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Tai Chi in the US: Tradition, Truth, and the Illusion of Authenticity
March 18, 2025 - Tai chi, one of the most well-known Chinese martial arts, has evolved significantly as it has spread beyond China. Origi...
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Science, Skepticism, and Self-Care: Navigating Modern Medicine
March 14, 2025 - “Change what you can, don’t sweat what you can’t control.”
In contemporary society, the credibility of the healthcare s...
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Media Hysteria vs. Medical Reality: The Overlooked Crisis of Iatrogenic Injuries
March 11, 2025 - Public health discussions often concentrate on contagious diseases such as measles, especially in light of recent outbre...
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Why is Spinal Movement Important for CSF Circulation?
March 07, 2025 - The Role of Spinal Movement, CSF Circulation, and Sleep in Brain Detoxification
The brain and spinal cord use a special...
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The Wellness Chronicles
March 04, 2025 - I am excited to present The Wellness Chronicles, a culmination of insights gathered from my many years of writing on hol...
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Gong De Wei Shen
February 28, 2025 - The term Gong De Wei Shen (功德为神) could loosely be interpreted as “acquiring karmic merit for spiritual elevation or conn...
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The Detriments of Social Media: A Closer Look at Polarizing Behavior
February 18, 2025 - Social media has become an integral part of modern life, offering a platform for self-expression, networking, and inform...
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Wind and Water, Makes Fire
February 14, 2025 - The human mind and body are integral parts of nature, constantly interacting with its energies. There is a direct correl...
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Is Gratitude and Appreciation Outdated?
January 12, 2025 - The Good Book says it’s better to give than to receive
I do my best to do my part
Nothin’ in my pockets, I got nothin’...
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Muscles Aren’t Everything: Why Your Organs Need Exercise Too
December 29, 2024 - Most popular physical exercise methods (running, walking, weights, swimming, etc.) are designed to engage the musculoske...
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Building Stronger Bones
December 23, 2024 - This month I wrapped up my series of 6 discussions regarding “self-care.”
Specific topics addressed were that of:
– wh...
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Are you Superstitious? Perhaps Operant Conditioning is in Play
December 10, 2024 - Operant conditioning entails learning relationships between behavior and its consequences of reinforcement or punishment...
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Reiki and its Acceptance in the US Healthcare System
December 06, 2024 - American culture and society have greatly become more polarized on many issues. I see there is much more of a divide ove...
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Dreams and Death, is There a Correlation?
December 03, 2024 - Have you ever suddenly awoken from an intense dream where you questioned if it was just an abstract experience or one th...
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False Memories, the Power of Suggestion – Or Don’t You Think…
November 29, 2024 - Suggestibility is where memory is distorted due to newer and/or misleading information (Ettinger, 2018). I think that th...
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Metabolic Dysfunction and Concerns over Processed Food, Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs),
November 26, 2024 - People in the US are experiencing many mental and physical diseases, ailments, and chronic conditions that were not near...
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“Ikigai” – A Reason for Getting Out of Bed Each Day
November 22, 2024 - Ikigai is a Japanese concept representing the pursuit of balance among purpose, meaning, self-awareness, and self-realiz...
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Benefits of Nose-breathing
November 19, 2024 - Breathing through the nose (nasal breathing) is a scientifically proven coping mechanism that helps to manage stress and...
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Harnessing the Zeigarnik Effect: From To-Do Lists to Closing Circles on Apple Watches
November 15, 2024 - The Zeigarnik Effect is a psychological phenomenon discovered by Lithuanian-Soviet psychologist Bluma Zeigarnik. It desc...
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The Power of Being Watched: The Hawthorne Effect in the Workplace, Fitness, and Family Life
November 12, 2024 - The Hawthorne Effect in Modern Contexts: Workplace, Gym, and Family Dynamics
The Hawthorne Effect refers to the tendenc...
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Is Joseph Cambell’s “Hero’s Journey” Relative Today?
November 08, 2024 - The Hero’s Journey outline can apply to the average person’s life by representing the various stages of growth and trans...
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Is Not Consuming Poisons in Our Food a Luxury?
November 05, 2024 - The Perception of Healthy Eating as a Privilege in the U.S. Healthcare Landscape
Today in the US, access to nutritious...
