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Health & Wellness Blog Archives: June, 2011

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  • Legalize Heroin and Cure its Social Ills

    Harrison Act HeroinHeroin prohibition has failed. History shows us trillions of dollars have been spent in health, criminal justice and even military action to no avail. Countries are coming round to the idea that control rather than criminalization is the better option. 

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  • Moxibustion: The Asian Healing Technique of Burning Mugwort

    MoxibustionMoxibustion (Moxa) has been used throughout Asia for thousands of years and remains an important healing technique in today's practice of  Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is less well known than acupuncture. The term Moxibustion comes from the plant Moxa + combustion (burning).

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  • How Does Acupuncture Work and What Does It Treat?

    AcupunctureAcupuncture is a primary treatment used by practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine and continues to gain acceptance everywhere. So, how does it work? Acupuncture is the insertion of very fine needles into specific points on the body.

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  • Traditional Chinese Medicine Foretold Blago's Flaming Finale

    BlagojevicA couple of years ago, I wrote a popular post on my blog about the embattled ex- Governor Rod Blagojevich. I used Chinese Face reading to analyze his personality. Today, after he has already received a jury verdict (guilty on 17 out of 20 charges), I am going to give my ex-governor a Chinese Medicine diagnosis.

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  • Pilates, a method of body-mind centering

    PilatesFor the perfect body-mind centering Classical Pilates is amazing. It is an exercise method designed by Joseph Pilates during WW1, originally designed to rehabilitate soldiers.

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  • At the Core of Learning: Improving Children's Posture and Core Strength

    Child playing video gameSomething is happening to our kids these days and I suspect that its impact is significant. It affects the way kids learn and think, their overall general health, and, more likely than not, their long-term futures. The more I observe children in the school setting, evaluating the way they learn and think, the more concerned I become about posture and core strength.

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  • In the Pursuit of Happiness, Drop Your iPhone

    Stars and StripesLife, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness one of the most famous phrases, not just in the Declaration of Independence, but in the whole of American history. This is every US citizen’s “unalieable right.” But what defines happiness? After all if you can’t define it, how can you pursue the indefinable?

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  • Staying Power of Negative Thoughts

    Free spiritWhy is it that negative thoughts seem to have such staying power? This is the question that I woke up thinking this morning. Out of all the positives about ones life... Why does the negative tend to drag us down?

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  • Are All Mentally Ill People as Dangerous as Jared Loughner?

    Gabrielle GiffordsAccording to USA Today Jared Loughner is likely to stand trial for the attempted murder of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and killing 6 other people in January this year. His likely diagnosis is paranoid schizophrenia. Every time I see people who share my diagnosis on the news having done such crimes, I weep inside.

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  • The Benefits of Journaling

    Handwritten journalJournaling is a way to sort through some of life’s difficult situations, or simply to maintain balance and a healthy perspective. It can capture memories and help you reflect on situations. Journaling can let strong feelings come out and diffuse, taking the punch out of them before you do or say something you might regret.

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