Stand up for Standing Desks
Other blog posts on this topic here (Perils of Sitting), and here (Just Stand There), and here (Sitting too much may kill you). This article has many good links and resources for those who would like to invest in
Other blog posts on this topic here (Perils of Sitting), and here (Just Stand There), and here (Sitting too much may kill you). This article has many good links and resources for those who would like to invest in
And Katie Couric gets a needle too! Very articulate acupuncturist with a lovely British accent giving a succinct summary and explanation. A bonus picture of my favorite, Charlotte, from “Sex in the City” getting acupuncture for fertility. Click on Katie’s
I’ve been baffled why people get so upset by tax increases, but when measures are taken to make health care costs and delivery more on a par with other developed countries, they shriek about freedom. All middle class wage increases
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One strategy in my mission to improve acupuncture results is to find models in nature that explain why humans would have evolved to respond to acupuncture. What is it mimicking in nature that makes it have it’s healing properties? For
The Economist weighing in on a Heart Rate Variability Study (my area of research) looking at vagal tone, (stress levels) in meditators. I wasn’t able to find the original article quickly, but what the Economist reports is that subjects
What I learned: In summary: take ibuprofen before your workout for sore muscles and more inflammation!! Why? 1. Taking Ibuprofen before a workout can lead to micro damage to the intestines. 2. This damage can lead to intestinal leakage.
A gentle reminder, the first teaching in Chinese Medicine is that humans live between heaven and earth, like trees, grass, animals and insects. We invented machines, but we are not machines. Machines cannot heal themselves, nor nourish themselves, nor lay
For those interested in celebrities (Mariah Carey, Gwyneth Paltrow and JLo are mentioned) and what a treatment is like. Pretty accurate, minus the models… Click on photo to watch
Tricky business of turning off some parts of the brain to improve performance. An article from Scientific American about using electrical stimulation to improve creativity. And an article from NYTimes about using the peculiar and sometimes prodigious skills of autistic
