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Mind Over Matter: How to Use Meditation to Combat Stress

We read a lot about the importance of reducing stress in our lives to help combat heart disease, lower blood pressure, rejuvenate aging bodies, and reduce inflammation. That is much easier said than done! With electronic devices going off at…

Do you need more energy?

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Do you want more energy? No, NOT this kind!!! Often when people start a new fitness regime, they complain of fatigue. This causes them to stop their new fitness program before they reach the point of GAINING energy from being more fit. There…

Exercise and the Brain

All Posts, Fitness, Health

I just started reading the book Spark - the revolutionary new science of exercise and the brain by John J. Ratey, MD. I will be posting tidbits from the book over the coming weeks. I was happy to see the following study, One Twin Exercises,…

Dr. Terry Wahls – Healing MS with nutrition, exercise, meditation

Autoimmune Disease, Health, Nutrition

This is a wonderful video by Dr. Terry Wahls. She is a traditionally trained physician who lived life on the other side of the desk - as a Multiple Sclerosis patient. She was quickly confined to a zero-gravity chair for most of the time until…

How is your balance? Does it match your age?

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// Post by Sybil Cooper. My balance was first tested in P90X with Yoga X. Standing on one leg was very difficult. My balance has been further tested and improved in P90X2 and Asylum Vol 1 and 2. When Shaun T asks you to stand on one…

Food as fuel and medicine

All Posts, Autoimmune Disease, Health, Sjogren's Syndrome

Food as Fuel and Medicine This is something I think about often. I'm in the middle of reading several books on the topic. Yes, there are conflicting ideas out there and only more time will tell which is the best approach ... if there is a best…

Let Food and Fitness Be Thy Medicine

All Posts, Autoimmune Disease, Health, Sjogren's Syndrome

I have been coming to terms with my diagnosis of Sjogren's Syndrome and what it means for my active lifestyle. I have found that nutrition and fitness are critical to my quality of life. A friend, Cassidy Bowie, posted the following in the…

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