Often these classes are taught outdoors or in someone’s home. Usually the classes are small and the student will receive individual attention without having to pay an extra fee. (Beginning classes may start off rather large, but when people find out that T’ai Chi Ch’uan especially is a lifetime commitment, and involves coordinating hands AND feet, the class will thin.) More »
Hepatitis C: Achieving Maximum Results Putting Combination Therapy for HCV into Practice
In the past year, clear-cut evidence has been presented that interferon/ribavirin combination therapy greatly improves the sustained virologic response rate, providing the strongest rationale yet for treating patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. More »
As a teacher and practitioner of natural healing, I use a variety of ways in which to assist not only myself but my students in leading self-healing lifestyles. More »
Sumo wrestlers are still the honored athletes of Japan. This Asian sport, with rich history and complex rules is an interesting and marveled martial art. More »
When a child or adult in later life reacts to a stressful event with inappropriate behavior or excessive vital signs (e.g. high or low blood pressure), it is because the imprint of a very early trauma in the lower brains has been triggered. Making an appeal to the thinking brain (which was not around at the time) can only take the form of exhortation, moralization or present-time analysis. More »
Don’t be such a baby! Can’t you grow up? Perhaps not. The more we learn about the human brain, the more it seems we cannot ignore how our evolutionary and gestational development affect our later lives.
It is fascinating to know that the stages a fetus goes through in its growth in the womb match our evolution as a species.
3. The Antidepressant Effects of Exercise
As mentioned above, exercise can significantly increase the body’s level of beta-endorphins, which has a mood-enhancing effect. However, is this mood-enhancing effect of exercise also effective in reducing symptoms in mild, moderate or severely depressed patients? The answer is yes! More »