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Category Archives: Going Green
Plant Based Athletes & TCM
Veganism, Chinese medicine, and athletics. Huh? You probably haven’t heard those in combination ever. They could be considered strange bedfellows. In fact, some of you vegans and vegetarians reading this have probably been told by an acupuncturist that you … Continue reading
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Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast. It does a body good. I had an epiphany (actually several) when traveling in India–You don’t have to eat ‘breakfast food’ for breakfast. This is because Indians, like many people around the world, eat the same types of … Continue reading
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Tagged B complex, breakfast, caffeine, cancer prevention, cereal, Chinese, chinese herbs, coffee, colds, contagion, dairy, dehydration, energy, epsom salts, fatigue, fermented food, flus, garlic, happy, healthy, herbs, hydrate, illness, immune, immune system, immunity, increased energy, medicine, miso, miso soup, natural, non-dairy, organic, preventative medicine, prevention, probiotic, probiotics, relief, sick, strength, stress, stress management, sugar, therapeutic, therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine, vegan, vegetarian, Vitamin C, vitamins, water
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Sun Worship
You may think that your sunscreen is helping to prevent skin cancer, so it must be safe. Wrong! Most sunscreens contain ingredients that are toxic to humans and marine life. I was just as shocked as you probably are … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, cancer, cancer prevention, cancer risk, chemical, chemical free, chemicals, coral, coral reef, cruelty free, detox, detoxification, e, healing, health, health care, health risks, healthy baby, healthy eating, healthy fats, Heather Lounsbury, hormone disruptors, hormones, kale, lutein, lycopene, microbead, microbeads, nanoplastic, natural health, Nutrition, nuts, ocean, oceans, octinoxate, oxybenzone, pale skin, parabens, PETA, plastic, pool, reduce cancer risk, skin cancer, skincare, summer, summertime, sun, sun bathing, sun damage, sunny, sunscreen, sunshine, suntan, suntanning, swimming, swimming pool, tan, tanning, toxicity, toxin, toxins, treat cancer, vegan, vegan nutrition, vegetarian, vibrant skin, Vitamin C, weight gain, wellness, zinc, zinc oxide
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Always Coca Cola
Coca Cola, Pepsi , Mountain Dew, Sprite. You name it. I’m not a fan. Patients and loved ones often wonder why I’m so against drinking soda. One can of Coke has the equivalent of 10 teaspoons of sugar. 10. Almost … Continue reading
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Tagged accupuncture, acupuncture, addict, addiction, artificial sweeteners, big mac, coca cola, cookies, diabetes, donuts, fat, health, heart disease, Heather Lounsbury, kale, Los Angeles, mcdonalds, mountain dew, Nutrition, nuts, obesity, overweight, Santa Monica, seaweed, soda, sprite, sugar, walnuts, weight gain, weight loss
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Something Fishy With Your Fish
Fish. Most people think it’s the perfect food for getting your protein and essential fats. A majority of doctors recommend at least 2 servings a week. Eating seafood regularly healthy or completely safe is a … Continue reading
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Tagged crab, fat, fats, fish, flax, flax seeds, fukushima, healthy fats, Heather Lounsbury, hemp seeds, kale, mercury poisoning, Nutrition, radiation, sardines, seafood, sesame seeds, vegan, walnuts
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The Big C
So you’ve gotten the big C diagnosis. Now what? Whether you decide or not to go with Western treatments- surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation, Chinese medicine and nutrition should be a part of your healing plan. Chinese medicine … Continue reading
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Tagged acupuncture, anxiety, breast cancer, cancer, cancer prevention, chemo, chemotherapy, chinese medicine, depression, diet, herbs, Nutrition, prevention, radiation, surgery, Western medicine
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Happiness. Your Goal for 2013.
I’m writing this article based on a FRED talk I’m giving tonight. I realized 6 minutes isn’t enough to share all of these great tips, so here they are on my site. Have you made any resolutions? Is … Continue reading
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Tagged acupuncture, happiness, happy, health, healthy, Heather Lounsbury, meditation, Nutrition, stress, stress reduction, yoga
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Balancing Your Hormones Naturally
I’ve seen a drastic increase in hormone related illnesses in the last ten years. Unfortunately, no matter how clean our diet is, we can’t completely avoid all pollutants. Just in the last 3 months, I’ve seen 15 new female … Continue reading
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