Category Archives: stress management

Fresh air and sunlight — keeps you happy and healthy

Get outside every day, take some deep breaths, pay attention to the trees, the plants, the birds in your yard or garden, a nearby park, or lining the sidewalks. Naturopathic and Chinese medicine are both grounded in a connection to … Continue reading

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Relax and have fun–reducing stress in a busy world

We live in an increasingly stress filled world, and stress contributes to the majority of diseases (both acute and chronic) plaguing us today: angina, asthma, autoimmune disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease, the common cold, depression, type 2 diabetes, headaches, high blood … Continue reading

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Move! Exercise and your health

Walking is fun and free! Moderate exercise (such as walking briskly 30 minutes per day) can help improve mood, decrease stress and worry, reduce the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and breast and colon cancer, and osteoporosis.

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Healthy Eating–it’s not just about the calories

Eat well and cook for yourself A simple to remember guideline for how to eat comes from food journalist Michael Pollan in his book, “In Defense of Food”: Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.1 Using Pollan’s guidelines as a … Continue reading

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5 Low-cost ways to keep yourself healthy

The introduction to a series of articles on how you can keep yourself healthy, keep your health costs down, and have fun in the process. Continue reading

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