The Intersection of Mind, Body, and Alternative Health Practices
The state of our emotions, thoughts, and beliefs can have a direct and profound influence on our physical health.
The state of our emotions, thoughts, and beliefs can have a direct and profound influence on our physical health.
Many of us experience bloating, discomfort, and sluggish digestion due to stress, poor diet, and sedentary lifestyles.
Wednesday, we talked about some of the effects of the coronavirus. Not the medical and political effects – you watch the news. We don’t need
Hopefully, if working from home is an option in your life, you’re already doing it. In fact, it’s very likely you’re already familiar with the
Have you ever thought about joining a club that was 36 million members strong in the United States alone? A club that’s grown at least
It’s the holistic anthem: “have you tried yoga?”
Every three minutes, people with chronic mental disorders, stressful jobs, busy families, and physical constraints are advised
The state of our emotions, thoughts, and beliefs can have a direct and profound influence on our physical health.
Many of us experience bloating, discomfort, and sluggish digestion due to stress, poor diet, and sedentary lifestyles.
Wednesday, we talked about some of the effects of the coronavirus. Not the medical and political effects – you watch the news. We don’t need
Hopefully, if working from home is an option in your life, you’re already doing it. In fact, it’s very likely you’re already familiar with the
Have you ever thought about joining a club that was 36 million members strong in the United States alone? A club that’s grown at least
It’s the holistic anthem: “have you tried yoga?”
Every three minutes, people with chronic mental disorders, stressful jobs, busy families, and physical constraints are advised
Dear Reader, When I shifted my focus from clinical practice to media and education, I set out to put myself out of business. I wanted
Who’s better at multitasking, men or women? That’s a trick question, actually – the answer is no one. Long-time followers will know that Dr. Pedram Shojai
If you’ve ever felt your stomach twist into knots and recognized you felt nervous, congratulations. You’re human!
Now that science is getting wise to the brain-gut connection, we’re realizing that we’ve been intuitively paying attention to the subtle signal of the gut for much longer than we knew. But for much of history, we’ve written off gut reactions as illogical, sensitive, and generally unsubstantiated.
Turns out, there are actual, scientific reasons for these sensations that we’ve long assumed to be emotional.
Greta’s recent celebrity has called into question something very important: The media’s tendency to whitewash struggles which have typically belonged to indigenous peoples and people of color.
Now fortunately in Greta’s case, the space she made for a spotlight is big enough for the, in some cases, hundreds of other teens heralding the same cause. (500 at the UN summit, in fact.)
Today, we’re going to shine the light on four other activists who also fight the good fight, and deserve to be recognized just like Greta does.
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.