October 21, 2018
Joe Brady
Modern research on a wide variety of different animal species has shown that calorically restricted otherwise known as nutrient dense diets can extend the healthy portion of lifespan and even extend genetic lifespan. What we already know is that reducing empty calories from the diet and replacing those calories with higher levels of nutrition can…
October 14, 2018
Joe Brady
Thank you to everyone who participated in our Harvard/OLLI research project. We appreciate your willingness to help with the survey and those that participated in the Community Med School classes. Please continue to stay informed about the research we are doing and keep up to date with the latest information on integrative and traditional Chinese…
October 8, 2018
Joe Brady
Though never to be used as a substitute for medical treatment, mind/body practices such as Tai Chi, Yoga, and meditation have proven to be valuable adjunct therapies for people with cancer. Actually, we all get cancer at least a half a million times in our lives. That according to the late Nobel prizes winning tumor…
OCTOBER 13-14 For those who participated and attended the Zhang San Feng Cultural Arts Festival this year, we are sharing this unique opportunity with all those interested….. A SPECIAL INVITATION! (To those who practice and are interested in all styles of Taiji – especially those who practice Yang and Wu family Taiji) DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY…
October 1, 2018
Joe Brady
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Benjamin Franklin Quality health education programs have the potential to improve the health and quality of life for millions of people. In the United States, 85% of adults do not achieve the recommended amount of physical activity and 32.2% of men and 35.5% of women…
September 24, 2018
Joe Brady
“Health illiteracy causes more deaths than cancer, diabetes or any other major killer” Walter Bortz M.D. Quality health education programs teaching evidence-based medicine have the potential to improve the health and quality of life for millions of people. The Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine at Oxford University is offering free access to a wealth of resources…
September 16, 2018
Joe Brady
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, one whole group of therapeutic exercises involve what is called “Nature’s Therapy”. The ancient Chinese believed that there is something inherently therapeutic about being around nature. Sunbathing, air baths, water therapy even gardening have their place in the constellation of therapeutic practices that comprise Traditional Chinese Medicine. To see what modern…
September 10, 2018
Joe Brady
New research is validating an idea long held in traditional Chinese medicine that negative emotions can affect health. You can alsolearn to transform the emotions into something positive so that our response to stress can make you stronger. Studies have shown stress from lack of control at work or from life events creates susceptibility to…
September 3, 2018
Joe Brady
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are calling for more targeted research on alternative treatments for chronic pain management. The opioid epidemic, pain, addiction; and mental health problems require a coordinated scientific effort if we are to stem the tide of opioid deaths in the U.S….
August 26, 2018
Joe Brady
AN OLLI LECTURE SERIES: COMMUNITY MEDICINE IN THE 21ST CENTURY Tuesdays 9:30am-11:30am – Park Hill United Methodist Church 5209 Montview Blvd. “Preventive medicine is education, empowerment and personal responsibility” former Surgeon General of the United States C. Everett Koop M.D. Learn to make sense of alternative medicine and what it can do for you. According to a recent…