There’s an acupuncture point located approximately 3 inches below your belly button. It’s called “Source Qi,” or “Ren / Conception Vessel #4.” It’s also called your “Dan Tian.” I first heard of this concept in martial arts. We used to do this exercise in Kung Fu with a staff. There would be 2 people,…
If you’ve ever had an infection – a head cold, the flu, COVID, or even a UTI, STD, SIBO, or bronchitis – any infection – you’re often dealing with a pathogen, plus a little something extra. This “extra” thing is the residue the virus, bacteria, fungus, or parasite leaves behind. The residue, or “virulence factor,” is…
Good posture should be integral to all other movements. One example is this shoulder stretch above. I’m at a (more or less) 90-degree angle from the ground, using my core to protect my back and keep it straight. From there, I can move my arms in a controlled manner to get a nice mobility exercise. I decided not…
I talked about how to eat healthy (at home). This is essential if your health is a priority. Then I thought – what if you’re not at home?! Summer’s here. Acccording to Eastern astronomy it starts ~ May 7th. If you’re traveling more, you still need to eat. I don’t travel much, but when I do, I still try…
I get it. Life is busy. One thing I *don’t compromise on when I’m busy is eating healthy. *Things I am willing to compromise on: 1) volunteering – my automatic response is “No”; 2) cleaning – it can wait; 3) TV / social media – mostly it doesn’t appeal to me as a way to spend my…
CBD, or Hemp oil, and its precursor, the good ol’ Cannabis plant, aren’t going anywhere. “Some of my finest hours have been spent on my back veranda, smoking hemp and observing as far as my eye can see.” — Thomas Jefferson I remember in high school, attending my first NORML meeting, thinking, hey, if we (humans) have…
First off, if you do make an effort to regularly stretch, that’s great. “Every day you don’t stretch, you get tighter.” If stretching is a regular part of your fitness routine, or you want (need?) it to be, this is for you. Because, believe it or not, there is a wrong way to stretch. …
2025 is the year of the Wood Snake. Wood Snake is the Yin counterpart to the Yang Wood Dragon. Meaning, this year will be similar to 2024, but not as … intense. We’ll continue shedding our old skin – habits that no longer serve us; relationships that have grown stale; and firmly-held beliefs that just aren’t…
I never understood why Thanksgiving gets a bad rap. There’s lean protein! Green beans! All the potatoes! That’s not that bad… In fact, one of the best ways to increase your fiber in the months where most fruits and lettuces are out of season is root vegetables. What are “root vegetables?” They’re veggies that grow…
The year I worked at a daycare was the most sick I’d ever been in my life. I had a head cold every single month. Possibly from all the runny noses I was wiping all day long. Literally not one day went by that at least someone had a runny nose. All this to say,…