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New to magnetic fields? Start here - By Dr. William Pawluk- Be Your Own Herbal Expert - Pt 5 - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedHerbal medicine is the medicine of the people. It is simple, safe, effective, and free. Our ancestors used - and our neighbors around the world still use - plant medicines for healing and health maintenance. It's easy. You can do it too, and you don't need a degree or any special training. ...
Views: 2187(1 vote) - Be Your Own Herbal Expert - Pt 4 - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedHerbal medicine is the medicine of the people. It is simple, safe, effective, and free. Our ancestors used - and our neighbors around the world still use - plant medicines for healing and health maintenance. It's easy. You can do it too. In your first lessons, you learned how to "listen" to ...
Views: 2543 - Be Your Own Herbal Expert - Pt 3 - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedHerbal medicine is the medicine of the people. It is simple, safe, effective, and free. Our ancestors knew how to use an enormous variety of plants for health and well-being. Our neighbors around the world continue to use local plants for healing and health maintenance, and you can too. In ...
Views: 2014 - Be Your Own Herbal Expert - Pt 2 - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedHerbal medicine is the medicine of the people. It is simple, safe, effective, and free. Our ancestors knew how to use an enormous variety of plants for health and well-being. Our neighbors around the world continue to use local plants for healing and health maintenance, and you can too. In ...
Views: 2168(1 vote) - Be Your Own Herbal Expert - Pt 1 - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedHerbal medicine is the medicine of the people. It is simple, safe, effective, and free. Our ancestors knew how to use an enormous variety of plants for health and well-being. Our neighbors around the world continue to use local plants for healing and health maintenance. You can too. ...
Views: 1761 - Commanding Wealth and Abundance - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Deb KittMost people have heard of the “Law of Attraction” and the movie “The Secret”, however the majority of us really have no clue how to put the principles behind the “Law” into action. The fact of the matter is that this notion of manifesting what you want is already being put into action by your ...
Views: 1538(2 votes) - Cancer Effects: Emotionally and Physically - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Raphaelo Steff“I am sorry, you have cancer” is a devastating news no one wants to hear from a physician in these days. Not only the disease is life threatening, but also the side effects of the treatment make the bravest man stumbles. For most people, cancer is like a death sentence, which is not true at ...
Views: 1019 - Health in the City - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Lese DuntonHow do you stay healthy and find peace of mind, even joy, in the midst of these life-on-earth challenges? Or if you're ailing, how can you get back to your old (new) self? Newsflash: The health and well-being scene in New York is thriving. Here's a sampling of 5 organizations making medicine ...
Views: 1420(1 vote) - Billions of Microscopic Bacteria Want to Be Your Friend - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Dr. Karlo Mauro,In 2001, a young girl from Canada's East Coast, named Lindsay Edmund put together a science fair project. The findings from this high school assignment were later published in the Journal of the Canadian Medical Association. Here's what she did... Lindsay completed a survey of 100 physicians. ...
Views: 866 - Healthy, Effective Communication in our Body and in our World - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from antonella ercolaniIt's the era of Internet and we can talk in seconds with someone on the other side of the planet, but it's obvious that there's never been a time of deeper isolation than this one. Real communication, real connections require the ability to speak and communicate clearly and effectively, but ...
Views: 734(1 vote) - Allergies, Stress, and Breathing Easy - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Lee BowersApproximately half of all Americans are bothered by at least occasional allergies. Some suffer so much that allergies seem to control their lives. Most people believe that the only action to take with allergies is reaction - i.e. to treat the symptoms - either with over the counter or ...
Views: 1594 - Are You a Slave to the Seasons (or Other Allergens)? - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Lee BowersAn estimated 50 million Americans suffer from all types of allergies. This includes indoor/outdoor, food & drug, latex, skin and eye allergies. Allergy is the 5th leading chronic disease in the United States among all ages, and the 3rd common chronic disease among children under 18 years ...
Views: 1579 - What You Don’t Know Can, In Fact, Hurt You - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Lee BowersGerman physiologist Manfred Zimmerman, of the Neuroscience and Pain Research Institute, estimates that every waking second, our eyes process ten million bits of information, our skin one million bits, our ears and nose one hundred thousand bits each, and our tastes buds, one thousand bits. ...
