Antioxidants: foods of color

Antioxidants are present in foods as vitamins, minerals, carotenoids, and polyphenols, among others.
Many antioxidants are often identified in food by their distinctive colors—the deep red of cherries and of tomatoes; the orange of carrots; the yellow of corn, mangos, and saffron; and the blue-purple of blueberries, blackberries, and grapes. The most well-known components [...]

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Master Li Ch’ing Yuen: born 1678 died 1930!

Master Li Ch’ing Yuen, a Chinese herbalist, was born in 1678 in the hill country of southwest China. While still a “young man” of 50 , he met a venerable old sage who maintained his exquisite health by drinking a soup daily made from tonic herbs. Master Li started drinking this broth.
Master [...]

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Kundalini: women, sacred sexuality and ayahuasca

I know that when kundalini moves in me, she is sacred and not dangerous; she is alive, and so am I.
My sexuality, my healing prowess, and my abundant energies are all part of the same gift of the the Goddess in my sacred body.
The body is more than a sensual receptor, more than a [...]

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Massage: it’s real medicine

Having your honey rub your back is sweet, but it’s tough to compete with the hands of a pro. A good massage therapist can make you feel like a new person. And now research suggests massage can ease insomnia, boost immunity, prevent PMS, and more. Maybe that’s why hospitals are making it a standard therapy. [...]

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Suck Spectacularly: biology,information and wisdom

” Of course they feed us! Of course they heal us! Of course they get us high!
We’ve been co-operating together for eons
before arrogance and amnesia set in,
they are the manner in which we are rooted in biology,
they mediate between us and the sun.”
Stephen Harrod Buhner

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Intellectual Humor: what’s frisbeetarianism??

I believe laughter is one of the best medicines. When I read this I got a few chuckles out of it, healing with humor, now there’s a free and easy way to embrace spring cleansing the winter blues.
Once again, The Washington Post has published the winning submissions to its yearly neologism contest, in which [...]

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Addictions: your drug of choice?

Do you smoke cigarettes or indulge in certain drugs?
Well foods can become addictive too by boosting feel-good hormones in your brain.
Try this little test
Addictive foods have similar qualities to addictive drugs. Look at the list below and choose what food has the LEAST addictive quality. No peeking :-) , the answer is listed [...]

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Spring Cleaning: march 21st ,all things are equal

That which I planted within myself during winter, begins to surface and it wants to come forth and bloom with the approach of spring.
The beginning of spring is March 21st, also known as the Spring Equinox, when night and day are equal.
I feel a spark this spring and it fills me with inspiration [...]

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Doctora,Shamana,Curandera : who is the real healer?

The medicinal treatments of Western Medicine are cloaked within scientific jargon that develops a mystery for the patient. How can a person take responsibility for their own health if the doctors hide behind medical language, that keeps the patient from understanding their own illness?
When health care professionals accept their responsibility to educate people, then a [...]

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News: California Board of Registered Nursing/ RN’s contact hours

News from the California Board of Registered Nursing/ RN’s 32 contact hours, get them now in Mexico

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