OK, so you have health insurance. But what are you really insured against? Have you

ever considered that in actuality health insurance has very little to do with health and

wellness.

Most insurance plans are structured so that benefits are available to you when you get

sick or develop disease. Display symptoms, and your insurance will help you counteract

them.… Read the rest

It’s been said that you can’t climb a smooth mountain. In other words, if a rock mountain

is completely smooth and shiny, there are no handholds or footholds for you to grab and

make upward progress.

This is a great metaphor for life. You see, all those rough spots in your life and the craggy

times that you had to work through were actually opportunities for growth and upward

advancement.… Read the rest

You have probably heard acupuncture referred to at some point as “alternative medicine.”

The term itself consists of two very off­base implications.

First, it implies that acupuncture is a runner­up or a contingency plan to turn to when

medicine inevitably falls short, or should one choose not to utilize medicine in the first

place.

Second, it implies that acupuncture is a type of medicine, albeit an alternative type.… Read the rest

Imagine you are working at your desk and suddenly one of the fluorescent lights

overhead starts buzzing. You take notice of it since it is a new stimulus, but don’t think

much of it. The longer it persists, however, the more annoying it becomes. But,

eventually you are able to ignore it and continue with your work, until finally you don’t

even realize that the buzzing noise still continues.… Read the rest