An Essential Consideration For The Mental Health of Every Child
Did you know that the diet of a child can directly affect their performance in school? Diet is directly associated with the capacity to learn. The act of learning can be defined as the development of new neural pathways. Children develop these pathways extremely rapidly because they are constantly learning … more »
Learn Your ABCDEs of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Part 2/2
C = Cholesterol. The top selling drug in the world is Pfizer’s cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor, at annual sales of about 14 Billion dollars (the “B” is not a typo). more »
Learn Your ABCDEs of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Part 1/2
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. This is a tragedy, because many of these deaths could easily be prevented by simple changes in one’s diet and lifestyle. more »
Acupuncture Explained
Ever wonder if acupuncture is right for you? David Liang, a leading Doctor of Acupuncture, helps to answer some common questions about this time-tested discipline. How does acupuncture work to heal the body? To answers this in very simple terms…Acupuncture stimulates a “relaxation response” in the body. Systemically it works by … more »
Blood Sugar Control and “Inflammaging”
Inflammation wasn’t much of a conscious concern for most people until an enlightening article was released on February 23, 2004 in Time Magazine entitled “Inflammation: The silent Killer”. Since the release of this article, the importance of inflammation has been more widely accepted by both clinicians and patients as a … more »
The Mighty All Heal Man Root
$400,000! This is highest price anyone has ever paid for a ginseng root. It was a 300-year-old root that was found in 2007. Some say that ginseng is worth the money. You be the judge. The proper name of ginseng is Panax Ginseng (Korean Ginseng). The word Ginseng is derived from a … more »
The Epidemic Of Fever-Phobia
The knee-jerk reaction of most of us is to give kids fever-reducing medications. Have you ever taken this course of action? Most of us have. “Give me the power to produce a fever, and I will cure all disease.”— Hippocrates (2300 years ago) “If indeed any were so good a … more »