November 26th, 2010 by admin
“Qigong has been shown to be effective in helping resolve digestive problems, asthma, arthritis, insomnia, pain, depression, and anxiety, as well as helping cancer, coronary heart disease, and cases of HIV/AIDS”. ~ Wong Chongxing, M.D., Director of Research a the Rel Jin Hospital in Shanghai, China Today I present an article on a simple form [...]
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November 24th, 2010 by admin
“Traditional Chinese Medicine holds that qigong stimulates and nourishes the body’s internal organs by circulating qi. Qigong can break down energy blocks and facilitate the free flow of energy throughout the body, promoting blood and lymph flow and the even flow of nerve impulses necessary for proper health maintenance. ‘ The overall benefit of qigong [...]
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August 26th, 2010 by admin
“Meditation is the tongue of the soul and the language of our spirit” ~ Jeremy Taylor Here are some tips on how to begin to meditate with emphasis on focus. Meditation Tips – 5 Factors of Focus By Benjamin Langley It is important for all students of meditation to get on the path of ever [...]
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November 9th, 2009 by admin
“Give your stress wings and let it fly away.” ~ Carin Hartness When I told a friend the story below he said to me that I should make a blog post about it. He told me that many people go through what I went through and could use information on how to deal with it. [...]
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June 4th, 2009 by admin
“This art of resting the mind and the power of dismissing from it all care and worry is probably one of the secrets of energy in our great men.” ~ Captain J. A. Hadfield You can be relaxed in all that you do. All it takes is practice. Your Recommended Daily Allowance for Relaxation Stress [...]
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May 19th, 2009 by admin
“Fitness – if it came in a bottle, everybody would have a great body.” ~Cher The rest of this week will be devoted to fitness and how it relates to some common complaints. We start with arthritis. Exercise and Arthritis Your bones hang out in a lot of joints. Knee joints. Hip joints. The joints [...]
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May 7th, 2009 by admin
“Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person’s physical, emotional, and mental states.” ~Carol Welch We talked about resistance training. Today I will expand on Cardio training. Benefits of Cardio Interval Training In a long-term study of the health of the people of in the United States, the U.S. Public Health Service documented [...]
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April 14th, 2009 by admin
“To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level.” ~ Bertrand Russell ~ Stress is the main cause of illness and disease. The more you relax the less stress. Meditation is very useful in controlling stress. Here are some other techniques. [...]
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March 27th, 2009 by admin
“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” ~World Health Organization, 1948 ~ Sometimes it is the little things that can make a big difference. Stretching is one of those little things. Ever noticed how cats stretch for no apparent reason. Today I [...]
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March 17th, 2009 by admin
“Fast food may appear to be cheap food and, in the literal sense it often is, but that is because huge social and environmental costs are being excluded from the calculations. Any analysis of the real cost would have to look at such things as the rise in food-borne illnesses, the advent of new pathogens, [...]
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