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Chinese Sports Medicine Part I: Background and Treatments

Chinese Sports Medicine Part I: Background and Treatments

The first thing that comes to your mind with Chinese medicine is more likely than not is acupuncture treatment. Though acupuncture is a vital and integral part of Chinese medicine, it is only one of several sub-modalities that comprise this ancient healing tradition.

5 Self Care Tips When Running on Empty

5 Self Care Tips When Running on Empty

We always want to give our best to the people in our lives, but there are times when it is not healthy and appropriate to put others first. The problem arises when we give to much, too often.

Planning to get Pregnant?

Planning to get Pregnant?

Dietary and lifestyle factors for both parents have been clearly shown to influence the health of the child and the ability to conceive successfully. While it has been officially accepted that a deficiency of folic acid can cause spina bifida, scientific evidence also shows that a number of birth abnormalities are due to nutrient deficiencies and toxins from the diet or environment – factors, which we can largely be in control of.

Male Mood Swings – Testosterone Cycles in Men

Male Mood Swings – Testosterone Cycles in Men

In many ways, we are fortunate that the subject of hormone cycles is so talked about, but ask any woman if the men in her life, especially her father suffer whether they suffer from the odd moods and ailments on a regular basis associated with hormone cycles and her answer will likely be affirmative.

Help Your Kids Get Ahead – At School and in Life

Help Your Kids Get Ahead – At School and in Life

We all wish the best for our kids and ourselves. Motor skill exercises are a fun and effective way that you can help your children improve their scholastic and cognitive function. If you have a child who struggles at school or zooms around a little too much in and out of control, then this stuff is for you.

Control Musculoskeletal Pain

Control Musculoskeletal Pain

Back pain, chronic pain caused by injury, sprains and strains, arthritis is a global problem, chances are that at some stage of your life you’ve either experienced one of these conditions yourself, or have had a friend or family member that is affected.

A Memory that Lasts a Lifetime

A Memory that Lasts a Lifetime

At some stage in our life, we will all feel as if we suffer from memory problems. Educational videos and nutritional tonics to help enhance brain and memory function are popular with those who are looking to enhance memory recall, cognition and also deter fatty brain degeneration due to age-related diseases.

Cataracts

Cataracts

Cataracts are developmental or degenerative opacities of the lens of the eye, generally characterised by a gradual painless loss of vision. The extent of the vision loss depends on the size and location of the cataract.

A Bit of Vegan Gossip

A Bit of Vegan Gossip

What do Moby, Alice Walker and KD Lang have in common? They are all vegans in a world where veganism is the new vegetarianism, and meat eaters are on the evolutionary decline.