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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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“A pill for every ill.” Thank or Blame, Rockefeller and Carnegie for Monopolizing Western Medicine?
September 24, 2024 - “ A pill for every ill.” How did we get here?
Western allopathic medicine with its use of pharmaceuticals, surgery and...
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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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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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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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What is Qi, Chi or Ki?
March 06, 2024 - What is Qi, Chi or Ki?
Chi or Qi (pronounced as “chee”) translates to mean “breath” in Chinese. Chi is the life energy...
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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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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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Ayahuasca, literally means “the vine of death”
December 12, 2023 - Ayahuasca usage in Amazonian cultures as a method of healing, has been more widely documented in more recent years. Ayah...
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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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Whole Heath Wisdom: Navigating Holistic Wellness
October 30, 2023 - Be well, become healthy, become wiser. You are the architect of your health and happiness!
Holistic wellness encompas...
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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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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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Various Theories of Reflexology
June 23, 2023 - Reflexology is based on similar principles to acupuncture as well as some types of massage. Our bodies are mapped by mer...
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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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The Weakest Hand & Wrist Positions
June 06, 2023 - These graphic below images show the various hand and wrist positioning that aside form self-defense applications, are co...
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Head, Stomach, Feet (learn – process – implement)
June 02, 2023 - Many years ago, I was introduced to this concept of “ Head, Stomach, Feet,” a Taoist philosophy taught to me by my marti...
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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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US Infant Mortality Rate Explodes in Recent Years
April 02, 2023 - Anthropologists have studied and concluded that there are many varying perspectives and beliefs in defining what good he...
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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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Luxury Taxing of Medical Procedures
March 21, 2023 - Tax US citizens for medical procedures due to relative lifestyle choices? This type of reasoning could also be used then...
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Performance Enhancing Drug Usage
March 17, 2023 - I have found that when athletes use PEDs (performance enhancing drugs) there is the possibility of side-effects from usi...
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Food Label Ambiguity
March 14, 2023 - Labeling on foods can often be misleading, vague, or complicated for the uninformed. I feel that this is a way that food...
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Underage Drinking and Smoking
March 10, 2023 - Underage drinking on US college campuses has skyrocketed over the last few years, as our youth and seemingly everyone, s...
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High Cholesterol Levels and Risk of Heart Disease
March 07, 2023 - People in Japan or southern European countries have one-half to one-third the risk of dying from heart disease in compar...
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We Wonder Why Our Population Is So Unhealthy
March 03, 2023 - – Depression (10%) and anxiety (63%) at all time highs (especially for teenage girls 60%)
– Being overweight (30%), obe...
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All Working Together – The FDA, Big Pharma and US Academia – It’s All About the Money Baby!
February 28, 2023 - Dr. Jon Jureidini is a child psychiatrist in Australia. He is part of the Critical and Ethical Mental Health (CEMH), whi...
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Natural immunity to COVID ‘at least as high, if not higher’ than that from mRNA vaccine, study
February 24, 2023 - Not that long ago, even suggesting that natural immunity from previous COVID-19 infection would label someone as anti-va...
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Weight Loss Through Medication – A Magic Pill to Fix All Our Health Issues?
February 21, 2023 - It is quite possible that in the near future, drugs that are moderately effective in producing weight (fat) loss will be...
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Organic Foods – Know the Labels
February 17, 2023 - Just because food labels say the product is healthy, is it so?
A concise glossary of food-label terminology:
Natural:...
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Nutrients in Fruits and Vegetables Have Greatly Diminished
February 14, 2023 - Depletion of vitamins and minerals in the soil have lead to lower nutritional quality in fruits and vegetables.
It take...
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Gratitude Practices to Cultivate Inner Peace and Happiness
February 08, 2023 - Our personal happiness has very much to do with having good health, adequate nutrition, positive social interactions, an...
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Fentanyl Overdose Spikes During Pandemic
February 03, 2023 - During the Covid-19 pandemic, more people were coping with its consequences by staying inside more, contributing to depr...
