Self-Guided Imagery Created inNewsletter Library,Mind-Body Connection Mindfulness techniques can assist a person substantially in achieving improved levels of health and well-being. These methods, including meditation and guided imagery, are gaining prominence as more traditional medicine group practices, hospitals, and teaching institutions 1,2 are embracing an integrated approach. Learning the basics of mindfulness methods is easy…

The Four Seasons Created inNewsletter Library,Wellness Change is an undeniable force that impacts everything. Nothing in the physical world, either on Earth or in the Universe itself, is able to resist change and ultimate decay. Supernovas, for example, are the final explosive moments of massive stars. Our own changes through life are not as dramatic,…

Your Personal Marathon Created inNewsletter Library,Exercise & Fitness Marathon running is a sport that began in 1896 at the first modern Olympics held in Athens, Greece. Today, marathon road racing is big business. The Boston Marathon attracts about 20,000 participants. The New York City Marathon is twice as large, with more than 40,000 runners. Successful…

Your Personal Health Insurance Policy Created inNewsletter Library,Wellness Everyone is aware of the extremely high cost of most health care services. These costs can be measured not only in cash outlays, but also in time spent at a doctor’s office. Waiting times can often be an hour or more for a comprehensive physical examination at…

Your Nerve System and You Created inNewsletter Library,Mind-Body Connection Your nerve system is your body’s master communication system. Your brain – your body’s central processing unit – receives information from every other system. Information on sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell is constantly bombarding your brain. Information on muscle activity, placement of your arms and…

Your Health Account Created inNewsletter Library,Healthy Tips Everyone wants to grow their bank account. We know our financial health is usually estimated by the level of our resources. The more money in the bank, figuratively speaking, the more secure we feel. If our resources include stocks, bonds, and property, we are even more secure. We…

Travel Can Be a Pain In Your Back Created inNewsletter Library Traveling can be rough on the body. Whether you are traveling alone on businessor on your way to a sunny resort with your family, long hours in a caror an airplane can leave you stressed, tired, stiff and sore. “Prolonged sitting can wreak havoc…

The Top Shelf Created inNewsletter Library,Injury Rehab & Prevention Many adults begin to develop shoulder pain, even though they may not have sustained a specific injury. It’s important to pay attention to such shoulder issues, as a healthy shoulder joint is the key to full function of the upper extremities. We all know at least…

The Platonic Ideal Created inNewsletter Library,Nutrition & Healthy Eating Plato’s Ideas were perfect templates, of which everything we perceive are tangible representations. But the Ideas were not to be found in the world around us. Rather, they were conceptions of rational thought, transcendental objects of knowledge existing in a realm beyond our own. And yet,…