Views: 1656 - 7 Habits of Vibrantly Healthy People - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Ann MusicoEnvironmental pollution. Pesticides. Stress. Irradiated foods. Mineral-depleted soil. Toxic chemicals. Anxiety and stress. Artificial sweeteners. Antibiotics and hormones. Drug and contaminated food recalls. Living a life of wholeness can seem like a losing battle. Don’t be ...
Views: 1008 - Coping with the Dreaded “C-word” - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Lee Bowers“It’s cancer,” the doctor said, looking at me solemnly and waiting to see my response. I remained composed. It wasn’t a total surprise – I knew there was a strong possibility. Still, that word, being attached to my name – it felt like a kick in the stomach. Here I was – the person who’d ...
Views: 1701 - An Introduction to Medical Psychology - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Lee BowersThe American Board of Psychological Specialties, a division of The American College of Forensic Examiners, has created a board certified specialty in the area of Medical Psychology. Medical psychologists have post doctoral training in various methods to help patients who have chronic and/or ...
Views: 3314 - Leaky Gut Syndrome - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2009 from Laura YatesLeaky Gut Syndrome is a gastrointestinal disorder whereby the lining of the intestine becomes weak due to repetitive irritation. Large holes in the walls of the gut are therefore created which allows food toxins and undigested food particles to leak into the bloodstream. Leaky Gut is mainly ...
Views: 998 - Balance Through the Storm - Maintaining our Health in Hard Times - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2009 from Megan OltmanBalance is a precarious thing. Living a life in balance is a challenge for most of us in the 21st century, with the demands of careers, family, a fast-changing world, information overload. Add chronic illness into that mix and living a life in balance becomes both more crucial and more ...
Views: 924 - Your Holistic Health Pyramid - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Marie BarrettHolistic health embraces optimum functioning in five key areas of well-being. These are spiritual, emotional, relationships, health and fitness and finances/career. Depletion in any one area pulls down the holistic health of the entire person, because each area of our life relates and is ...
Views: 1801 - ***Stop Shouting -- Learn the Power of Projection - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2009 from Nancy DanielsDoes this sound like you? You spend a few hours at a football game and find you have no voice afterwards. Or perhaps you are coaching your kid’s soccer team and, after an hour of practice, you have a sore throat. Or maybe you have been providing some training sessions and your voice is hoarse ...
Views: 3982(1 vote) - Consciousness: The Only Elegant Solution - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2009 from Dean AllenYour consciousness in the moment of decision is what always makes the difference with everything in your life, including the health of your body, the success of your business, and the quality of your relationships! This is true because Consciousness determines the quality of all your decisions, ...
Views: 2263 - Why Does the Mind/Body Connection Really Matter? - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2009 from Terry RichardsonWorried about being worried sick? Is laughter really the best medicine? Your body may know you’re depressed before you do and doing it’s best to get your attention. There is growing evidence, supported by research, indicating your mental state really influences your body’s ability to protect ...
Views: 2647(6 votes) - ***7 Minutes to Natural Pain Release: Pain is a Choice and Suffering is Optional - WHEE for Tapping Your Pain Away - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2009 from Sam EtkinWHEE is an amazing new method for releasing pains of all sorts. Users report dramatic improvements with tension headaches, migraines, frozen shoulders, backaches, irritable bowel syndrome, surgery, injuries, arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome and cancer. Example 1: I was out hiking with a ...
Views: 1781 - Could We Be Setting Ourselves Up for Another Epidemic? - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2010 from Alan BridgesAs a medical intuitive, I work with people to understand the emotional and spiritual causes of their illnesses and life circumstances. There was a time when the notion that we create our own reality or that emotions could lead to stress was dismissed as something completely groundless. How ...
Views: 1472 - Being Enough - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2009 from Heather MullinWhen we are stripped away of the things that we hold closest to ourselves, when we begin to let go of the identities we construct around ourselves in our ego’s search for selfhood, then through each loss, if we can remain true and present to the pain it brings forth, accepting all as it comes ...
