“Yoga begins when thinking stops” The roots of yoga can be traced back over 5,000 years. The beginnings of yoga were developed by the Indus-Sarasvati civilization in Northern India. In the late 1800s, yoga masters began traveling to the West, but it wasn’t until 1947, when Indra Devi opened a yoga studio in Hollywood, that [...]
Think about it for a minute. Let’s say you go to the gym four times a week and your goal is to loose 50lbs of unnecessary body fat. The first two-three weeks you are excited because you’ve already lost a few pounds and you’ve started feeling more energetic. Week four, five and six comes around [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Focus Must Now Return to Comprehensive Federal Solutions July 28, 2010 Washington, D.C. - Today, Phoenix district court judge [...]
