundreds of moisturizers), …

Eat healthier, no cookbook required

Got a tummy ache that needs some soothing? Try the Belly Balance Smoothie…

Tweet for discounts

Follow your favorite stores on Twitter and get hot sales alerts…

Try a new sport

You’ve always wanted to try cross-country skiing, right?…

Give and get for free

Loads of useful items from…

Sign up for a free pedometer

JustKeepMoving.com, a healthy-lifestyle-information site…

Talk it out

There’s a free self-help group out there for what­ever is bothering you…

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Long Term Thinkers Make Better Health Decisions

December 24, 2009

Two US psychologists found that people who tend to think in the long term, who focus on later rewards rather than immediate payoffs, are more likely to make better and positive decisions concerning their health, such as what and how much to eat and drink, exercise regularly, and use sunscreen…

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CSPI Finds a Troubling Decline in Foodborne Outbreak Investigations by State Health Officials

December 23, 2009

b>/b>br/>WASHINGTON—In a troubling trend, state health departments completed fewer foodborne illness investigations in 2007 than in the previous decade, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

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Laser Acupuncture Effects

December 18, 2009

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New research shows low-level laser therapy (LLLT) reduces pain after treatment for non-specific neck pain.

LLLT uses noninvasive, painless laser irradiation to aid tissue repair, relieve pain and stimulate acupuncture points. Incidence of adverse effects is low and similar to that of placebo, with no reports of serious events, the release noted.

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  Laser Therapy Reduces Neck Pain Massage Magazine LLLT uses noninvasive, painless laser irradiation to aid tissue repair, relieve pain and stimulate acupuncture points. Incidence of adverse effects is low ... and more »

• Laser machine helps smokers to kill their cravings for good - Portsmouth News

  Laser machine helps smokers to kill their cravings for good Portsmouth News But a revolutionary therapy, which shines a laser pen on acupuncture points on the face and hands, has worked wonders for the pair. ...

Shining a laser on your ear is probably the last thing a smoker would think of to kill their cravings.

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Recharge Your Battery this Winter with Acupuncture

December 14, 2009

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If you feel tired and drained, you are not alone. “Lack of energy” is one of the top five complaints that doctors hear in their offices. According to Oriental medicine, the cold months of winter are the perfect time to recharge your battery and generate vital energy – Qi – in order to live, look, and feel your best.

The ancient Chinese believed that human beings should live in harmony with the natural cycles of their environment. The cold and darkness of winter urges us to slow down. This is the time of year to reflect on health, replenish energy and conserve strength.

Winter is ruled by the Water element, which is associated with the Kidneys, Bladder and Adrenal Glands. The Kidneys are considered the source of all energy or “Qi” within the body. They store all of the reserve Qi in the body so that it can be used in times of stress and change, or to heal, prevent illness, and age gracefully.

During the winter months it is important to nurture and nourish our Kidney Qi. It is the time where this energy can be most easily depleted. Our bodies are instinctively expressing the fundamental principles of winter – rest, reflection, conservation and storage.

The Nei Ching, an ancient Chinese classic, advises people to go to sleep early and rise late, after the sun’s rays have warmed the atmosphere a bit. This preserves your own Yang Qi for the task of warming in the face of cold.

Eating warm hearty soups, whole grains, and roasted nuts help to warm the body’s core and to keep us nourished. Sleep early, rest well, stay warm, and expend a minimum quantity of energy… >>>READ MORE<<<

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