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Spiritual and Physical Transformations while on Holiday

February 28, 2010No Comments
Spiritual and Physical Transformations while on Holiday

By Martin Grassberger Have you reached a point in your life where a change needs to happen so that you can find joy, better health and laughter again? It is very important to find inner peace and joy in order to create a positive change in your life. A change needs to include every aspect of the mind, [...]

A Doctor’s Word: Virus as unpredictable as the weather

January 14, 2010No Comments
A Doctor’s Word: Virus as unpredictable as the weather

My 10-year-old son tracks the weather map each day and enjoys the predictability (colder temperatures in the winter) with the unpredictability (50 percent chance of rain). Such is the case for the flu season this year. We have the usual seasonal flu, which peaks in January and February and then nearly goes away in the [...]

Update on H1N1 Virus,“Don’t Let Your Guard Down” Experts Warn

January 10, 2010No Comments
Update on H1N1 Virus,“Don’t Let Your Guard Down” Experts Warn

H1N1 virus has no cure, but there is a way to prevent it … get vaccinated! That’s the message health experts around the state are telling the public, even though H1N1 flu cases have peaked. “It’s much too early to let our guard down,” says Ken August, spokesperson for the California Department of Public Health. “H1N1 [...]

This Holiday Season, Get A Flu Shot And Give The Gift Of Health To Your Family

January 8, 2010No Comments
This Holiday Season, Get A Flu Shot And Give The Gift Of Health To Your Family

When you get a flu shot this holiday season, you’re not only decreasing your own risk of getting sick from H1N1, the swine flu. You’re also giving the gift of health to your family, because when you get vaccinated, you’re also protecting your loved ones. When you get vaccinated, you help build a wall of protection [...]

Raising your Antioxidant Level with GREEN TEA

December 20, 2009No Comments
Raising your Antioxidant Level with GREEN TEA

In Japan, green tea is so widely consumed that is usually referred to simply as “tea.” The many varieties of tea are determined by how the leaf is grown or how it is processed after being harvested. Green tea has been used as a medicine in China for at least 4,000 years. What makes green tea so [...]

Health & Fitness:Effective Weight-Management Strategies

September 20, 2009No Comments
Health & Fitness:Effective Weight-Management Strategies

Essential Characteristics There are no shortcuts to successful weight control; it requires “hard work” and strong individual motivation. Weight management must be a personalized program that focuses on changed food and exercise behaviors and stress-relaxation habits. This program must build a healthy lifestyle and have support from the individual, family, or group with follow-ups. Basic [...]

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