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The power of breath and how it helps improve cortisol levels. Yoga and meditation have been used throughout history as spiritual practice and for general well being.  Today they are coming back into mainstream as a form of exercise.  Many people think of working out as sweating, lifting weights, and cardio, which are all great ways to exercise, but yoga and meditation take on a dif

How to Cook Real Food: An Online Cooking Class Posted: 16 May 2010 09:13 PM PDT Over the last few weeks, you may have noticed a distinct decline in the number of posts here at Nourished Kitchen.  Don’t worry, it’s because I’ve been busy – super busy – with an exciting new project: an online cooking class.  After hearing over and over again from readers who needed an simple, but tho

This is Dr. Buttler here and I am a little puzzled about why conventional docs can not open there eyes wide enough to understand simple philosophies of health that can have profound affects on there patients.  I would encourage you to read this article on why you should not be gluten free if you do not have Celiac disease. http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2010/05/you_docs

There are many foods in our diet today that can help reduce or increase local inflammation in the body.  Inflammation is important when the body is processing foreign particles and for healing.  For example if there is a wound with exposure to bacteria then our body naturally kills the bugs by bringing cells of the immune system to the site of infection.  The body can also promote

Healthy Living Saturday, April 17, 2010 Subscribe to This Blog Add to My Yahoo! RSS Related Topics: diet nutrition fitness wellness aging 9 Ingredients to avoid in processed foods user by Brett Blumenthal – Sheer Balance, on Thu Apr 8, 2010 9:52am PDT 347 Comments Post a Comment Read More from This Author » Report Abuse If you know me at all, you know that I’m an advocate for

Anti-aging?  Berry good! Antioxidants are all around us in the media, but why are they so important?  There are so many oxidizing agents in the environment that are easy to think about like smoke, smog, too much sun and toxic metals which are known as free radicals.  We can try to avoid a lot of environmental free radicals, but there are also metabolic processes that happen within

Your request is being processed…       Sitting Kills! Experts Say Too Much Sitting Could BeDeadly by MARIA CHENG | 01/20/10 04:55 PM | digg LONDON — Here’s a new warning from health experts: Sitting is deadly. Scientists are increasingly warning that sitting for prolonged periods – even if you also exercise regularly – could be bad for your health. And it