What is Hypnosis?
Increased concentration of mind: Usually in the wakeful state, our ‘units of mind power' are scattered throughout the brain. Any extraneous suggestions during this stage will go scattered throughout and will be captured only by a few mind power units. In
Why Use Beeswax Candles? Beeswax Candles vs Paraffin
carcinogenic chemicals. The black smoke a paraffin candle emits is basically diesel exhaust!
There are a number of major toxic chemicals in paraffin, including the carcinogens benzene and toluene. Most of the wicks in paraffin candles contain metal cor
Doubts About Gastric Bypass? One Woman's Final Effort to Lose Weight Without Surgery
One may think that on a website called “LivingAfterWLS” you would never read about conventional dieting: losing weight the old fashioned way by eating less and exercising more. One would think WLS proponents would say, “It can’t be done. The only way to l
You Can Safely Use Herbs To Increase Your Metabolism
Herbs act the same way as modern drugs and can be addictive at times, so it is important to use them correctly and not take more than the recommended dosage. Even though they are all-natural, taking too much of anything often can have serious health conse
Making the Food Pyramid Work After Weight Loss Surgery
A “normal-tummy” looks at the food pyramid from the bottom up – six to eleven servings of grains, then fruits and vegetables – then the protein groups: meat and beans and the milk group. The fats, oils and sweets are incidental.
After gastric bypass we
Behavioural Problems in Children - An Osteopathic Viewpoint
We all know that some days we wake up and have that ‘good to alive feeling’ whereas on others every thing goes wrong and we wished we had stayed in bed. But even in the latter example we modify our behaviour according to whether we are in the office deali
Holistic Medicine or Traditional Medicine?
The terms "traditional" or "allopathic" or "conventional" basically refer to the type of medicine practiced in the Western world. This approach to health is relatively new in human history when compared to the Chinese healing arts of 5000 years ago. Tradi
Chinese Dietary Therapy, the Five Elements and Your Health
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) looks at food and how it affects our health in a completely different way, with no numerical guidelines involved. TCM dietary therapy deals with the properties of food and how food can actually be used as medicine toward
Avert Headaches with Traditional Chinese Medicine
I started working with her through several approaches: acupuncture, dietary therapy and stress management coaching. Acupuncture treatment consisted of two sessions per week for at least 4 weeks. Within two months, sessions were reduced to every second wee
Medical Conflicts-of-Interest: A Thing of the Past
First, 21st century physicians have to work harder and longer for less money. Due to the increasing amount of legal documentation that must accompany each patient encounter, fewer patients can be seen in any given day. I now spend approximately 2/3 of my
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