Americans often infuse their holidays with ironic twists: Halloween, a former pagan celebration of fertility, becomes a festival of fear; Easter, traditionally a Christian celebration of spiritual rebirth, is altered to hiding eggs, a pagan fertility symbol. But...
When we clean out the refrigerator, we toss out food with great zeal, intent on finishing the onerous chore and giving no thought to what we are throwing away. Yet, it is important to take a moment to be conscious of what we are discarding. Think of the composition of...
We hope that you are enjoying our mini-retreats from Torri Shafer’s “Romancing the Soul”. Here’s our eighth selection, “Mindful Eating”, considering our relationship with food. Enjoy! Mindful Eating One of the most difficult senses to be mindful of is taste. Food...
As a followup to our previous blog post on Vitamin D, we just read the results of a very large clinical study looking at the impact of Vitamin D and Omega-3 clinical trial called VITAL. The study involved over 25,000 participants. These individuals were randomized to...
We continue our ongoing series of blog posts, answering questions we get about different supplements. (Image credit: Science Direct.) What is NAD+? Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is found in every single living cell, where it serves as an essential cofactor...
Integrative medicine, with its holistic approach to treatment, especially shines when it comes to treating allergies. The recommendations below are accessible, simple, and effective in addressing both the causes and the symptoms of seasonal allergies. We’ll look at...
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