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Intermittent Fasting

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There are many types of patients with diverse objectives for their care and a wide array of health concerns. Some are extremely ill with autoimmune diseases, chronic inflammatory response syndromes, and Lyme Disease. These patients just want to be able to function normally. Others who are more wellness-minded, like professional athletes, want to optimize and upgrade their performance and have very different goals. Everyone has individual requirements, and what may be the right approach for one person can be the wrong approach for someone else. You may hear someone talk about a specific way of eating or an herb or nutritional supplement they are taking and insist that it changed their life. It is important to remember that we are all unique individuals with different requirements based on our genetics and environmental stressors. This leads me to our topic, which discusses one possible way of eating that may help you achieve certain health goals. It is important when a new format o

Nature Prescription

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Nature - a MUST for Any Healing Regimen. As I sat down to write this, I was managing a wave of irritability resulting from inane annoyances. Today, I am in the Catskills, admiring the slow-moving ripples of a pond, listening to the background sounds of cicadas, a grey owl's hoots, and the low peeps of grasshoppers. I often like to write outside, as my creativity and life force seem to flow better when I'm in nature. After about 20 minutes of listening, observing and pondering a newsletter topic, that cement block of irritability and frustration lifted and was replaced by a wave of calm, peace, and centeredness. This medicine that changed my mood is right here in front and all around me. The best medicine for my ill mood; being in nature, outside and in the stillness of the trees, plants, birds, and wildlife. I think most of us intuitively know that a weekend out of the city, spending time on the grass in a park, hiking, or planting our feet in the sand on the beach has