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100 Year-Old Yoga Teacher Shares Her Wisdom
Yoga Teacher and competitive ballroom dancer Tao Porchon-Lynch believes that anything is possible when you listen to your heart. Just before her 100th birthday, she shares her thoughts on living well and opting for joy. 1. I wake up before the sun rises...
How to Tell the Difference Between Colds and Allergies
Do you know how to tell the difference between a cold and allergies? It's easy to get them confused. Just ask Paul Ehrlich, MD, a professor of pediatrics at New York University. He'd been an allergist for years when he came down with what he thought was a cold. "I'd...
The Vital Role of Magnesium
Magnesium is involved in over 300 biochemical functions in the body, such as regulating heartbeat rhythms and helping neurotransmitter functions. The body loses stores of magnesium every day from normal functions such as muscle movement, heartbeat and hormone...
Sleep and Stress
Sleep plays an important role in the endocrine system, which regulates hormones in the bloodstream. While sleeping, the body attempts to repair damage done by stress and prepares us to handle new stresses coming our way. During sleep, levels of the stress hormone...
The Trouble With Dairy and Building Calcium in the Body
When the federal government published its Dietary Goals for the United States in 1977, milk wasn’t included in its recommendations. The dairy industry subsequently pressured Congress to create a program in which producers financed marketing campaigns to promote milk...
9 Natural Remedies to Beat Spring Allergies
Spring has blossomed in Marin County along with sneezing, itchy eyes and other cold-like symptoms that are allergies. Here are some remedies that can keep reduce allergies so you can appreciate the natural beauty of our flowers and trees without dreading their...