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Serious as a Heart Attack
January 31, 2023 - If you follow the news these days, it seems like people are dropping dead left and right. Violence, shootings, suicides,...
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Chakras, Dan Tiens & The Hierarchy of Needs
January 24, 2023 - Various theories exist as to how energy and thought manifest in physical form within and around the human body. These co...
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Salmon – Is it as Healthy as Experts Say?
January 20, 2023 - I try to pursue a healthy and nutritional diet, with salmon as a source of protein, fats and other vitamins. I do eat sa...
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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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Seasons Change, People Get Sick – Connect the Dots
January 13, 2023 - More people have been staying inside for much of the last 3 years, to avoid Covid19. As a consequence, people may now be...
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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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Breathe Through Your Nose
December 27, 2022 - The Importance of Nose Breathing
There is evidence that breathing through the nose, creates air oscillations which can...
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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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Arnica – A Potentially Toxic Herb?
December 20, 2022 - Arnica flowers, Arnica montana, or wolf’s bane, is typically used in a tincture as an analgesic, antiseptic, anti-inflam...
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Challenges that are Currently Facing Complementary and Alternative Medicine
December 16, 2022 - I have commented on this topic in former discussions, specifically big pharmaceutical companies hindering expansion of t...
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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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Back Pain Management – Book 22
December 09, 2022 - Most people in the United States will experience back pain at some time in their lives. Causes of back pain are many, ra...
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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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Herbs & Pharmaceuticals – Risk vs. Benefits
December 02, 2022 - I find it very interesting how there are so many herbs, that we as humans push the limits of their benefits versus their...
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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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Methods Used Within Traditional Chinese Medicine
November 18, 2022 - One of the various methods often prescribed in TCM is exercise/movement. Meditation, Tai chi and qigong are methods that...
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Relieve Stress, Tension and Headaches – Acupressure Methods
November 15, 2022 - Acupressure (no needles) and its parent of acupuncture (needles) from Traditional Chinese medicine, has been around for...
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How to Build Strong Bones
November 11, 2022 - Often people seek Western medicine (also known as allopathic or biomedicine) and its strong usage of pharmaceuticals to...
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What is Health?
November 08, 2022 - “Health is more than the absence of disease symptoms. The true goal is sustainable balance, as recognized by chiropracto...
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Not Your Basic Wrist Roller Exercise (Shim Yuk)
November 04, 2022 - Shim Yuk – A practice to engage the mind and body
Health and fitness enthusiasts often are on the search for the next b...
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The 3 Healthcare Systems in the US
November 01, 2022 - The 3 Healthcare Systems in the US:
1 – “Health-care” which is truly “sick-care”
2 – “Self-care”
3 – “I Don’t Care”...
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Convalescence
October 28, 2022 - Excerpt from: Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy, by Kerry Bone
Convalescence
It is ironic that at the very tim...
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Witch Hazel – a brief review of this herb and its uses
October 25, 2022 - Witch Hazel:
Common names for Witch Hazel are common witch hazel, Southern witch hazel, and witch-hazel. Having the sci...
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Mind & Body Exercises – the Original CrossFit Training
October 21, 2022 - Before there was Crossfit, there was isometric, aerobic and anaerobic training. Before there was functional training, ma...
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Cultural and Ethical Considerations in Mind-Body Medicine
October 18, 2022 - I have previously discussed herbs and some of the ways that people self-prescribe with no real education in herbs, or th...
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The Circadian Rhythm Affects Physiological Functions
October 14, 2022 - It is easy to see how the time of the day affects us. If you pay attention to it you will see the pattern. During a 24-h...
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Herbology – an Alternative to Allopathic Pharmaceutical Dependence
October 11, 2022 - There were seemingly various other healthcare modalities in existence in the US in the late 1800’s, such as homeopathy,...
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10-90% of the Efficacy of Prescriptions Comes Down to the Placebo Effect
October 07, 2022 - Our society seems to rely heavily upon interpretation of scientific data, when it comes to healthcare and guidance, rela...
