Preventative Health
How to Balance Flavors During Winter
Adding bitter foods to your diet during winter may help preserve joy!
Read MoreDemystifying Carbohydrates
Understanding how carbohydrates and sugars are metabolized by the body.
Read MoreA Conversation with Dr. Heidi Puc
We spoke with Dr. Puc about holistic treatments she feels are most beneficial for battling metastatic breast cancer and why.
Read MoreVAP Testing: Reduce Your Cardiovascular Risk
Introducing VAP for the most comprehensive Cardiovascular blood test available.
Read MoreNew One-on-One/ Hands-on Cooking Classes
Let Eric Sharer, MPH, RD, CSO, CDN teach you how to meet your unique nutritional needs with personal cooking and nutritional instruction.
Read MoreWhat Is Integrative Oncology?
Integrative Oncology focuses on nutritional, herbal, and mind-body therapies that can complement standard cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation in order to strengthen the immune system, minimize side effects, and improve quality of life, encouraging the best overall outcome.
Read MoreFight Inflammation With Gardenias (or Zhi Zi)
Gardenias or "Zhi Zi" are a popular herb used to reduce inflammation.
Read MoreNIA Focus: Feet and Heel Lead
Between the ages of 5 and 21 I took ballet and modern dance classes. When I walked, my feet were in habitual turn out. This was My Body’s Way of walking.I was proud of my ballet feet but eventually this caused me to have problems with my back.
It wasn’t until I started taking Nia in 2009, that I was shown that the body’s natural way of walking was in parallel.The healthy skeleton is built with the feet parallel directly under the pelvis.The Body’s Way of walking is the heel leads and then the whole foot comes down.If the foot is in turn out, the heel lead comes down on the side of the heel, throwing the pelvis, hips and spine out of alignment.This could cause eventual knee, hip and back problems.
I still catch myself walking with a slight turn out but quickly adjust my walk.When I walk now, my mantra is “heel lead, whole foot, heel lead whole foot, heel lead whole foot….”
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Read MoreQing hao (Artemisia): Herbs that Fight Infection Caused by External Pathogens
Using "clear heat" herbs to reduce fever and fight infection.
Read MoreBoosting the Lung qi: Meridian-Based Acupressure
There are many benefits to acupressure. Supporting the lung channel is very important when faced with Lyme and related illnesses.
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