What if your routine cross-country ski jaunt turned emergent and you were stranded - would you be able to spend a night out in the mountains? Or...
Enkiri-Enmusubi, Changing Bad to Good
"Enkiri-enmusubi" (縁切り縁結び) refers to the Japanese cultural concept of cutting off bad ties or connections (enkiri) and forming or strengthening good...
Kaizen, Change for the Better
The term "Kaizen" (改善) is a Japanese term meaning "change for the better". It embodies the philosophy of continuous, incremental improvement,...
How to Choose a Supplement: Part 1, Do We Need Supplements?
Do we need Supplements? On June 19, 2002, the Journal of The American Medical Association (JAMA) contained a scientific review article titled...
The Miracle of Medicinal Mushrooms
The humble fungi, with its visible fruit called the mushroom, holds some of nature’s most potent weapons. Used by the plant to protect it from...
Keys to Great Health
"Before you heal someone, ask him if he's willing to give up the things that made him sick." —Hippocrates Health, like so many things, does not rely...
Control Your Genetic Destiny with Epigenetics
Blame it on our genes — the blueprint for life that we inherit without having any say in the matter. We have been led to believe that you can’t...
Staying in Balance & Avoiding Burnout
Burnout is a special kind of stress, best defined as being exhausted and just losing interest in what you do. The physical and mental effects may...
Brain Training with NeurOptimal® Dynamical Neurofeedback
Our Electrical Brain Our brain produces electrical activity, which can be measured in the form of brainwaves. These brainwaves occur at different...
Allergy Treatments and Cure
Aah-aah-aah-choo! That sound marks the time of year for stuffy noses and itchy, watery eyes. The best treatments are started early and used...
Get Your Mojo Going!
Most of us could use a bit more of it. Some people suffer from a complete lack of it. Athletes burn a lot with activity and we all need it to...
Favorite Quotes
“One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine.” - Sir William Osler, often referred to as the "father of...