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Address the Root Causes of Pain and Illness
October 03, 2022 - Allopathic, biomedicine or Western medicine are based upon treating illness through pharmaceuticals, surgery, and other...
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Seek the Right Teacher
September 11, 2022 - If you need to improve your balance, seek someone who can demonstrate balance.
If you need to improve your bone strengt...
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The Rules for Being Human
August 31, 2022 - These ‘Life-Rules’ by Cherie Carter-Scott, from her book, “ If Life is a Game, These are the Rules”. When you were born,...
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Methods to Relieve Sciatica & Lower Back Pain
August 29, 2022 - A key concept in relieving pain is to increase flexibility (range of motion) while building strength,
to provide stabil...
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Cause and Effect – Person Responsibility for Health & Well-being
August 21, 2022 - “Follow the science”…..maybe also “follow the data”.
Move beyond thinking that your health and well-being are someone e...
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How Did Allopathic Medicine’s Monopoly Come to Exist in the US?
August 16, 2022 - Iatrogenesis – 3rd Leading Cause of Death in US Meriam-Webster defines iatrrogenesis as “inadvertent and preventable ind...
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True, Right, and Correct
August 05, 2022 - I have engaged in quite a few discussions regarding “truth” with others over my years. I have learned from my observatio...
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Wellness & Fitness Graphic Booklets Available on Amazon
July 31, 2022 - I am finally self-published on Amazon! I call this my legacy project. I am trying to document with text and graphics, mu...
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Shad Darshans – Philosophies From Ayurveda
July 25, 2022 - Sankhya is one of the six Shad Darshans in Indian philosophy which seeks to understand the Truth of life. Sankhya, comes...
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Tummo, ‘inner fire’ meditation
July 22, 2022 - Many of the posts here have discussed some of the mental or spiritual benefits of Tibetan Meditations. If appears as the...
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Basic Concepts of Ayurveda
July 18, 2022 - Ayurveda, meaning the “knowledge of life”, has been practiced for over 3000 years. Perhaps modern society and culture ca...
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Ritual Postures
July 11, 2022 - I saw many similarities with the ritual body postures from Felicitas Goodman and my own practices of qigong and daoyin (...
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Iron Palm / Iron Body Conditioning
July 04, 2022 - Iron Palm Conditioning started with Shaolin Monks practicing methods to make the hands. legs, and feet, feel as strong a...
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Herbal Extracts for Longevity & Healing
July 01, 2022 - Traditional herbal extracts consisting of various liniments, tinctures, teas, etc. are known for their unique properties...
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Tibetan Meditation – basics
June 27, 2022 - Tibetan medicine seeks to draw attention to the relationship in balancing aspects of the mind, body, and behavior. Medit...
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Singing Bowls Meditation
June 24, 2022 - A singing bowl or standing bell, are mostly crystal or metal alloy bowls where, by rubbing a mallet around the bowl’s ou...
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Herbal Tinctures for Pain Management
June 20, 2022 - Why Conventional Methods Don’t Fix Chronic Pain Issues
When in pain, receptors become oversensitive requiring ever incr...
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Creative Meditation
June 17, 2022 - There needs to be a mental intention behind whatever practice one chooses to pursue. Sometimes people get so hung up wit...
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Vicious Cycle of Poor Posture
June 10, 2022 - Poor posture and relative lifestyle habits are a topic I write about often, as these are such integral components in avo...
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Moxibustion – Basic Theory
June 03, 2022 - Traditional Chinese Medicine Method of Moxibustion
Moxibustion is the method of burning Mugwort (Ai Ye) or other herbs...
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Americans are Severely Vitamin D Deficient
May 30, 2022 - Vitamin D Deficiency at Epidemic Levels
The US, and many of the world, have been facing an epidemic of vitamin D defici...
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We are the Architects of our own Health or Illness, Destiny or Fate
May 27, 2022 - Perception & Physiology
All of our senses are a pathway into our inner pharmacy where tonic thoughts produce tonic chem...