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Health and Wellness Issues Have Worsened in Recent Decades
October 29, 2024 - People in the US are experiencing many mental and physical diseases, ailments, and chronic conditions that were not near...
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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
October 25, 2024 - What is Seasonal Affective Disorder?
Seasonal affection disorder (SAD) is defined as a subtype of depression, where an...
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Perspectives on Managing Stress
October 22, 2024 - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), the German author of Faust and other literary works, once wrote:
“Things which...
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Evolutionary Psychology in Modern Life: Health, Behavior, and Society
October 18, 2024 - The evolution of human behavior has affected diseases and medical conditions or morbidities such as psychiatric and psyc...
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How Career and Income Define Respect in American Society
October 15, 2024 - “What do you do for a living?” Isn’t this a typical icebreaker that many Americans use when first meeting someone? For m...
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The Nature of Well-being: Insights and Biases in Recent Studies
October 11, 2024 - I think that legitimate research studies can help support a particular perspective. However, we can often find studies t...
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Prolonged Sitting is the “New Smoking”
October 08, 2024 - View my recent discussion on the detrimental effects of prolonged sitting. I detail the health risks associated with pro...
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Balancing Mind, Body & Spirit Awareness – a graphical presentation
October 04, 2024 - This is a graphical summary of my recent public discussion emphasizing the interconnectedness of physical, mental, and s...
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Petroleum is Essential to Making Many Pharmaceuticals
October 01, 2024 - Americans love their vehicles and the independence they offer to go wherever and whenever they please. Americans also en...
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The Complex Dependency on Petroleum in America and the Start of the Anthropocene
September 27, 2024 - The Anthropocene is a term for a geological epoch following the Holocene, dating from the starting point of significant...
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Be Brave Enough to Suck at Something New
September 20, 2024 - “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.”
– Friedrich Nietzsche
By putting oneself through voluntary stressfu...
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Balancing Mind, Body & Spirit
September 17, 2024 - Last week I led a discussion on improving balance (mental, physical, and spiritual awareness) at the University Club of...
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Earn a Good Night’s Rest – Sleep Hygiene (part 2)
September 13, 2024 - (Part 2 of 2)
The quality of your sleep can affect your health and well-being. Habits and practices can either promote...
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Earn a Good Night’s Rest – Sleep Hygiene (part 1)
September 10, 2024 - (Part 1 of 2)
Sleep is a natural regularly occurring physiological function, where humans and other animals reduce phys...
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The Availability Heuristic
September 06, 2024 - Have you ever made an important choice based on a gut feeling, only to later realize that it wasn’t as logical as you pr...
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Taoism Viewed as a Philosophy, Vitalizing or Religious
September 03, 2024 - The Chinese character for “the Tao”
Taoism or Daoism is based upon the concept of the Tao (or Dao) and its literal mean...
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The Flow State – being in the zone, dialed in
August 30, 2024 - The “flow state” also known as being “in the zone,” refers to a focused mental state in which an individual is fully imm...
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Operant Conditioning: A Holistic Approach to Behavior and Health
August 27, 2024 - When humans and other animals learn to relate their behavior with reinforcing or punishing consequences, this is referre...
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Managing Back Pain – You Have Options
August 25, 2024 - Subscribe
My goal is to present an education for holistic health to increase longevity and quality of life (hea...
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Stress & Headache Management – University Club Holistic Health Discussion
August 20, 2024 - My classes and discussions go way beyond the teaching of tai chi and qigong alone. My last public discussion at the Univ...
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Glutamate – plays a major role in shaping learning and memory
August 16, 2024 - Glutamate – the most abundant excitatory neurotransmitter in your brain plays a major role in shaping learning and memor...
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Do Recreational Sports and Religions Exist in Separate Domains?
August 13, 2024 - Americans do love their sports, as do many other nations and their populations across the world. America has about 29% o...
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US Youth Experiencing Adult Health Issues at Earlier Ages
August 09, 2024 - Here are some summaries of factors that are leading the US younger population to be experiencing major health issues of...
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Is Deception Permissible in Research Studies, if it Serves the Greater Good?
