Avid cooks and professional chefs alike have long prized gas stoves. These appliances have traditionally offered much more refined control over heat when sauteing, cooking, or baking, than electric stoves and cooktops offer. High-end kitchens have typically been outfitted with expensive, multi-featured gas stoves as a sign of luxury and opulence. In terms… Continue reading Gas Stoves and Health
Summer’s here and it’s time to break out the shorts, swimsuits, and flip-flops. As you get ready to take enjoy longer days and warmer weather, don’t forget the sunscreen. That’s not just a matter avoiding a sunburn; in the last decade, the incidence of skin cancer has risen more than 30 percent. Unprotected… Continue reading Choosing the Right Sunscreen
Every so often, scientific inquiry comes up with some surprising twists in what we consider settled medical knowledge. A recent study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine appears to do just that. The research looked at the relationship of the body’s inflammatory response with the development of long-term, chronic pain. One of the conclusions… Continue reading Are Your Pain Relievers Actually Causing Pain?
Dementia affects tens of millions of people worldwide. Some experts predict that number will grow to more than 150 million by 2050. That’s a frightening statistic for anyone who has seen the way Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia can undermine life, and actually steal the sense of who someone is. Unfortunately, we’ve… Continue reading Fighting Dementia with the Green-Med Diet
Your gut is talking to the rest of your body all the time. A healthy gut with a full complement of beneficial bacteria sends messages to other organs—including the brain—prompting nerve and hormone responses. This communication can affect mood and mental health, immune response, and other general health factors. In a very real sense, where… Continue reading Maintain Gut Health with Pre- and Probiotics
Can energy heal? Reiki practitioners believe it can, if the flow of energy through a body is carefully manipulated and nurtured. Understanding the practice and the philosophy of Reiki means starting with the roots of the word itself. Rei is Japanese for “universal,” while ki translates to “vital life force.” Reiki was developed,… Continue reading What is Reiki Healing?
Ayurveda—and, specifically, Ayurvedic medicine—is a whole-life approach to wellness. The English translation of the word itself provides insight into the practice: ayur means “life”, and veda “means “knowledge”. The roots of the practice are spiritual, lying within the sacred Indian scriptures called the Vedas. Focusing on preventative health and natural healing, Ayurvedic practice… Continue reading What is Ayurveda
No food is a magic bullet, but some come closer than others to truly earning the title “superfood.” Avocados are the latest addition to that group, given new research recently published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. The in-depth, thirty-year study tracked more than a hundred thousand health professionals. The research… Continue reading Avocados for Heart Health
Good mental health doesn’t have to be hard. You can reduce stress or anxiety, and defuse outbreaks of negative emotions and feelings easily and quickly with a few simple, “small step” strategies in your self-care toolbox. These are micropractices—easy, quick exercises that you can integrate into the course of any given day, as you need… Continue reading The Magic of Micropractices
Could your hands and feet be conduits to your nerves and organs, potential points of treatment, and avenues for healing? That’s what Reflexologists believe. This practice involves applying pressure to individual points or zones on the hands and feet, which practitioners believe correspond to, and stimulate, other parts of the body. By affecting the flow… Continue reading Reflexology
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