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Silk Reeling Exercises
May 20, 2022 - Silk Reeling refers to internal (neigong) movement principles practiced in traditional styles of Tai Chi, especially emp...
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The Fascia Trains (connective tissue)
May 13, 2022 - The human body consists of trillions of cells, all surrounded by a somewhat fluid network of connective tissue called fa...
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The 3 Healthcare Systems in the US
May 09, 2022 - The 3 Healthcare Systems in the US
“Healthcare” which is truly “Sick-care”
“Self-care”
“I Don’t Care “
“Healthca...
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Meditation for Kids – Plant Good Seeds
May 03, 2022 - I especially like the idea of getting children involved in meditating at a young age. Teaching kids how to manage their...
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Science, Where to Follow What Fits Your Viewpoints
April 29, 2022 - Coffee is bad for you, but studies show that it might be good for you.
Cow’s milk is good for humans, unless you read t...
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Regular Exercise Improves Many Common Ailments
April 26, 2022 - consistent activity is a key factor in reducing disease
If we are led to believe that the US has the most wealth, the b...
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Is Better Health a Priority in the US?
April 19, 2022 - In the words of Dr. Jerome Adams from 2020, the former surgeon general of the United States, “You know what will make yo...
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Insight Meditation (Vipassana)
April 14, 2022 - Insight Meditation (Vipassana)
You should sit in meditation for twenty minutes every day unless you’re too busy. Then y...
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The Seven Energy Centers (Chakras)
April 10, 2022 - The Seven Energy Centers (Chakras)
Chakra is a Sanskrit word that means “wheel.” Chakras and Dimensions are the same th...
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Why Practice Meditation?
April 06, 2022 - Why Practice Meditation?
My definition of meditation is practices where an individual train their mind to achieve a mod...
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We Know What Needs to be Done
April 04, 2022 - Choices – we almost always have choices. However, we usually don’t like the options.
– junk & fast food vs. healthy u...
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Our Breath is the Link to the Mind-Body Connection
March 29, 2022 - Our Breath is the Link to the Mind-Body Connection
Our mental, physical and spiritual health – all comes down to the qu...
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Chiropractic and Naturopathic Medicine – a basic summary
March 25, 2022 - Chiropractic and Naturopathic Medicine – a basic summary
In 1895 Daniel David Palmer founded chiropractic healthcare ba...
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Trust is Earned, and Often Lost
March 22, 2022 - Trust or Faith?
The American people have lost their trust (based on what can be seen from actions) in our leaders and e...
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Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) – Brief summary
March 19, 2022 - Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) are probably the two oldest systems of healthcare practiced throughout t...
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Where the Rubber Hits the Road – Personal Responsibility
March 15, 2022 - Personal Responsibility
We are here…right here where the rubber hits the road.
When the action really begi...
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Short Podcast Interview on Tai Chi & Qigong
March 09, 2022 - Listen to my short podcast interview regarding mind & body exercises such as tai chi and its parents of qigong and ultim...
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Music & Sound Can Affect Health
March 06, 2022 - Mantras when practiced with transcendental meditation are repeated in our inner dialogue, but can be practiced with or w...
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Physical Activity Effects on COVID-19
January 30, 2022 - A root concept of healthcare for literally thousands of years, but apparently dismissed for the last 2 years:
PHYSICAL...
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Therapeutic Benefits of Singing Bowls
January 24, 2022 - Therapeutic Benefits of Singing Bowls
Illness and diseases such as addiction, mental health issues, heart disease, diab...
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A New Year’s Commitment to Improve Your Life (Using The 8-Step Path)
January 12, 2022 - A Method to Pursue Mind, Body & Spirit Harmony – The 8-Step Path
Quite often I hear people talking about wanting to pur...
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Is Better Health a Priority in the US? (1 year later; has anything changed?)
December 30, 2021 - I posted this article of mine almost 1 year ago. I thought it would be interesting to re-post and re-visit to contemplat...
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Health is wealth, plain and simple.
August 08, 2021 - Health is wealth, plain and simple.
