Have you ever heard of Ötzi the Iceman? If not, this is the perfect story to explore as glacial winter weather settles upon us here in Portland, Maine. Preserved in the Ice Ötzi’s well-preserved, naturally mummified remains were found accidentally...
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A Daily Gratitude Ritual for Health and Happiness “Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all...
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Modern Lifestyle and Our Health According to some models of healthcare, many of the common diseases Americans suffer, including heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes, and autoimmune disease are largely unrelated conditions, and therefore treated differently. I'd argue that these diseases...
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Since I practice Traditional Chinese Medicine, my knowledge regarding treating Lyme disease is rooted within the world of acupuncture and herbal medicine. And though I've read a fair amount about the subject, I can't say I have a nuanced understanding...
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Summary: Effective diagnostic testing for Lyme has never been reliable. In the absence of an EM rash, there is no way to reliably and consistently diagnose Lyme disease , acute or chronic, using serological testing (testing the blood). Beyond this,...
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This is the second post in a four part series. If you haven't read the first post, The Lyme Wars, I'd suggest you start there. This post gets into the details of Lyme disease. During my research on Lyme, it...
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...In Which Lauren Explains the Length of this Blog Post So, first lemme explain. Though I try hard to keep my blog posts to a small-coffee-length, I quickly learned during my research on Lyme that to talk about the disease...
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Itching eyes? Runny nose? (If you want to skip this review of antihistamines and steroid inhalers in order to read about alternative options in treating allergies, scroll down to Natural Choices to Treating Seasonal Allergies). Let's talk about antihistamines for...
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How to Be Insanely Productive Without Destroying Your Health I'll admit, I was a bit skeptical about the title of this podcast, but I'm happy to report that "productivity" is defined here as incorporating certain "rituals" into your life to...
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Can the Weather Affect Your Health? When I was in graduate school, we spent a couple of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) Theory classes learning about body/mind imbalances that are often influenced by the "energetics" of a particular season. I distinctly...
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