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Even A Healthy Diet Can’t Beat Lifestyle Overdrive

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Even A Healthy Diet Can’t Beat Lifestyle Overdrive

An all-too-common complaint from people we see—many of them first-time clients—goes something like this: 

“I eat super healthy foods, only organic, I exercise all the time, and yet I’m still exhausted and find it hard to lose weight.  What am I missing?” 

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Are You A Sensitive Spirit with Delicate Digestion?

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Are You A Sensitive Spirit with Delicate Digestion?

In our clinical work at Zenshin institute, we often find that highly sensitive persons also tend to have delicate digestion and more “reactive” physical functions, for example in their immune systems.  

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Diet and Depression Relief

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Diet and Depression Relief

Scientists from New Zealand and Australia conducted a recent study confirming what holistic nutritional clinicians have long known.  Depression (and so many other of today’s common conditions) can be relieved, and even eliminated with a balanced, nutrient-dense diet

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Why You Need to Read the Fine Print on Food Labels

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Why You Need to Read the Fine Print on Food Labels

In the United Stated, through a complex legal framework that allows a certain degree of smoke and mirrors in advertising, manufacturers can make claims that border on blatant untruths.  If there is ever and asterisk indicating teeny-tiny fine print at the footer of a food ingredient ad, please take that as a huge red flat that there is a) an overstatement of its nutritional value or health benefits, and/or b) that there is a gross oversimplification of the “science” behind such claims.

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HTMA Rescue: A Personal Account of Mercury Toxicity and How Hair Mineral Analysis Saved My Life

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HTMA Rescue: A Personal Account of Mercury Toxicity and How Hair Mineral Analysis Saved My Life

A couple years back, Masami finally convinced me to have my remaining amalgam fillings removed.  These were three large, clunky, mercury-laden fillings that I received somewhere between the ages of 9 and 11, a time when cosmetic appearances didn’t seem to matter as much as patching the potholes.  I’d resisted following through because a few years earlier, I’d had another mercury amalgam replaced by a traditional dentist, and the effects of that exposure had noticeably left my body weakened for years after.

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A Matter of Faith

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A Matter of Faith

Just the other day, Masami and I were out for a walk to a lovely open space park by our house, and during a moment of pause in our conversation, a sudden realization struck me. 

There was a complete absence of negative or critical self-talk in my mind. 

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A "Diet" Tip

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A "Diet" Tip

For years, I have lived by what my Ayurveda teacher taught me about portions of each meal:  Eat like a Queen for Breakfast; Eat like a King for Lunch; and Eat like a Servant for Dinner.  It means to eat your largest portion of food at lunch rather than dinner. 

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Stress: The (Not So) Silent Killer

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Stress: The (Not So) Silent Killer

One of the most important things to understand about your body is that every stress you experience causes a blood sugar and hormonal reaction.  In other words, stress affects your entire system every time.

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Untangling Thoughts and Feelings

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Untangling Thoughts and Feelings

Thoughts and feelings are often sticky—so sticky, in fact, that they tend to become indistinguishable from each other.  So how can we tell if we are reacting or responding, operating from thoughts or feelings?  What’s the difference and does it even matter?