Tag: Mind & Body

The Goal Setting Guide That Works

I have to be honest, I don’t have the world’s best track record with goals. This post isn’t being written because of my valuable experiences in this area, but out of my desire to grow and never stop learning. To write this post, I spent time researching the most helpful and respected voices in goal-setting…


Rekindle Your Sexual Spark With PRP Therapy

What is PRP Therapy? PRP Therapy begins with a small sample of your blood. After your blood is drawn, it is then spun down to separate the white and red blood cells from the platelet-rich plasma (PRP). Once the PRP is obtained, it is then redelivered to the treatment area through tiny injections. PRP stimulates…


Favorite Grilled Chicken Recipe

Fresh orange juice, olive oil and herbes de Provence seep through these organic chicken breasts grilled to perfection! So simple, so tender and so juicy, it’s a cinch to make and it’s delicious every time. You can grill it on your BBQ outside in the summer but it’s just as easy to grill inside in the…


Low Sugar Diets Are Better for Your Gut

A study from the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, found that mice fed diets high in sugar developed severe colitis by increasing harmful colon bacteria and decreasing healthful colon bacteria. The researchers fed mice various dietary sugars such as glucose, fructose, and sucrose for seven days. The high-sugar diet damaged the gut’s protective mucus…


What Will We Tell Our Children?

Commentary When I try to answer my children’s questions, I am so furious that I can barely speak. I choose my words slowly. “Many grownups around you have failed.” Never have I wished so strongly to be wrong than when I remember predictions I made back in March of 2020. And instead, for almost two…


Why Cold Weather Causes Colds

It’s the season for fuzzy sweaters and heavy coats, as well as colds and flu. But what does cold weather have to do with catching a cold? For generations, mothers worldwide have advised bundling up to avoid getting sick. Yet medical experts call the association an old wives’ tale. Despite the prevalence of coughs and runny…


Cupping Treatments and Olympic Athletes

I’ll bet there are many Winter Olympic athletes who use cupping, but they may be hard to find. We notice cupping more often in the Summer Olympic Games – no surprise – because the athletes wear very skimpy uniforms instead of heavy parkas and snow pants. Several Olympic swimmers have displayed the round, colorful marks…


We’re Literally Seeing the Past

The human body is a marvel on a level that can be hard to grasp with our limited human brains. With all that we know now about human anatomy, there are still many enduring mysteries about the way our bodies work, especially our brains. One of the most enduring of these mysteries is exactly how,…


Could This Be the Root of All Heart Disease?

In this interview, repeat guest Dr. Malcolm Kendrick, a board-certified family physician and author of the book, “The Clot Thickens: The Enduring Mystery of Heart Disease,” reviews the underlying mechanisms for heart disease, which for the last century has been the leading cause of death in the U.S. Of all the books he’s written, this…


Mindfulness in Action

It’s official: The health-minded community is obsessed with mindfulness. It’s not just the health community, either. Sectors from education to business, to the military, to self-care, have adopted mindfulness as a golden child. So, if you’re not familiar with the concept, it might be a good time to ask, “What is this thing we’re all…