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For 5000 years Traditional Chinese Medicine has help people to relieve pain and achieve a healthy longevity naturally.

A comprehensive guide to natural health and healing, the Barefoot Doctor’s Journal seeks to empower it's readers to take control of their own health, find their own inspiration, help create healthier communities and share the adventure with whoever is interested. Internationally recognized experts in the fields of healthy aging and Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Living Younger Longer Institute has helped hundreds of people each year to live healthy naturally.

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October 28, 2018
Joe Brady

Physical Activity Improves Brain Function

As if there were not enough reasons already to increase your physical activity. More and more studies are showing physical activity improves brain function in those who are moderately physically active. One Cochrane analysis of eleven randomly controlled clinical trials showed there is evidence that aerobic physical activities which improve cardiorespiratory fitness are beneficial for cognitive function in healthy older adults, with effects observed for motor function, cognitive speed, delayed memory functions and auditory and visual attention. We used to think that smart people were physically active but it may be that physically active people become smarter. (more…)
October 21, 2018
Joe Brady

Healthy Aging and Diet

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 have dramatic effects on health and aging. Whether maximum genetic lifespan can be extended in humans still needs much more research. The National Institute of Aging has a website where you can learn more about the latest research on diet and healthy aging. (more…)

October 14, 2018
Joe Brady

Harvard/OLLI: Complementary and Integrative Medicine Pilot Study

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 medicine. Read on to see a copy of the final abstract we submitted to Harvard Medical School’s Osher Institute on Integrative Medicine for the conference in November. (more…)

October 8, 2018
Joe Brady

Mind/Body Practices and Cancer

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 biologist B.P. Medawar. Our immune systems are actually quite effective in preventing full-blown cancer from arising, but every once in a while one slips through. Cultivating a strong mind and a strong body is essential when surviving cancer.

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October 7, 2018
Joe Brady

TAI CHI, QI GONG, PUSHING HANDS WORKSHOPS

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 to receive information straight from the source – the root – from the village of Guang Fu – the birthplace of Wu Yu-Xiang and Yang Lu Chan, founder of Yang Taiji.

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