Many of the chronic diseases in the US are somewhat preventable from lifestyle chan...
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Tai Chi, Qigong & Martial Arts for Better Health & Wellness
July 06, 2021 - If you have 10-minutes to spare, watch my video showing and explaining why tai chi, gigong and martial arts exercises fo...
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Yoga, Qigong & Tai Chi – share the same root origin
July 04, 2021 - Yoga, Qigong & Tai Chi – share the same root origin.
Most people are not familiar with the origins of tai chi being fro...
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Self-defense Skills – Becoming a Thing of the Past
June 06, 2021 - Most people cannot defend themselves in a physical confrontation.
Few people exercise or stay active (only about 23%...
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News Flash – Our health is ultimately our own individual responsibility!
June 02, 2021 - For at least the last few decades, we have known that in order to maintain wellness we need a healthy mind, body and spi...
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Viscious Cycle of Healthcare Mentality
April 19, 2021 - Allopathic medicine or allopathy is a health care system in which medical doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other health...
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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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Excessive Sitting Can Cause Chronic Pain
March 15, 2021 - Many people have been sitting much more this last year while working at home, online classes and in general less physica...
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What Type of House Have We Built?
March 01, 2021 - It is almost always easier to maintain something than to fix it once it has broken. The same is true for maintaining hea...
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40 Minutes of Exercise to Offset 10 Hours of Sitting
January 30, 2021 - “Up to 40 minutes of “moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity” every day is about the right amount to balance o...
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The 6 Stages of Fever Related Diseases (from a TCM perspective)
January 27, 2021 - Ancient Chinese scholars of the time approximately from 1600-1000 BC, recognized continuous patterns of change and trans...
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Vitamin D Metabolism & Deficiency
January 26, 2021 - Vitamin D Metabolism
Vitamin D3 or cholecalciferol is produced in the skin initiated from sunlight UVB radiation or abs...
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The Effects of Exercise on Joint & Bone Strength
January 22, 2021 - The Effects of Exercise on Joint & Bone Strength
The joints of our body are composed of two or more bones joining toget...
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Self-awareness Can be Developed
January 19, 2021 - Self-awareness Can be Developed!
How aware are you, of seeing yourself for who your truly are? Can you see every line,...
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Fight or Flight, Rest & Digest – Managing Stress
January 18, 2021 - Stress in managed within the human body through the nervous system. More specifically the interaction between the sympat...
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Learning Before Earning
January 15, 2021 - Learning Before Earning
Seems like a fairly simple concept, right?
For example, in the US an individual needs to go th...
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Can You Easily Stand on One Leg?
January 13, 2021 - Can you easily stand on one leg? Why would you even care to do this?
If you can easily stand and balance on one leg for...
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Taming the Inner Dialogue
January 10, 2021 - We have an inner mental dialogue going on inside our head that mostly never stops. Often referred to as self-talk, inner...
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Slower Breathing & How Physiologically it is a Key Component in Longevity
January 07, 2021 - How Deep Breathing Affects Your Health
Deeper breathing is a key component to having a long and healthy life. Through f...
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Happy New Year! Now get to work.
January 02, 2021 - Happy New Year!
New Year’s resolutions are seldom kept. Rather, make a promise or commitment to yourself to maintain a...
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Obesity and COVID-19
December 07, 2020 - Science shows that obesity leads to comorbidities (multiple chronic ailments), and those most at risk of contracting COV...
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Yang Style 24 tai chi
December 06, 2020 - Tai Chi is a powerful art of immense depth consisting of exercise, self-defense and philosophy. The “sets” or “forms” ar...
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Protect Your Bones With Tai Chi
November 29, 2020 - As people continue to stay indoors more, many are becoming less active and also more susceptible to vitamin D3 deficienc...
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Happy Thanksgiving!
November 25, 2020 - Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your holidays, but make good choices!
As most of the country continues to struggle with the c...
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Qigong for the Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of COVID-19 Infection in Older Adults
November 17, 2020 - I have been practicing qigong since I was 16 years old; teaching it since I was 19. I have 1st hand experience that it w...
