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Niksen — The Dutch Art of Doing Nothing
April 12, 2021 - Category: Emotional Healing, Uncategorized
We live in a fast-paced, hi-stress world where people are too often working long hours, suffering from exhaustion, anxiety and burnout. To counter this, medical professionals in the Netherlands have been prescribing a strategy called niksen — a word that literally means “to do nothing, to be idle or doing something without any use.” In…Niksen — The Dutch Art of Doing Nothing
Read more...Be Kind to Your Liver — The Body’s Real Workhorse By Ruth Sackman, Founder and Former president of F.A.C.T.
April 12, 2021 - Category: Understanding Body Function
The heart is considered by medical standards the most important organ of the body because if it stops beating, we die. But the liver is the real workhorse. It has about 300 tasks to take care of and, when it’s working properly, our overall health is enhanced most efficiently. Nearly every human ailment relates directly…Be Kind to Your Liver — The Body’s Real Workhorse By Ruth Sackman, Founder and Former president of F.A.C.T.
Read more...Rethinking Cancer Newsletter #77
February 5, 2021 - Category: News, Rethinking Cancer Newsletters
For months “experts” have told us that the best things we can do to counter Covid-19 are wear a mask, social distance, wash hands. Not once have we heard a public health official emphasize, much less mention, the prime importance of a good diet along with exercise, sleep and other lifestyle factors. So it was…Rethinking Cancer Newsletter #77
Read more...Rethinking Cancer Newsletter #76
February 5, 2021 - Category: News, Rethinking Cancer Newsletters
We sincerely hope that all of you have been taking good care of yourselves and each other during these extraordinary, challenging times in the U.S. and around the world. As we have so often emphasized, we trust that your focus is always on supporting and strengthening your innate healing capability (with a nutrient-rich diet as…Rethinking Cancer Newsletter #76
Read more...The Nitric Oxide Dump!
January 12, 2021 - Category: Understanding Body Function
Most of us think of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) or Peak Fitness as something reserved for extremely motivated (i.e., virtually crazed) high powered athletes. The Nitric Oxide Dump, however, is an amazing new version of HIIT that can be done by people of all body types and ages, in short, your “average Joe.” Consisting of…The Nitric Oxide Dump!
Read more...De-Stress: Take a Bath
January 11, 2021 - Category: Emotional Healing
Oxford English Dictionary defines a bath as “an act or process of immersing and washing one’s body in a large container of water.” While technically correct, this hardly captures the essence of this age-old ritual. A bath is something quite profound — a respite from the world with serious restorative benefits, a vehicle for renewal…De-Stress: Take a Bath
Read more...Covid Vaccine Concerns
January 11, 2021 - Category: A Different Concept of Health and Disease
Will a Covid-19 vaccine, developed at unprecedented speed, restore health and normality to a world in trauma? As of August 2020, over 165 vaccines are in the process of evolution worldwide, some 32 of which have been entered into human trials. And now in early January 2021, several of these have been approved for implementation,…Covid Vaccine Concerns
Read more...Golden Milk
January 11, 2021 - Category: Drinks & Shakes
Golden milk, also known as haldi doodh in Ayurvedic medicine, is a healing powerhouse — reducing inflammation, boosting immune function, protecting against infections, etc. Plus it tastes really good! The anti-inflammatory properties are largely due to curcumin, bioactive compounds found in turmeric. The other spices — ginger, cinnamon, black pepper and cardamom — contribute important…Golden Milk
Read more...Pumpkin
October 26, 2020 - Category: Foods of the Week
The pumpkin, along with other squashes, is native to the Americas. The stem, seeds, and parts of the fruit of the pumpkin have been found in the ruins of the ancient cliff dwellings in the southwestern part of the United States. Other discoveries in these ruins indicate that the pumpkin may even have been grown…Pumpkin
Read more...Rethinking Cancer Newsletter #75
September 20, 2020 - Category: Rethinking Cancer Newsletters
All our F.A.C.T. Annual Cancer/Nutrition Conventions — over 4 decades — have had the same theme: “Enhancing Host Resistance.” That phrase will never go out of style. We can never know exactly what life will throw our way, but one of the best, time-tested means to prepare is a strong defense, i,e., all systems operating…Rethinking Cancer Newsletter #75
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