August 06, 2024 - I think that the topic of the usage of deception is quite controversial due to the ambiguity and vast opportunities for...
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Most Have Choices, but Don’t Like the Options
August 02, 2024 - Often people feel that they have no choices regarding their own health. This is true for some people, but mostly I see p...
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Free Will – If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.
July 30, 2024 - You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice
You can...
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Can One Person Really Make a Difference?
July 26, 2024 - Definitely! I have seen this occurring many times over my 60 years. Very evident in today’s events, is that of social me...
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Bone Conduction – it is all in your head
July 23, 2024 - In typical traditional hearing, sound waves move through the air, reaching the ear canal and then causing the eardrum to...
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Sick-Care to Self-Care: Transforming Health Through Holistic Practices
July 18, 2024 - View my public discussion last week at the University Club of Winter Park.
This discussion covered many topics, such as...
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Reducing Daily Stress Experienced by High School Students – Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction
July 16, 2024 - See something, say something, right? Do something!
Our teenage youths have been in distress now and for many year...
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The 8 Dimensions of Wellbeing (3 of 3)
July 12, 2024 - (part 3 in a series of 3 posts)
Post 1 – The 3 Treasures: Mind, Body & Spirit
Post 2 – The 5 Pillars of Health
Post 3...
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The 5 Pillars of Health (2 of 3)
July 09, 2024 - (part 2 in a series of 3 posts)
Post 1 – The 3 Treasures: Mind, Body & Spirit
Post 2 – The 5 Pillars of Health
Post 3...
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Sick-Care to Self-Care:Transforming Health Through Holistic Practices
July 07, 2024 - Sick-Care to Self-Care:
Transforming Health Through Holistic Practices
(this week’s FREE discussion at the University...
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The 3 Treasures (1 of 3)
July 05, 2024 - (part 1 in a series of 3 posts)
Post 1 – The 3 Treasures: Mind, Body & Spirit
Post 2 – The 5 Pillars of Health
Post 3...
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“They Don’t Know, What They Don’t Know” – The Dunning-Kruger Effect
July 02, 2024 - The Dunning-Kruger effect was theorized by psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger in a 1999 study. They proposed...
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Why People Have Lost Faith in the CDC, FDA & the US Healthcare System
June 28, 2024 - I rely on a diverse array of reliable sources for my research, including peer-reviewed studies, medical journals, and da...
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Walking is Great Exercise, and it’s Free!
June 25, 2024 - Having difficulty getting started on a fitness routine? No local gyms? No money in the budget for managing your health,...
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“Wisdom in Holistic Wellness: Exploring the Intersection of Fitness, Well-being and Behavior”
June 21, 2024 - This video discussion covers many topics, such as:
whole vs holistic health
fitness vs. health vs. wellness
the tense...
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Journey Through Utah’s Mighty Five: A Transformative Experience
June 17, 2024 - Motivation: The Key to Transformation Motivation played a critical role in my recent journey to hike Utah’s “Mighty Five...
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Navigating Holistic Health
May 30, 2024 - 51-minute discussion on holistic health Subscribe
I teach and offer lectures about holistic health, stress mana...
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Complimentary, Alternative, or Integrative Health?
May 21, 2024 - I think a root component of science is to define, label, and categorize all things that may or may not exist. Hence, the...
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Tai Chi – Basic Background Information
May 05, 2024 - The origin and roots of Tai Chi, are based on written information, oral interpretations, and word of mouth. Also, many o...
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If Only I Could Read Your Mind
April 12, 2024 - I think we have all thought at some point that it would be nice to be able to read someone else’s mind or know what some...
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Social Media Addiction
April 08, 2024 - American people seem to finally be waking up to the fact that over-usage of smartphones and more specifically constant e...
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The DOSE, Feel Good Chemicals
March 19, 2024 - The human body is an incredible pharmacy within all individuals, where our thoughts and relative emotions can manifest v...
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Normalcy Bias or “that will never happen”
March 12, 2024 - Normalcy bias is a cognitive behavior where a person has a propensity to underestimate the likelihood of a significant n...
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Do you think “the higher power” has a gender?