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Some Covid-19 Measures Might Actually Make You More At Risk
November 16, 2020 - There is a Vicious Cycle of Covid-19 and Lifestyle Consequences
Some of the measures being taken, are actually increasi...
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Is Modern Western Medicine any better than Traditional Chinese Medicine?
November 15, 2020 - Is Modern Western Medicine any better than Traditional Chinese Medicine?
By James Moltzan
People in general, do not li...
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Discipline the Mind to Discipline the Body
November 10, 2020 - Self-discipline Can be Developed.
Anything of value is always going to require some amount of sacrifice of time, effort...
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BaguaZhang (8 trigram palm)
November 09, 2020 - Bagua, Baguazhang, Bagwa, Pakua, Walking Meditation or “walking of the circle” are all names for this style of Kung Fu t...
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Osteoporosis and Osteopenia (bone porosity & bone loss)
October 04, 2020 - Osteoporosis and Osteopenia (bone porosity & bone loss)
Are you age 40 or older? If so, you might want to make sure...
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Grow Older, But Also Grow Wiser
September 09, 2020 - We all grow older, but do we ever really grow up? Growing up usually refers to being more responsible, more independent,...
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Cause & Effects of Sleep Quality
August 19, 2020 - Here is another post digging deeper into: The Importance of a Good Night’s Rest What we do during the waking hours, ofte...
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Daily Energy Flow in the 12 Main Meridians
August 16, 2020 - The Horary Clock (Circadian Rhythm) – 24 Hour Qi Flow Though the Meridians
Here is another graphic presentati...
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Americans Get Heavier
August 15, 2020 - A root cause of the health issues in the U.S. is the poor quality of food and the amount we consume. This is complicated...
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Crime is Surging in US cities
August 14, 2020 - Use Knowledge, Not Fear Learn Basic Self-defense Skills
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We live in a very different world than when we...
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How Well Do You Sleep?
August 13, 2020 - How Well Do You Sleep?
Are you low on energy? Hard to focus throughout the day? Many chronic illnesses can be attribute...
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The 5 Element Theory – the 5 Seasons of Life
August 12, 2020 - The 5 Element Theory – the 5 Seasons of Life
This post is a continuation of the 5 Element Theory showing another manife...
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How to Breathe Deeper
August 12, 2020 - How to Breathe Deeper
Take a deep breath, relax. Do you? Can you?
Often when someone tells someone else to relax by...
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The 5 Element Theory
August 10, 2020 - The 5 Element Theory (Wu Xing)
Most people are looking for some type of balance and harmony within their lives. Often...
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Consistent Exercise Affects the Body & Mind
August 10, 2020 - “My back is stiff and seems to ache all the time.”
“Stretching with yoga and qigong can help this!”
“My feet and hands...
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The Meaning of the 8 Trigrams and Bagua
August 07, 2020 - The Meaning of the 8 Trigrams and Bagua
The following is a very basic explanation of the The Meaning of the 8 Trigrams...
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The Small or Microcosmic Circulation
August 06, 2020 - The Small or Microcosmic Circulation
The Small Circulation, Small Circle, or the Microcosmic Orbit, is the practice of...
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Basic Shoulder Anatomy & Low Impact Exercises to Increase Strength & Range of Motion
August 06, 2020 - Basic Shoulder Anatomy & Low Impact Exercises to Increase Strength & Range of Motion
Often people experience shoulder i...
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How Deep Breathing Affects Your Health
August 04, 2020 - How Deep Breathing Affects Your Health
Deeper breathing is a key component to having a long and healthy life. Through f...
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Effects of Stress on the Body
August 04, 2020 - Effects of Stress on the Body
Stress effects the emotions.
Emotions effect the sympathetic nervous system which ch...
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Benefits of Consistent Exercise
August 03, 2020 - Stay active, eat quality food and manage emotions and stress – 3 key elements to maintaining good health. And it doesn’t...
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Is Our Health Really a Priority in the US?
