by Paul E. Opheim — Leptin, discovered in 1994, was hailed in the late 1990s as the miracle solution to America’s growing weight problem. It is a polypeptide protein (hormone) naturally produced in the body that sends signals to the hypothalamus of the brain — the center that controls feeding, appetite and satiety (fullness). Leptin […]
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Better health with color, light, sound and aroma
September 12, 2012
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by Dr. Renee Waldman — How have you handled the challenges of preparing for a test, race, promotion or class reunion? Whether you are aspiring to lose weight, improve your fitness, increase mental acuity or achieve greater emotional resilience, nearly everyone has, at one time or another, pursued a self-set goal. When we encounter perceived […]
Hot flashes – not just for women
September 4, 2012
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by Dr. Paul Stallone — Most people do not think that men can have a hot flash — that it is something only women get — but in reality, both genders can and do experience them. Hot flashes can be very disruptive for either gender, especially when coupled with the high summer heat, which makes […]
Vibrational color healing
August 15, 2012
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by Jill Mattson — Energies affect us on all levels: from our genetics, people we interact with or pass on the street, the energy of nature, a storm or sunny day, the food we eat, to what reaches us from the heavens in the form of low-level electromagnetic energy. What do these things have in […]
Autoimmune diseases and your brain
February 27, 2012
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by Stephanie Reese, Ph.D. — An autoimmune disorder is a condition that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy body tissue. Normally the immune system’s army of white blood cells helps protect the body from harmful substances, called antigens — bacteria, viruses, toxins and cancer cells. The immune system produces antibodies that […]
June 18, 2013
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