By Jesse Cannone, CPT, CPRS, MFT The great bastion of (ahem) public health and safety known as the United States Environmental Protection Agency, continues to push forward the highly carcinogenic neurotoxin methyl iodide as an approved fumigant for... produce. Yes, you read right. Carcinogenic. Neurotoxin. On your food. … Read More
How Eating at Home Can Save Your Life
By Mark Hyman, MD The slow insidious displacement of home cooked and communally shared family meals by the industrial food system has fattened our nation and weakened our family ties. In 1900, 2 percent of meals were eaten outside the home. In 2010, 50 percent were eaten away from home and one in five breakfasts is fr … Read More
Always Add Something
By Steve Chandler I first saw the fun and benefit of this when my good friend Duane Black solved the equation on two flipcharts in front of a grateful gathering of leaders. Here it is: When you are positive (picturing the math sign: +), you add something to any conversation or meeting you are in. That's what being positi … Read More
3 Great Stretches for Fast Neck Pain Relief
While your spine runs through your neck as well as your back, herniated discs are rarely the cause of neck pain. Far more often it's caused by muscle imbalances in the upper back and neck and myofascial trigger points. Getting permanent relief from this type of pain requires restoring the normal tension between opposing m … Read More
Moxibustion: Acupuncture Complete
Unless you've been living under a rock, you've heard of acupuncture before. But most westerners might be surprised to learn that acupuncture is more than just getting stuck with needles. Acupuncture is one of the oldest healing practices in the world. It's been documented in Chinese medical texts dated as far back as the … Read More
Leg Pain Relief With Easy Sciatica Stretches
Of all the different pain-inducing conditions that billions of people around the world suffer from, very few are as irritating as sciatica. For many sciatica patients, the condition will present with few if any symptoms. Others however will feel mild to severe back and leg pain that may also include numbness and tingling. … Read More
Has Your Ship Come In?
By Steve Chandler Self-control is fun because it is the one form of control that is not frightening. Other forms of control happen from outside of us. They come rudely crashing into our lives and frighten us. Some kind of control will happen, no matter what. You will always have some kind of control influencing you … Read More
3 “Healthy” Foods to Stop Eating
By Mike Geary, Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Nutrition Specialist Author of the best-seller: The Truth About Six Pack Abs 3 So-Called "Healthy" Foods that You Should STOP Eating (if you want a lean healthy body) I was reading a statistic in a nutrition book recently, and this is going to shock you... Now b … Read More
Surprising Secret for Stronger Joints
By Al Sears, MD I'm sure you know vitamin C is good for you. That it can help clear out your arteries, fight inflammation, help fight sicknesses like the cold, and that it's even good for your skin. But what you might not know is that right now, your body is working as fast as it can to destroy almost eve … Read More
Starbucks Fails Yoga
Have you ever seen that funny yoga commercial from Starbucks? Actually it's a commercial for its lesser known coffee brand SBC... Seattle's Best Coffee. Anyhow, it shows this lady doing yoga exercises when suddenly a male barista appears directly under her mat to offer her an iced coffee... mid-workout. But what am I t … Read More