The Betrayal of Growth: Moving On from Your Former Self
Have you ever lost touch with a close friend, only to hear about their lives later and think “That doesn’t sound like them at all”?
Have you ever lost touch with a close friend, only to hear about their lives later and think “That doesn’t sound like them at all”?
Have you ever lost touch with a close friend, only to hear about their lives later and think “That doesn’t sound like them at all”?
The Japanese call it “Manpo-kei” — literally, 10,000 steps meter.
Since the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, when all of Japan was rigidly focused on fitness, both individual and collective, there has been a pervasive theory among fitness gurus that 10,000 steps is necessary as a base line to maintain proper health. Any exercise beyond 10,000 steps is simply extra.
10,000 steps, by the way, is about 5 miles.
Introduction The human body contains trillions of microorganisms collectively known as the microbiome, which plays a vital role in maintaining our overall health and well-being.
Dirty mouth?
It used to be that the mouth could clean itself. The oral microflora kept the discreet parts of your mouth running the way they should…
The teeth, gingival sulcus, tongue, cheeks, hard and soft palates, and tonsils. Each of those separate areas is its own ecosystem. And ecosystems are designed by nature to regulate themselves through a delicate balance of bacteria.
As much as we’d like to think that ADHD and procrastination are 20th century inventions made worse by the 21st century expansion of the internet…
About Dr. Margaret Christensen. An Institute for Functional Medicine faculty member for 12 years, Dr. Christensen first became interested in functional medicine 15 years ago when