Barefoot Doctor's Journal

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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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July 23, 2017
Joe Brady

Alternative Medicine: Ancient Medicine in a Modern World

Oxford Study Lecture at Heather Gardens

Wednesday July 26th 2:30-3:30 pm

2888 S. Heather Gardens Way Aurora, CO  80014

  Aging baby boomers and millennials embrace alternative medicine creating a $32 billion business. According to a recent study funded by the National Institute on Aging, 65 percent (a higher percentage than any other group) of older adults said they used some form of alternative medicine they considered either curative or preventive. Baby boomers reported significantly higher rates of alternative medicine use for both chronic diseases and pain. While alternative medicine is used by people of all backgrounds, use is greatest among baby boomers, women and those with higher levels of education and income. (more…)
July 10, 2017
Joe Brady

Staying in Touch: Loneliness and Health

Staying in touch with people helps you stay in touch with reality.

The rise of human loneliness may be one of the most serious sources of disease in the Twentieth Century. This, according to James J. Lynch, Ph.D. in his book “The Broken Heart, Medical Consequences of Loneliness.“

Whether we like it or not, we human beings are social animals, very few people thrive as hermits. For most of us, being around other people and staying connected to other people is an important source of our connection to reality. In order to do well in life and enjoy a good, high quality of life, you have to be willing to put up with people. People can be a pain in the rear end, but loneliness is worse.
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July 3, 2017
Joe Brady

A Patriotic Health Movement

Toward a Healthier America
By Joseph Brady

Health Care is not an industry! We all have a stake in creating a healthier American society. Economic realities are wrenching massive changes in our health care system. The potential restricting of expensive medical technology to the well-insured promises to send ripples across every facet of our society. We can simply no longer afford this 3 trillion dollar technological Frankenstein we call a health care system. However, there is hope a patriotic health movement is possible. (more…)

June 26, 2017
Joe Brady

Hypertension and Chinese Medicine

Hypertension is not new. In Traditional Chinese Medicine they have had to deal with high blood pressure for thousands of years and have developed many natural way’s to help keep hypertension under control. Liver yang hyperactivity syndrome,
kidney deficiency syndrome, and spleen deficiency syndrome are very common in Traditional Chinese Medicine. (more…)

June 19, 2017
Joe Brady

Meditation Improves Gene Expression

A Systematic Review of Gene Expression Changes Induced by Meditation in Tai Chi and Related Practices

The ancient Taoist masters stated that “in perfect harmony of mind and body, the golden elixir is found.” In Traditional Chinese Medicine the way to influence “prior to heaven Jing (genetic expression) is by profound meditation. Once again modern science is confirming their insight. There is considerable evidence for the effectiveness of Tai Chi, Qigong and other mind–body interventions (MBIs) in improving mental and physical health. To understand some of the underlying genetic changes involved with the mental and physical benefits of of meditation a systematic review study looked at changes in gene expression that occur after meditation and to explore how these molecular changes are related to health. (more…)