Sometimes With Everything We Have Going on, We Forget....
Imbalances often have to do with the state of our emotions. There is a two way street between how our minds effect our body and how our body effects our mind. T o live and breath and take a moment to smell the flowers so to speak. Take one moment for this! Pay close attention when you are watching this and see how it makes you feel in both your mind as well as your body.
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Please check in with us for upcoming lectures on Chinese medicine. Boaz Brizman dynamically speaks on various topics regarding Chinese medicine and how it relates to health in today's world.
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Good Intentions and Misinformation
People do many things with good intentions. Sometimes thought they dont realize that they are not built on good information. This is one example of the potential for a good thing turning into something that is not good for us as a society. Antibiotics are life savers, but not when their overuse is leading to highly resistant bacteria like MRSA and the lot!
You Are What You Eat
Watch this compelling movie trailer. It is outstanding! My father was one of the people that they were referring to that does ultimately due to pharmaceuticals. Not that they are not necessary sometimes-but not necessary to the degree they are prescribed. What can we do to prevent the need for them in our own body? See this!
Something's Fishy!
How much does our diet affect our health? Tremendously! And, personally I believe in eating moderately. Too much of anything is not good. But, sometimes there are certain things that we should not be eating. And, those are things that we should be made aware of. This is a great article by an author on one of these subjects you mind interesting! http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20026766.000
Integrative Medicine
Integrative medicine is medicine at its best. There is so much important information at our finger tips these days. Knowing when to use Western medicine, when to use alternative medicine, and when to use both is difficult, but important. Cancer may be one of those example. When chemotherapy is used, often it can start to to "kill" you too! Blood cells are lowered making the therapy difficult for the body to handle. This does not even reference the countless side effects like severe nausea, fatigue, hair loss, etc... Using Integrative medicine is a great way to achieve better results with many different types of conditions. Of course there are times where using one or the other is appropriate as well! This is an interesting article about cancer, please read!
Are Antibiotics Overly Prescribed?
We think so! And Western science is also realizing that this practice has lead to highly resistant bacteria, such as MRSA, to name one big example. There are many benefits to not taking antibiotics unless absolutely necessary. The body's immune system works more efficiently in fighting off viral and bacterial infections when not medicated with antibiotics, we will have less chance of having a societal problem with resistant bacteria, there is less chance of a person becoming chronically ill from the overuse of antibiotics, and there a person bypasses the immediate side effects of antibiotics when not employing them. INstead a person may choose to fight off viral or bacterial infections with natural remedies that do not cause these kinds of side effects or problems to us as individuals or to us as a society. Of course using herbs must be done safely, and to do this having the guidance of your health care provider is absolutely important. Finding someone that you feel comfortable working with and that you trust is a good first step. This is an interesting article on the kinds of issues that come up with antibiotics and what scientists are finding out: http://www.naturalnews.com/024971.html
An Old Fashioned Problem With A Modern Twist
Kids have been getting head lice since--forever! Medications for it can be harsh and can be ineffective. PArasites like Lice are now becoming resistant just as many bacteria are these days.
There are lots of natural remedies out there, the following article mentions a couple. Lice can keep your children miserable and out of school. Consider the alternatives when a situation like lice comes up for your child!
Super Disturbing Video-But Super Important To Know As A Parent
This is where you question whether standard methods of prevention are wise or whether alternative types of prevention are not more prudent. Preventive medicine keeps you healthy without the kinds of risks posed from other more common types of treatment.
If you are a parent, you need to see this video: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/02/19/Katie-Couric-Reports-on-Serious-Vaccine-Issues.aspx
Menstruation Blog Update
We don't watch a lot of TV or news--so we don't follow Oprah. It came to my attention today that she has hosted many people on the subject of hormones replacement lately. And, particularly in relation to the outrageously uncomfortable hormonal fluctuations that many women endure throughout their cycles. When I heard this I realized that I did not clarify a huge point in my blog on this subject. Just because you are having erratic hormonal fluctuations-this does not mean that you need to treat the problem with hormones! This is a big point.
I hope that from the blog that I posted last week that the ultimate point communicated was that when the body is addressed from a holistic point of view that that balance in turn changes the way in which one experiences her hormonal fluctuations. So, in other words, and estrogen deficiency does not have to be treated with estrogen. One can work with optimizing the function of digestion and assimilation of nutrients to change that. Make sense? Comments are welcomed so that I may illuminate this subject matter. So feel free to comment.