March 08, 2024 - I do not believe that God, Allah, Yahweh, the Divine, or whatever term we use for the higher power has a gender, nor rac...
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Come join me at the 2024 Yoga Festival!
February 28, 2024 - Come join me at the 2024 Yoga Festival!
I have a tent space rented from 10am-4pm at Lake Eola, near the bandshell. I wi...
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Can someone die more than once in a lifetime?
February 23, 2024 - I think yes, definitely. Severe trauma mentally or physically can trigger a “hard reset” where an individual is so affec...
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Can good exist without evil?
February 20, 2024 - I fear not. We may hope to see everything as good, positive, beautiful or whatever the “good” is in anything, there must...
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A Blueprint for Inner Happiness, and its You!
February 16, 2024 - Happiness comes from finding the “master” within!
Do You Know What Your Potential Is? Physical health, mental well-...
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Do We Die and Go to Heaven, or Die and Bring Heaven With Us?
February 13, 2024 - Many say they know of the afterlife either being a good place (heaven) or a bad place (hell). Others believe that life h...
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Is Mindfulness the Same as Paying Attention?
February 09, 2024 - I used to think that mindfulness was just the latest buzzword for the health and wellness industry. A few years ago, I w...
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Difficult Times Sometimes Bring About Good Changes
February 06, 2024 - “Sometimes bad things have to happen before good things can.”
– Becca Fitzpatrick
https://psychologycompass.com/blog/p...
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We Actually Need Some Stress in Our Lives
February 02, 2024 - I don’t believe that it is possible to not have any stressors, whether from mental circumstances or acute/chronic pain,...
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Sculpting Wellness: The Transformative Power of Mindful Physical Activities
January 30, 2024 - I have found the phrase “heal the body with the mind, heal the mind with the body” to be a root concept of learning how...
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Philosophy or Religion? Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism – a brief comparison of the 3 systems
January 26, 2024 - There is often debate as to what is a philosophy, versus that which is a religion. I have come to understand that there...
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Why do insurance companies cover pharmaceuticals and surgeries, but seldom cover non-invasive n
January 23, 2024 - Oh please, come on now… we all know there is no profit in treating healthy individuals. No business by definition will o...
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The Overview Effect, a Cosmic Perspective of Just How Minute Humanity is
January 19, 2024 - Author Frank White first introduced the “overview effect” in his 1987 book “ The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and...
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Post-traumatic Growth (PTG), General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS), and Learned Helplessness
January 16, 2024 - Post-traumatic growth (PTG) is the term for what happens when someone who struggles psychologically from past trauma and...
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Holistic Health Illustrated Study Booklets
January 12, 2024 - Remember the Indiana Jones movies, where Indy (Harrison Ford) found his father’s diary, which had very important sketche...
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The Teacher/Student Relationship
January 09, 2024 - Seek the right teacher for you, because in time a student (you) can become similar to your teacher, sometimes absorbing...
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Fracture Cascade – a domino effect of ailments
January 05, 2024 - A “fracture cascade” refers to bones and ailments such as osteoporosis, where a person experiences multiple fractures in...
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Walking Aids in Venous Return – or walk more, your life might depend upon it!
January 02, 2024 - Walking and other weight-bearing activities that engage the muscles in the feet, calves and thighs illicit a pumping eff...
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Seek Out the “Wounded Healers”
December 31, 2023 - Would you seek dental help from a dentist with rotten teeth?
Ask for relationship advice from someone that has a record...
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Rough Initiations – Rites of Passage
December 29, 2023 - Rough initiations is another term for rites of passage, which can be ceremonial events that mark important transitions i...
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The 12 Steps of the Hero’s Journey – Why is this relative to us?
December 26, 2023 - The concept of the “Hero’s Journey” comes from Joseph Campbell who was a writer, mythologist, and lecturer. Campbell int...
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Purpose and Meaning – From Chaos to Calling, Discovering Your Reason for Being
December 22, 2023 - Ikigai is the Japanese term for striving to achieve a balance of differing concepts of purpose, meaning, self-awareness...
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What Are The Key Elements to Happiness? A Harvard Study Adds Insights
December 19, 2023 - Having a loving family, supportive friends, good health, and having a sense of purpose, are these not what are truly at...
