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Interesting Ways to Help Your Kids Exercise in Winter

It’s cold and dark outside.

You come home with the kids and all you want to do is snuggle on the couch.

Snuggling in winter may be fun (and I’m not going to say you shouldn’t snuggle) but your kids need something more.  In fact, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), kids need at least 1 hour of physical activity—every day. … Read the rest

You never have to wonder when the cold and flu season is around the corner. The pharmaceutical industry will be sure that you are reminded of its arrival.

The pharmaceutical industry and the medical community at large are depending on you to leave the fate of your health and well being up to the workings of chemical-laden pills and shots rather than the innate power that runs your body and the living world around you.… Read the rest

As the transition from summer to autumn begins, changes start to happen externally as well as internally. The days become shorter and the air gets cooler; our bodies change to adapt as well. Here are three ways to prepare for the fall season ahead along with the beginning of the yin cycle.

Let go of negativity

The autumn season represents the time when the lungs and large intestine are of the utmost importance.… Read the rest

The theories of Chinese medicine suggest that each season relates to a different organ system. The Fall is the season of the Lungs. It’s the time of year when people are easily affected by environmental influences. Great changes are taking place in the weather and plant life around us. Some people refer to it as the “flu season.”… Read the rest

It’s almost a newborn’s rite of passage. A baby can’t escape having its looks scrutinized

to determine what he/she got from whom. Grandma’s nose, Dad’s eyes, Mom’s mouth,

Grandpa’s ears, and on and on.

What we never consider is that maybe the baby inherited someone’s constitutional

imbalance as well. Out of sight out of mind, right?… Read the rest

Life is described as many things by different people, but one thing it can never be defined

as is stagnant.

Life is always changing, evolving, increasing, or decreasing in capacity. It is in a constant

state of flux.

While you are sitting there seemingly doing nothing, your body is always on the job

building and repairing tissue, creating new cells, growing hair and nails, digesting food,

etc.… Read the rest

I know you’ve seen them braving the pitted surface of the highway. Or perhaps traversing a busy grocery store or home improvement parking lot. Luckily for the driver there’s just enough power and ground clearance to navigate a speed bump before wedging himself into a minuscule parking space. The Hummer. Real­life Tonka toy; bastion of raw power and manliness.… Read the rest

If you suffer from headaches, you are not alone. Over 50 million of us experience some form of a severe headache at some point in our lives. Whether you experience minor head pain or severe migraines, headaches can take valuable time out of your day and your life, and leave you searching for relief.

Many seek relief by reaching for drugs and other medications.… Read the rest

What do you think would happen if you kept your car in park and the engine revving at 65 miles per hour?

You guessed it—after a short time your car would break down.  If you were lucky, a simple tune-up would fix the problem. If not, the engine might need to be replaced entirely.

Stress is a revving engine that, if left unchecked, can wear out the body and mind.… Read the rest

Now is the time of year when the sun becomes irresistible.  As tempting as it is to spend as much time as possible in the warmth of the sun, there are a few precautions to take to protect your skin from harmful rays.

Our skin is the largest organ in the body. It reflects our health and age.… Read the rest