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by Allison Ellis If it’s good for you, isn’t it good for you all the time? In Part I of our series, Eating with the Season, we discussed Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Nutrition principles, stating that the foods we eat all have specific energetic properties (cooling, heating, descending, dispersing, etc.) and can strongly affect specific […]

By Dr. David G. Lancaster, DO, ABHM Tai Chi is a low impact exercise that brings together movement, breath, balance, awareness, and serenity. As a martial art it involves the synchronization of breathing and thought with flowing movements of the trunk, arms and legs. These graceful movements have been choreographed over the centuries so that […]

Sweet FireI’m like a butterfly attracted to a flame. Drawn to the light radiating from you. You inspire me to shine even brighter. Feeling more whole and free and loved. The universe brought us together to share in this experience. Connecting, learning, inspiring, and growing… We all meet various people in our lives, who share […]

Dumblittleman provides a list of reasons why it’s good to exercise and how we can benefit from it. Listen. Some exercise is better than none, more exercise is generally better than less, and no exercise can be disastrous. No one is asking for you to start a rigorous daily regimen, just do something. If you […]

Jon Barron talks about how artificial sweeteners increase weight gain rather than weight loss. …artificial sweeteners may throw off your body’s natural calorie-counting response, leaving you more likely to overindulge in other foods. In experiments on rats, the researchers found that those fed yogurt sweetened with sugar substitutes, “consumed more calories, put on more weight, […]