August 01, 2020 - Ask any citizen in the US if their health and their family’s is a priority and the response will be something like, “wel...
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Neuroplasticity – Reroute, Rewire, Reorganize Your Brain
July 30, 2020 - The brain has the ability to continuously form, change and relocate new neural connections to different neural networks...
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Another graphic representation of the 24 Hour Qi Flow Though the Meridians
July 30, 2020 - The Horary Clock (Circadian Rhythm)
Another graphic representation of the 24 Hour Qi Flow Though the Meridians...
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The Horary Clock (Circadian Rhythm) – 24 Hour Qi Flow Though the Meridians
July 28, 2020 - The Horary Clock (Circadian Rhythm) – 24 Hour Qi Flow Though the Meridians
Understanding how the human body works a...
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The Back Shu Acuppoints
July 27, 2020 - The Back Shu Acuppoints –
There are 12 Back Shu points on the bladder energy meridian, that correspond to each of t...
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24 Yang Style Tai Chi
July 26, 2020 - What are “forms” or “sets” of Tai Chi Exercises?
Tai Chi is a powerful art of immense depth consisting of exercise, sel...
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The 12 Primary Energy Meridians & The 8 Extraordinary Vessels
July 24, 2020 - The 12 Primary Energy Meridians & The 8 Extraordinary Vessels
Within Chinese Medicine, there exists the theory of the...
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The 36 Noble Stances (moving qigong set)
July 23, 2020 - The 36 Noble Stances
Noble stances are a combination of various stances from different styles of Chinese martial arts....
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Deep Breathing Benefits
July 23, 2020 - Breathing Deeper – more than just more oxygen
Learning how to regulate the breath is truly one of the key components to...
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Sciatic Pain – What are Some Options?
July 19, 2020 - Sciatic Pain -What are Some Options?
This is very similar to my recent post on knee pain. Back, knee, shoulder, neck –...
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Moving Qigong (tae guk chung set #1)
July 16, 2020 - How deep you breathe directly affects your health! And it is FREE, doesn’t require a prescription, no special clothes no...
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The Cross Crawl Concept
July 08, 2020 - Opposition or contralateral, in regards to body movement or mechanics, means that opposite sides of the body work togeth...
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Taoist Yoga – Dao Yi – Ship Pal Gye – Noble Stances
July 08, 2020 - So many ways to strengthen the whole body, with low-impact and safe exercises for the mind, body & spirit. No equipment,...
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Ship Pal Gye – A method to increase the capacity of your nervous system!
July 07, 2020 - Ship Pal Gye (Korean name for 18 qi exercises)
A method to increase the capacity of your nervous system!
Watch the vid...
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Low-impact Core Training – using qigong & martial arts exercises
July 06, 2020 - Low-impact Core Training – using qigong & martial arts exercises
The following facets are facets of martial arts an...
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Poor Circulation Starts in the Toes & Fingers
July 02, 2020 - Poor circulation or Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is the restriction of blood flow to the arteries of the arms and l...
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The 8 Expressions of Tai Chi
July 01, 2020 - Next class will be on July 3rd, 11:30am-12:30pm at Winter Park Presbyterian Church. We have been focusing on the The 8 E...
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The 5 Root Powers of Tai Chi
June 30, 2020 - Having self-awareness of where ones center of gravity is located during any activity, is a key component to maintaining...
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pH Balance & Effects
June 29, 2020 - You are what you eat, think and how you move (or don’t) move your body. If your diet is mostly acidic foods, your organs...
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Increase the Capacity of Your Nervous System!
June 27, 2020 - Increase the Capacity of Your Nervous System!
By holding the body in specific alignments, the nervous system is strengt...
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Breathing Deeper – more than just more oxygen!
June 17, 2020 - Breathing Deeper – more than just more oxygen
Learning how to regulate the breath is truly one of the key components...
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Moving Breathing Exercises (qigong) 8 Pieces of Brocade
June 14, 2020 - Moving Breathing Exercises (qigong) 8 Pieces of Brocade
Eight Pieces of Brocade or 8 Sections of Silk, is said to h...
