Entries Tagged as 'Health & Wellness'
For years we have been told that breakfast was the most important meal of the day.
Because most of us do not have the time in the morning to have a good breakfast, a healthy alternative is a nutrition dense protein drink. I would like to share two recipes and explain their benefits.
Why Protein for Breakfast?
Protein […]
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Former President Bill Clinton, 65 and former Vice President Dick_Cheney, 69 both survived major heart attacks. Mr Cheney, once a heavy smoker, had five, his first occurring when he was 37. In 2010, he received a partial artificial heart. Bill Clinton, a former junk food junkie, survived one heart attack and a second surgery […]
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The RDWC is now a distributor of Standard Process and Medi-Herb dietary supplements and herbal preparations. Patients come to an Acupuncturist or other healthcare provider for many reasons - stress, fatigue, digestion problems, hormone health… just to name a few. Many of their complaints have a nutritional component. Standard Process […]
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The Dalai Lama says our purpose in life is to seek happiness, to be happy. Brain Tracy defines success as being happy with what you’ve got. Tracy continues, achieving success comes from a continuous persistent purist of your goals. In Brain Tracy’s model for business success, before you can achieve continuous success, you […]
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There are wonderful tools to help us stay congruent with our goals There are traditional practices like yoga, qigong, meditation. We can immerse ourselves in the marvels of science, the arts and nature. There are energetic and visualization tools like EFT, reiki and more.
We at the REN DAO Wellness Center would like to help. In […]
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Recently a patient told be about a local health food store in Hastings, Food for thought (7 Spring St Hastings On Hudson, NY 10706 914-478-3600). I stopped by the next day. Its a wonderful well stocked shop, selling a wide selection of natural supplements, organic products and more.
Also in Hastings is the […]
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The following article was posted on Traditional Chinese Medicine Net and was translated and adapted by Bryan McMahon OMD. It appears on his blog http://thewanderingcloud.blogspot.com.
In Ancient times, the Chinese separated the day into 12 periods of time based on the motion of the sun through the Heavens, each two hours in length. Each […]
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I have been an avid apartment gardener for years. It is something I picked up from my parents when I was young. Though I have done quite well over the years, this year stands out. The difference, this spring after I moved most of my plants out onto the terrace, I repotted many with fresh […]
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This summer in New York City, we were hit by a heat wave that seemed to last most of July. Now almost midway through August, it is still just as hot.
Summer Heat
In Chinese medicine, overexposure to extreme heat can lead to a conditions called Summer-heat. Symptoms of summer-heat include; excessive sweating, thirst, shortness of breath, […]
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Dr Majid Ali is a western doctor who runs holistic integrated medical practice. His essay on cholesterol is a must read for those taking cholesterol lowering medication.
Article location: http://www.ethicsinmedicine.us/OXYGEN, CHOLESTEROL, AND STATINEX.htm
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Most people are over weight basically because they consumed more calories than they burned. The excess weight does not arrive overnight, but takes weeks, months, or years to appear. Most people would like their excess weight to fall off in a fraction of the time it took to put on.
The general way most people […]
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November 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Last month I posted a few items on the genetically modified (GM) food industry. It would be safe to say that 75 to 85 percent of all processed foods contain or were processed with genetically modified ingredients.
These products entered the markets with no testing for environmental impact or consumer safety.
In the European unions all […]
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November 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments
About a year ago I wrote about food labels. This was after a friend bought a jar of imitation honey they thought was real honey. A few weeks ago it was me who got duped. In a rush, I bought a jar of dry roasted peanuts without fully reading the label. Whether intentional or not, […]
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Umami is a taste humans and animal can sense on special taste receptors on the tongue. Umami is not a distinct flavor but more like a quality. It can be described as savoriness, brothy or meaty. Umami taste receptors are stimulated by freely occurring glutamic acids (an amino acid) or salts of glutamic acids (called […]
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Would you intentionally eat a genitally modified food? Would you know how to identify one? Would you benefit from eating a genitally modified food?
The acronyms GMO (genetically modified organism), GE (genetically engineered) and GM (genetically modified), commonly refer to living organisms (plant and animal) that have had parts of their genetic structure (DNA) changed. […]
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