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Gratitude Attitude
December 15, 2023 - The holidays often provide us a reminder for us to be grateful for we have within our lives, as well as what we don’t ha...
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Managing Our Inner Dialogue
December 08, 2023 - Ancient philosophies and belief systems of Buddhism and Taoism have long understood a state of consciousness of mind wan...
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Whole Health Wisdom: Navigating Holistic Wellness (my new book)
December 05, 2023 - What we think, what we eat and how we move our bodies are the basic components that determine our health and happiness....
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Physically close, mentally far; physically far, mentally close.
December 01, 2023 - The quality of a relationship can be determined by the overall strength of the mental connection.
“Physically close,...
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Suicide Rates Spike…. Again in the US
November 28, 2023 - Here I am again, discussing mental health care in the US. The Wall Street Journal just dropped an article reporting that...
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Why is the US Younger Population in Crisis?
November 24, 2023 - Well, this did not just happen overnight and for no apparent reason. There are many factors that are leading the US youn...
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What is the PERMA-V Model for Flourishing?
November 21, 2023 - Dr. Martin Seligman, a psychologist and one of the founders of positive psychology, introduced the concept of PERMA as a...
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Flu Season is Really Vitamin D Deficiency Season
November 17, 2023 - Yes, it is that time of year again. Become educated, become healthy and be in control of your health and well-being. Nob...
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An Ultra-Processed Diet – we truly “are what we eat”
November 14, 2023 - https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/ultra-processed-foods-dietary-guidelines-de00ccaa?st=vz6iq81le7e0ew4&reflink=desktop...
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Meditation Practices – (the non-pharmaceutical pill you can take today, to ward off your illnes
October 28, 2023 - I have some observations from practicing and teaching meditation methods from over my last 40 years. There has been much...
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Try to Avoid Being “Triggered” by the Overused Word “Trigger”
October 23, 2023 - “Triggered” has become a more recent buzzword, relative to emotional interoception and self-regulation and use of coping...
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Self-regulation or “you are the boss of you”
October 10, 2023 - So many people complain about national health issues that face our country today. Stress, PTSD, anxiety, depression, dia...
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Symbolism’s Relationship to Music
October 05, 2023 - Symbols can have strong meanings, and for that reason have been used for thousands of years to help convey messages, pas...
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We are the Architects of our own Health, Happiness, Well-being, Destiny or Fate
October 02, 2023 - When we start to realize that we are indeed the architects of our own health, happiness, well-being, destiny or fate, we...
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Which “Care” do You Invest Upon?
September 17, 2023 - – Healthcare (rely upon others to keep you healthy)
– Self-care (assume control & responsibility for your well-being)...
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Mind and Body Exercises – It really is that simple!
July 28, 2023 - Subscribe
I write often about topics that affect our health and well-being. Additionally, I teach and offer lec...
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Migraines – Triggered by Bright Light
July 18, 2023 - Bright light can be a triggering factor for migraine headaches in some individuals. The underlying physiological mechani...
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Become the Diamond, Leave the Coal Behind
July 09, 2023 - Humans are like a lump of coal (or carbon), where if put under enough pressure, we may transform into a diamond. I under...
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Thoughts Can Affect the Immune System
June 30, 2023 - Depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, suicide, and many other mental ailments are all serious health concerns. And also...
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Unhealthy Healthcare Providers – An Irony That Needs to Change
June 27, 2023 - It is way past the time to take off the blinders and see US healthcare for what it is – SICKCARE
There has been a s...
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Exercise Affects: Anti-inflammatory Response, Growth Hormone Production & Cerebral Circulation
June 21, 2023 - Physical exercise can help to produce anti-inflammatory responses from the central nervous system.
Physical exercise ca...
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Book 24 – Health & Wellness Graphic Reference Book
June 13, 2023 - My new reference book is now available on Amazon!
Book 24 – Health & Wellness Graphic Reference Book (Health and Wellne...
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Profit vs. Ethics in the Big Pharma View of Business
June 09, 2023 - From a strictly financial perspective, it may be considered a good business strategy for a pharmaceutical company to gen...
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How to Increase Hand Grip Strength – No Gym Required
May 30, 2023 - Most people do not exercise, only about 25% of the US population. Of those that do, very few exercise for specific outco...