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The 8 Pieces of Brocade
June 12, 2020 - Today’s online FREE class:
Moving Breathing Exercises (qigong) 8 Pieces of Brocade
Eight Pieces of Brocade or 8...
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Nothing is Ever Just Black & White
June 11, 2020 - Yin and Yang – a very old concept that has been studied for thousands of years by many cultures.
Every thing exists i...
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BaguaZhang (basic exercises)
June 08, 2020 - “Workout” is to exercise to stay healthy with no specific goals.
“Training” is what some do, for a specific goal...
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Warrior – Scholar – Sage
June 07, 2020 - Warrior – Scholar – Sage
3 distinct mindsets and/or phases, when it comes to training and self-improvement. However...
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There are Many Ways to Train the Body, Mind & Spirit!
May 29, 2020 - There are Many Ways to Train the Body, Mind & Spirit!
Sword and weapons training is considered somewhat advanced instru...
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The Importance of Exercising Within the 3 Anatomical Planes
May 27, 2020 - Today’s discussion: The Importance of Exercising in 3D
Avoid injury, rehab an existing chronic issue or just feel bette...
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The 3 Treasures – Mind, Body & Spirit
May 27, 2020 - The 3 Treasures – Mind, Body & Spirit
The most valuable things that we all possess. Without these 3, we have no family,...
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Move the Body Within 3 Anatomical Planes
May 19, 2020 - Low-impact mobility of the 9 main joints, in the 3 anatomical planes using time-proven ancient exercise methods –
The...
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The 5 Phases of Life & Methods to Have Strong Joints
May 14, 2020 - Today’s detailed discussion:
The 5 Phases of Life & Methods to Have Strong Joints
Would you wear a winter coat to the...
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Increase Your Mobility & Stability
May 13, 2020 - Many of you who have known me over the years, know me to be a bit passionate and meticulous about my studying, practicin...
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Improve Stability & Balance
May 11, 2020 - Better balance and stability in the human body – how does this come about?
1) Make a commitment to yourself to exercise...
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Wind & Water Makes Fire
February 14, 2019 - Wind (BaguaZhang) & Water (Tai Chi) = Fire (Qigong) or in Taoist Inner Alchemy, Kan & Li – an exercise and meditation (s...
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Tai Chi is NOT Chai Tea!
February 07, 2019 - Qigong is not Chinese food and Tai Chi is not a drink (chai tea). So what is it? Come join me for a FREE 1-hour discussi...
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Tai Chi & Qigong Classes at Winter Park Hosital Rehab Center
January 29, 2019 - Here is a 20 minute class I taught at Florida Hospital's Rehab Center, back in 2013. The focus was to show Parkinson's p...
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Taoist Yoga (Hard Qigong)
October 31, 2018 - Qigong, whether hard or soft refers to deep breathing exercises performed with little or no movement. Hard or soft is re...
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Yoga, Dao Yin, Qigong and Tai Chi
October 23, 2018 - Regain your stability, mobility & strength all while relieving stress & tension. Yoga & Qigong are very different words...
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Taoist Yoga and/or Taoist Qigong
September 26, 2018 - I teach a variety of exercise sets that offer a wide education of Taoist Yoga and/or Taoist Qigong
Sanskrit, Chinese...
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Physician, heal thyself
September 04, 2018 - Exercise and thought management can work to fix our health – physically as well as mentally. But you have to do the work...
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Fitness Study Guides
August 28, 2018 - When I first started taking fitness classes (martial arts) I realized that what I was learning was quite unique and valu...
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Summary of Curriculum - Mind & Body Martial Arts
April 20, 2018 - I created a series of 16 short videos to offer a better understanding of martial arts for mind & body fitness. Each is 1...
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FREE 1/2 hour Intro Classes - Back Stretches - Core Conditioning - Self Defense
February 21, 2018 - Try some FREE introductory classes which use martial arts exercises to improve chronic pain issues, strengthen the core...
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