Views: 878 - Two Ways to Know if You Have Bruxism - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2009 from Julie SimpsonAs we are going through hard economic times, stress levels are going through the roof and the number of teeth grinding cases is on the rise very rapidly. The American Dental Association (ADA) states that up to 50% of the American population has experienced some form of bruxism or teeth grinding ...
Views: 996 - The Natural Treatment of Scabies - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2009 from Laura YatesScabies is caused by an infestation of the itch mite known as Sarcoptes scabiei. Mites are eight-legged parasites which are just 1/3 of a millimetre in length. These mites burrow into the human skin and will cause intense itching. The mites which are not visible to the eye consequently cause the ...
Views: 3058 - The Ways of The Spirit and The Ways of The Dragon - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2009 from Dean AllenNo matter the Question, the Answer’s the same--its all about Energy; its life’s only Game! The ways of the Spirit, as opposed to the ways of the dragon, are all important matters …for which clarity gives you the ability to fulfill your life through decisions/actions that create a healthy body, ...
Views: 3269(1 vote) - Advanced Chi Nei Tsang - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2009 from John AOVThis article is an excerpt from "Advanced Chi Nei Tsang" and taken from the website www.innertraditions.com Chapter 5 Working on the Winds The First Wind Wind that Attacks the Liver, the Pericardium, and the Heart This wind rises from the small intestines and spleen and attacks the ...
Views: 1860 - Give Yourself a Spring Clean - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2009 from Marianne KortenDo you know that the clutter in your home says something about the clutter in your heart and mind? Are you collecting dust or dreams? Does your living room mirror the mess you hide from yourself? Let's see what needs to be aired and re-arranged in your life in this article. Your daily life is a ...
Views: 879 - Awaken the Power within You - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2009 from Lilia MarquezHappiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony- Mahatma Gandhi I've always been interested in the concept of Mind Body Spirit interconnectedness. As a Holistic Care practitioner, I'm very passionate about Reiki, Hypnosis and Nutrition. Reiki is a Japanese ...
Views: 2114(2 votes) - Stem Cells: The Science, the Benefits, the Debate, and the Future - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2009 from Mumtaz PachisaWhile President Obama recently lifted the ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research imposed by President Bush eight years ago, some people continue to oppose this move and call it unethical. So, while the scientific community is thrilled by the news and says the research will lead ...
Views: 691 - ***Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Helpful Therapies - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2009 from Daniel BenorFibromyalgia (FM) is an illness syndrome that includes aches and pains all over the body; muscle tenderness; severe fatigue most of the time; mental unclarity and difficulty focusing (often called ‘brain fog’); depression; insomnia; digestive disorders (vague pains, diarrhea); and multiple ...
Views: 1051 - Why Fertility Doctors Now Recommend Acupuncture - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2009 from Dr. Kathleen AlbertsonTraditional Chinese medicine (TCM) includes acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. It has successfully treated infertility, gynecological, male factor, and many other illnesses and health problems facing couples for 5,000 years. Western medicine as we know it is just over 200 years old. TCM ...
Views: 1590(2 votes) - The Natural Treatment of Kidney Stones - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2009 from Laura YatesKidney stones are small masses – rather like 'stones' that can develop in one or both of the kidneys and can cause a great deal of pain. Kidney stones are formed when the waste products which usually dissolve in the urine fluids, instead, collect around the side of the kidneys and over a period ...
Views: 1045 - The Natural Treatment of Coeliac Disease - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2009 from Laura YatesCoeliac disease (or celiac disease) is a digestive disease in which the small intestine becomes damaged and prevents the absorption of nutrients from food. Coeliac disease sufferers will experience an abnormal intolerance or reaction to gluten, wheat, rye and barley. When a coeliac disease ...
Views: 895 - Natural Ways to Prevent the Flu - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2009 from Sandor CruzPeople are wrong to believe that avoiding the flu, specifically during flu season, is hard. You can easily get a flu shot, but with all the recent research warning that the vaccine might be unhealthy, why risk it when there are safer means to prevent the flu? Like other vaccines, the flu shot ...