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Assuming Responsibility for your Healthcare (sickcare) Decisions
May 26, 2023 - The predominant medical system in the US is the allopathic model. I have found from personal experience that this system...
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Box Breathing: A Method to Manage Stress
May 23, 2023 - So much inner conflict, anxiety, depression, PTSD. We have tools to combat this that don’t include pharmaceuticals, ther...
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Grip Strength Affects Overall Health & Wellness
May 19, 2023 - “ Weight-bearing exercises can help prevent osteoporosis by stimulating bone growth and increasing bone density. This is...
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Mind and Body Exercises – Heal the Body With the Mind, Heal the Mind by Engaging the Body
May 16, 2023 - Remember the Indiana Jones movies, where he found his father’s diary which had clues to his search for the Holy Grail?...
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Mindful Breathing Practices as an Option for Coping with Trauma
April 28, 2023 - This is yet another of my posts on my scholarly research into the benefits of exercise, and more specifically methods of...
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Yoga as a Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
April 25, 2023 - This post continues my scholarly research into the benefits of exercise, and more specifically yoga, its sibling of qigo...
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Qigong – Heal the Mind With the Body – Detailed Description
April 21, 2023 - This is another post in my series of explaining qigong practices. Qi, Chi or Gi means air, energy or breath in Chinese a...
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Qigong – A Way to Heal the Mind, By Engaging the Body
April 18, 2023 - This is a continuation of my previous post of how we can use the knowledge within our thoughts to help to heal the ill,...
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Heal the Mind With the Body, Heal the Body With the Mind
April 15, 2023 - Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain.
– Carl Jung
Our culture is bro...
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The Gears of Life – Our Journey Around the Sun
March 28, 2023 - A universal truth cannot be easily disputed, as everyone can agree on some level with the facts in question. Other unive...
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Energy Vampire or Energy Sun -Which Are You?
March 26, 2023 - We have probably all meet people who when walking into a room, drain the energy of all in their company. Or conversely,...
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Body-Based Health Practices & Cultural Challenges
January 17, 2023 - Depending upon which cultures are involved, specific different issues can be discussed. I will comment on Asian body-bas...
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Herbs vs. Pharmaceuticals – Treatments for Covid-19
January 10, 2023 - I think one of the most relative and current issue facing the American “sickcare” system, is the use of herbs and/or pha...
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We Have More Than 5 Senses
January 06, 2023 - The more we understand how our mind and body function physiologically, the better we can manage our own health, fitness...
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Healthcare – Who Receives vs. Who Deserves
January 03, 2023 - When discussing public healthcare, the same issue seems to come about how much money is needed versus how much money is...
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The Kinetic Chain – How Referred Pain Comes About
December 30, 2022 - If not having disease nor illness is our goal, we need to focus on being fit, well & healthy. Good health usually comes...
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What is this Frankincense Stuff Anyway?
December 23, 2022 - The 3 Wise Men or Maji were said to have brought Jesus three gifts with spiritual meaning, being gold, frankincense and...
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Legalization of Marijuana – When Can I Start my own Business?
December 13, 2022 - Let’s explore some perspectives on where legalization of marijuana and how it is transforming the nation’s viewpoint on...
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Nitric Oxide – a Vital Key Messenger Molecule
December 06, 2022 - Nitric oxide (NO) is a vital key messenger molecule produced in the endothelium found inside our blood vessels. As a vas...
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Fat in Our Diet – Friend or Foe?
November 29, 2022 - Nutritional information has been evolving and accessible for decades, but we need to look to many diverse sources to fin...
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Data Shows That Obese Individuals More Likely to Get COVID-19
November 25, 2022 - Many months have gone by with the world and the United States dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Much has been learned...
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Learn How Stress Affects Our Bodies, to Better Manage Our Well-being
November 22, 2022 - How do you deal with stress?
take a few deep breaths
drink a few alcoholic beverages
take pharmaceuticals
consume so...
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What is Qi?
April 12, 2021 - Qi is pronounced as “chee” and means “breath” in Chinese. Other definitions are vitality, energy, force, air, vapor. Qi...
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