Posts in The Healing Hour
The Healing Hour: Five Health Issues Men Shouldn’t Ignore
Men are notorious for ignoring health issues and avoiding the doctor's office. However, not all medical issues can be avoided easily. We all know symptoms like shortness of breath or chest pain require immediate medical attention, but sometimes the signs aren't as apparent - sleep challenges, persistent body pain, slow urine stream, frequent heartburn, erectile dysfunction and more.
The Healing Hour: Warning Signs of Autoimmune Diseases
Do you have aggravating and continuous symptoms like fatigue, digestive issues, joint pain or skin rashes? If so, you may have an autoimmune disease. What does that mean exactly? It's a condition in which your immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells in your body rather than foreign invaders.
The Healing Hour: The Emerging Field of Integrative Cancer Management
With Dr. Mao Shing Ni & Frances Lam, L.Ac. In the face of a cancer diagnosis, most individuals will immediately assess how to root out the disease with conventional cancer treatments. Many experts now suggest that it's time to take a more holistic, long-term approach to the disease so that there is closer attention paid to the overall health of the individual.
The Healing Hour: Does Gender Matter? Heart Health for Women vs. Men
It's the month of Valentine's Day, celebrating all matters of the heart. Appropriately enough, it's also National Heart Awareness Month. So, in the spirit of healthy starts and thriving relationships, we're putting attention on ourselves for a moment. More specifically, this month we want to address the major differences that exist between men and women concerning their hearts.
The Healing Hour: The Chinese Medicine System for Detox
You've probably heard that doing a detox is good for your health, but do you deeply understand why this ancient practice is vital to your health? The human body is a self-renewing, self-healing, self-cleansing organism. When the conditions are optimal, the body has an opportunity to feel vibrant wellbeing.
The Healing Hour: Metabolic Syndrome — What It Is & How to Treat It
According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, one third of Americans has Metabolic Syndrome, also known as Syndrome X. What is this mysterious syndrome and why should we be worried about it? Metabolic Syndrome is not a disease, but a group of risk factors consisting of a combination of a wide waist, high blood pressure and blood sugar and unhealthy cholesterol levels.
The Healing Hour: Immunity & Your Gut
Tao of Wellness presents The Healing Hour, featuring Licensed Acupuncturists Albert Vaca, L.Ac and J. Matthew Brand, L.Ac. Moderated by Infinichi head Tiffany Craft, they spend the hour covering Chinese medicine's approach to the immune system and the very important role that the gut plays in maintaining effective defenses against illness.