59San Francisco Zen Center Presents Tassajara Zen Mountain Center Guest Season 2016
San Francisco Zen Center Presents Tassajara Zen Mountain Center Guest Season 2016
San Francisco Zen Center is holding its annual public guest season at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center from April 28 to September 11, 2016. As spring blooms, Tassajara opens its gates to Zen and meditation seekers, yoga lovers, artisan foodies, outdoor adventurists and people looking to unplug and experience a truly serene environment. Seven months of ...
Emerson Ecologics Launches 2016 Emerson Grant Program
Emerson Ecologics, LLC (Manchester, NH) recently announced that it is accepting applications for The 2016 Emerson Grant. The Emerson Grant Program is aimed at supporting the work of integrative health practitioners while also promoting integrative medicine in the United States. The Emerson Grant is a competitive, discretionary award ranging from $500 to $10,000, with the ...
NCCAOM Launches New Membership Organization for Nationally Board Certified Diplomates
The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) has announced the launch of a new national membership organization, the NCCAOM Academy of Diplomates. The NCCAOM is the only national certification agency for the profession of acupuncture and Oriental medicine (AOM). The new Academy of Diplomates, a separate, chartered division of the NCCAOM, “will ...
Patients Love Their Experience at Bastyr Center for Natural Health
Newly released findings from the Washington Health Alliance show that for the third time in a row, patients have an overwhelmingly positive experience when visiting Bastyr Center for Natural Health, the Seattle teaching clinic of Bastyr University. Bastyr Center ranked in the top 10 in three of the survey’s main categories, scoring at or above ...
U.S. Adults Get Failing Grade in Healthy Lifestyle Behavior
Only 2.7 percent of the U.S. adult population achieves all four of some basic behavioral characteristics that researchers say would constitute a “healthy lifestyle” and help protect against cardiovascular disease, a recent study concluded. In this study, researchers from Oregon State University (OSU) and the University of Mississippi examined how many adults succeed in four ...
U.S. Senate Declines Advance of DARK Act
On March 16, the Senate voted to defeat the Deny Americans the Right to Know (DARK) Act, introduced by Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS). Gary Ruskin, co-director of the U.S. Right to Know, stated, “The Senate vote is a victory for consumers and everyone who wants the right to know what’s in our food.” The bill would ...
Regulations and Testing of Dietary Supplements
After two decades studying and practicing “natural,” “alternative,” “integrative” medicine, I still have long-time friends and family members, not to mention complete strangers, come out and ask me how I justify making supplement recommendations when supplements are so “unregulated.” After two decades of hearing this it still triggers me, and my eyes go wide in ...
Borage Oil + Fish Oil: A Beneficial Combination
Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexanaeoic acid (DHA) are arguably the most well-known and widely used fatty acid supplements. GLA is a conditionally essential, omega-6 fatty acid found in some plant seed oils such as borage, evening primrose and hemp oils, while EPA/DHA are omega-3 fatty acids commonly found in fish, krill and ...
Digesting the Matter
A healthy diet paired with the right supplement plan will help to maintain overall digestive integrity. Located between the esophagus and small intestine, the stomach has three responsibilities: storing food, breaking down the food with gastric juices, and then passing it along to the small intestine. The process seems simple, yet digestive issues are a ...
Cognitive Health: Important From Birth and Onwards
The population is living longer, and patients are turning to preventative measures to maintain cognitive health into their later years. One of the greatest achievements of the 20th century was the dramatic increase in the lifespan of the human race, said Shaheen Majeed, marketing director of New Jersey-based Sabinsa, Santura, (America’s Finest, Inc.’s [AFI] parent ...
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