Tag: Mind & Body

Fear: False Evidence Appearing Real

I took a deep dive into fear after someone I love dearly, a close family member, began experiencing a physical symptom. We’ve been unable to get to the bottom of it; the doctors have not been particularly concerned, and so we’ve resorted to just managing the symptom best we can. I haven’t been particularly worried, assuming it was just one of the umpteen physical symptoms that…


The Push to Explore Vaccine Risk

Your health is a deeply personal affair. Your habits, health care access, and family history all play a significant role. However, one place where health care is generally uniform is vaccines. For now, we have a choice as to whether to take the new COVID-19 vaccine. Meanwhile, all states have a list of vaccinations for…


The Coldest Time of Year Is Here, and Spring Isn’t Far Away

A solar term is a period of about two weeks and is based on the sun’s position in the zodiac. Solar terms form the traditional Chinese calendar system. The calendar follows the ancient Chinese belief that living in accordance with nature will enable one to live a harmonious life. This article series explores each of…


Junk Food Companies Worsen COVID-19 Susceptibility

Underlying health conditions like obesity, heart disease, and diabetes have emerged as key factors in fatalities due to novel coronavirus, COVID-19. In one study, more than 99 percent of COVID-19 fatalities occurred among people who had underlying medical conditions. Among the fatalities, 76.1 percent had high blood pressure, 35.5 percent had diabetes and 33 percent…


How to Improve Any Moment

The title of this article is a bit misleading because every moment is already perfect (as good as it is going to get) and doesn’t need to be improved. But our experience of the moment can be fraught with difficulty, and we have the power to create a new experience in each moment. The problems we face…


How to Set Sustainable Wellness Goals for the New Year

With the new year on the horizon, many people are rushing to try to shed the holiday fluff. Unfortunately, these well-intentioned behavior changes tend not to last long. On average, 80 percent of New Year’s resolutions fail by the second week of February. Is this because of a lack of willpower? Do old habits die…


A Year of Blursdays

Does it feel like 2020 went on forever? Did lockdown drag, and can you even remember how you spent your time when you weren’t living under coronavirus restrictions? You aren’t alone. For many, 2020 has been the year in which the constancy of time was lost to the upheaval of COVID-19. Objectively, time passes at…


Study on PCR Test Used to Detect CCP Virus Based on Flawed Design: Scientists

Never in medical history has a diagnostic tool been given so much authority as the PCR test, which has been used to detect the CCP virus and determine who is quarantined, which businesses may open, and how many people can gather together. Many policymakers rely solely on rising positive cases derived from the PCR test,…


Test Used to Detect CCP Virus Based on Flawed Design: Scientists

Never in medical history has a diagnostic tool been given so much authority as the PCR test, which has been used to detect the CCP virus and determine who is quarantined, which businesses may open, and how many people can gather together. Many policymakers rely solely on rising positive cases derived from the PCR test,…


Cultivate the Positive

Sixty-five years ago, Dr. Norman Vincent Peale revolutionized the publishing world with his enormously popular book “The Power of Positive Thinking.” Fifty-one years later, the equally popular book and video “The Secret” proposed the same argument: that focusing on the things that we want (i.e., being positive or optimistic) can pay big dividends. Some people…