Views: 1021 - Chinese Medicine Made Simple - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2009 from Sarah ZenderChinese Medicine is simple; it began with observing nature and then taking these observations and applying them to the human body. This began with the concept of yin and yang. Anything in relation to anything else could either be described as being yin or yang: light or heavy, dark or light, ...
Views: 2880 - Animal Voices, Animal Guides - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2009 from John AOVThis article is an excerpt from "Animal Voices, Animal Guides" and taken from the website www.innertraditions.com Chapter 7 Animal Healing We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and ...
Views: 1052 - Healing Stones for the Vital Organs - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2009 from John AOVThis article is an excerpt from "Healing Stones for the Vital Organs" and taken from the website www.innertraditions.com The Organ Clock THE ORGAN CLOCK in traditional Chinese medicine is a magnificent aid for the early identification of energy disturbances that, in the long run, can lead to ...
Views: 2475 - Radical Medicine - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2009 from John AOVThis article is an excerpt from "Radical Medicine" and taken from the website www.innertraditions.com DETOXIFICATION OF TOXIC METALS AND CHEMICALS MERCURY Government Response to Environmental Toxicity There is no longer any question that toxic metals in our air, water, soil, and food ...
Views: 977 - Chinese Medicine and Women's Health - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2009 from Sarah ZenderChinese Medicine’s greatest diagnostic tool is observation, particularly that of the tongue and pulses, to understand what is taking place inside of the body. It is the intention of harmonizing the energy and blood of the body that creates health. Deficiency of energy or blood can cause a break ...
Views: 2916 - What is "Healing"? - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2009 from Tamara Scarlett-Lyon“Healing”, like “love”, “peace”, or “happiness”, is a word we often use that means different things to different people. It is one of those words many of us use without having defined for ourselves what exactly we mean when we use it. As someone working in a “healing” profession I spent ...
Views: 1871(1 vote) - Hormone Dysfunction: What the Public Doesn't Know - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2009 from Donna F. Smith, Ph.D., N.D., C.C.N.Reading the comments at www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2008/05/16/normal/, made me both sad and angry for all the people who are suffering because of being mislead by well-meaning, but uninformed experts when it comes to hormone balance. What I will share with you has been the result of ...
Views: 4282(2 votes) - Go Green: Preserving Your Own Natural Resources - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2009 from Barbara J. Semple“Going Green” according to Wikipedia.com means an environmental social movement, and someone who “Goes Green” is defined as an environmentalist. An environmentalist is “a person who may advocate the sustainable management of resources and stewardship of the natural environment through changes in ...
Views: 2286 - The Best and Worst Things to Do Before and After Lunch - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2009 from Eduardo BritoThe easiest way to succeed with not only your health goals, but any goal, is to structure your life and habits in ways that support and make achieving your goals easy. That happens to be particularly true when it comes to your eating habits; not only as far as what you eat, but also as far as ...
Views: 2747 - Acute vs Chronic Treatment with Homeopathy - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2009 from Renita HerrmannMost of us have seen those little blue Boiron tubes in the health food store or pharmacy. The side of the tube may give you one characteristic clue to the remedy, but it may or may not match your symptom; as we all should know, the key to the proper remedy is to match not only the symptom, but ...
Views: 2282(9 votes) - Creating Your Healthy Life - Whole Foods & EFA's - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2009 from Pamela HeyenRight up into the early 1900's, just about all diseases were infectious in nature, for example; diphtheria, typhoid, smallpox, pneumonia, black plague, tuberculosis, etc. With our progression as a civilization the way our food and farming is processed has changed and new diseases have begun to ...
Views: 1322 - Your Strata Zone - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesYour skin is your largest organ and a part of your immune system, containing a variety of nerve endings, sensitive to your environment, providing an excellent barrier against viruses and pathogens, regulating body temperature (by dilating blood vessels for heat loss or constricting blood vessels ...
Views: 1214 - ***Standing Like a Tree - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2009 from Paul ChekIn my clinical practice, I’ve found a common thread among both the athletes and the sedentary people who come to see me. Both are overworked and lack vital energy — what I call life-force or chi. Today, people need exercise more than ever. Why? Because they are more sedentary and unhealthy than ...
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