Liver 3 (Taichong/Great Rushing) is a very popular acupuncture point that I use everyday in my Chicago acupuncture practice. It is often a sensitive point when rubbed or needled so many of my patients ask me what that point is used for. You might want to see if you find the point sensitive on yourself. It is located on…
Vaccine Mandates: Unscientific, Divisive, and Enormously Costly
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s controversial plan to enforce COVID-19 vaccinations for large businesses—recently enjoined by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals— was ostensibly designed to minimize “deadly outbreaks of COVID-19.” The ability of COVID-19 vaccines to prevent transmission and protect life is at the heart of the OSHA mandate and the fierce debate…
Melatonin Significantly Reduces COVID-19 Mortality
Melatonin is a hormone synthesized in your pineal gland and several other organs, indeed in most cells, including human lung monocytes and macrophages, as it is actually synthesized in your mitochondria. While most well-known as a natural sleep regulator, melatonin also has many other important functions. Notably, it plays an important role in cancer prevention and…
Melatonin Significantly Reduces COVID-19 Mortality: Study
Melatonin is a hormone synthesized in your pineal gland and several other organs, indeed in most cells, including human lung monocytes and macrophages, as it is actually synthesized in your mitochondria. While most well-known as a natural sleep regulator, melatonin also has many other important functions. Notably, it plays an important role in cancer prevention and…
Communism Is a Narcissistic Approach That Took Over Western Civilization: Dr. Christiane Northrup
Dr. Christiane Northrup is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist with more than 30 years of experience and the former president of the American Holistic Medical Association. She also served on their board during the 80s and early 90s and is a talented harp player and public speaker. Holistic Medicine, she explains, is a medical approach that appreciates…
Vitamin D: The Sunshine Hormone That Fights Cancer
A gift from the sun, it is our exposure to natural sunlight that triggers the body’s ability to produce calcitriol, a vital steroid hormone that is associated with a reduction in the risk of cancer, heart disease, viral infections, and more. Low levels of vitamin D are associated with a two-fold risk of death overall…
Can Gardening Save Your Life?
A meta-analysis of studies on gardening shows that short-term or long-term gardening can reduce depression, anxiety, and stress, elevate mood, regulate Body Mass Index, increase the quality of life, provide a sense of community, and improve cognitive function. Every gardener knows how great they feel after being outdoors among nature and tending to their plants….
Memory Is a Big Part of the Sense of Touch
New research sheds light on how the brain combines external information and internal memory to build a sense of touch. The research could help scientists understand how to better treat strokes and autism spectrum disorder. When you touch something, whether stepping onto a sandy beach or stroking the back of a dog, sensations fly into…
Green Prescriptions: Should Your Doctor Send You for a Walk in the Park?
Has your doctor recommended you go for regular jogs in the park, countryside walks, community food growing sessions, or some other nature-based activity? These so-called “green prescriptions” are typically given alongside conventional therapies and have existed in various forms for a number of years. In recognition of the potential health benefits of green prescriptions, the…
Creativity Is Self-Care
We are all creative. People who believe they’re not creative wrongly assume that if they don’t have a creative outlet or are not gifted in a particular artistic expression, they’re not creative. In truth, creativity is a human attribute gifted to each of us, though some have cultivated it more fully while others have abandoned…
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