New & Improved Balance Point Blog
Posted April 18th, 2010A while back I took a quick look through my files to see how many research items hadn’t yet made it into the Balance Point newsletter. I was surprised to find 1,174 different items on the list.
Continue Reading ArticleWhere Are You On The “Sensitive Person” Scale?
Posted April 10th, 2010Years ago, like many people, I thought that we are all basically the same inside. I no longer think that’s true.
Continue Reading ArticleWhat’s the Real Deal with Cholesterol?
Posted April 4th, 2010If cholesterol causes heart disease, why do most people who have a heart attack have an average cholesterol level and not high cholesterol?
Continue Reading ArticleHow NOT To Get Acupuncture
Posted March 27th, 2010This past week I heard what I consider to be an acupuncture horror story. The treatment described by this person pointed out 3 ‘red flags’ to watch out for whenever you are seeking acupuncture treatment…
Continue Reading ArticleSave Your Life By Avoiding These “Frankenfoods”
Posted March 19th, 2010There are monsters among us. They’re much harder to spot than old-time cinematic monsters such as Godzilla or Frankenstein, but they are much, much more deadly. By learning to identify and avoid them you’ll be taking big steps towards saving your heath and your life.
Continue Reading ArticleEarly Warning Health Signals
Posted March 14th, 2010“Oh,” she said, smiling, “I think I get it. I want to eat in ways that give me solid, long-lasting energy, that help me think more clearly and that let me respond to whatever is happening with a steady, even emotional reaction.”
Continue Reading ArticleEffective Healing
Posted February 27th, 2010…the human body is extremely complex and each individual uniquely different. This fact means that a ‘one size fits all’ approach to health is destined to fail. At the very least such a standardized approach will miss things and won’t be effective for a significant portion of the population.
Continue Reading ArticleWhat’s In A Name?
Posted February 20th, 2010If someone handed you a plate full of rotten, stinking eggs, and told you they were health food, you’d laugh in their face. We all trust the evidence of our senses when it comes to something this obvious. But sometimes the choice isn’t as obvious as smelly old eggs.
Continue Reading Article“It’s Magic”
Posted February 14th, 2010Over the past 39 years of seeing patients I mostly see very positive results. But about twice a year I work with someone who gets no results at all. I’ve come up the 2 most common reasons for these disappointing results.
Continue Reading ArticleCan Exercise Alone Make You Healthy?
Posted February 6th, 2010When it came to exercising, one student who stands out in my mind. Jim was as dedicated a student as I’ve ever seen. He meditated 2 hours a day from 4:00 to 6:00 am. He also practiced qigong and kung fu several hours a day each. All of this was in addition to his full time job as a professor at USC and spending time with his wife and kids.
But even with this amount of exercise, there was one factor missing… one that had disastrous consequences.
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