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Green smoothies? wicked good, modern miraculous.

Yesterday I realized I’ve been putting stuff in my body that isn’t good for it, and not putting in stuff that is.  The difference this makes on my energy and clarity seems significant. As far as “good stuff”, my teacher … Continue reading

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Sivananda: “Meditation acts as a powerful [health] tonic”

Does meditation have health benefits?  Yes, says Swami Sivananda, who served as a medical doctor for 10 years before becoming a yogi. (Talking about meditating in order to achieve benefits may seem inappropriate to Buddhists or non-dualists.  But for others … Continue reading

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Ingesting mercury = bad idea

Having had some personal experience with mercury, I’m not sure ingesting it, chewing on it, or injecting it into ourselves is a good idea.  And yet we earthlings seem to love doing those very things: When patients tell me “Doctor, … Continue reading

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Fasting for regeneration

I often hear about pills, creams, therapies, exercise systems, and special drinks that will smooth my wrinkles, take away my health problems, and give me the vitality to play basketball like Kobe Bryant. Probably many of these things work, but … Continue reading

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The power of “laying on of hands”, the Hawaiian Kahuna way

In 1917 researcher Max Freedom Long went to Hawai’i, where he learned about native methods of healing and magic.  He reported that Hawaiian medicine men and women (a.k.a. kahunas) could heal people with just their hands and thoughts: “The kahunas first … Continue reading

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Chi gong and cancer

My teacher recommends doing a simple chi gong practice 10-20 minutes each day to aid health & well-being. I often neglect to do it, but reading the following passage made me rethink this.  What follows is a description of how … Continue reading

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Fear as cause of illness – The Mother

Many people feel anxious these days, what with economic uncertainties, earthquakes and hurricanes, the constant threat of layoffs, the rapid evacuation of manufacturing and high-tech jobs overseas, difficulty finding customers for our goods and services, threats of terrorism or the … Continue reading

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