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An Herb to Honor Veterans

| November 1, 2012 | 0 Comments

War time technology often yields things of great use for peace time. Such is the case for the herb pyrethrum (chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium). The legend has it that Prussian soldiers camped overnight in a field of flowers and awoke with the welcome realization that the persistent infestations of body lice were all gone from their clothes. […]

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National Diabetes Month: A Healthy and Fit Lifestyle

| November 1, 2012 | 1 Comment

Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. Almost 26 million Americans, both adults and children, battle this chronic, serious disease, which is a leading cause of kidney failure, heart disease, stroke, non-traumatic lower limb amputations and blindness.1 According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), this leading disease nationwide is characterized […]

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Annual Mama’s Pie in the Sky Bake Sale Sam Zien Joins Efforts to Spread the Word

| November 1, 2012 | 0 Comments
Annual Mama’s Pie in the Sky Bake Sale Sam Zien Joins Efforts to Spread the Word

It’s that time of the year when pies are the topic of lots of people in San Diego County, including Sam Zien, who’s better known as Sam the Cooking Guy. Zien, who admits that baking isn’t a skill that he has perfected because it requires “precise ingredients and is similar to biology and science,” so […]

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Scripps Announces Naming and Opening of New Treatment Center

| October 1, 2012 | 0 Comments
Scripps Announces Naming and Opening of New Treatment Center

Woltman Family Infusion Center at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego Local community and health care leaders gathered in Hillcrest on Sept. 19 to celebrate the naming and opening of the Woltman Family Infusion Center, an outpatient service of Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego that specializes in cancer care and treatment of other health conditions. The […]

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Walking the Talk

| October 1, 2012 | 0 Comments
Walking the Talk

I habitually live so much in my mind that my body needs to go to dramatic measures to get my attention.  For instance, in the past it has resorted to frequent cluster migraines in order to communicate its need for some lifestyle changes. When I made the changes, the migraines went away.  Last month, the […]

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month

| September 30, 2012 | 0 Comments

Incorporate Healthy Habits into Your Daily Routine Experts throughout the fitness community have long encouraged everyone to exercise more in order to live a healthy and fit lifestyle. Recently, the medical community has further supported the importance of encouraging adults to be more physically active, especially for individuals who have or are at high risk […]

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The Rhubarb about Menopause

| September 6, 2012 | 0 Comments

Rhubarb is a wonderful, old fashioned, garden product featured in classic cook books for strawberry rhubarb pie, pickled rhubarb stems, cookies, casseroles and more. In home remedies, the root has been used for thousands of years as a reliable laxative and detoxifier for liver, gallbladder and colon complaints. It was recorded in cultivation in Siberia […]

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Eat Like an Olympian

| September 6, 2012 | 0 Comments

We can all take inspiration from the remarkable athletes and Team USA accomplishments witnessed in the London Olympics. All athletes, not only train their bodies and their minds to perfection, they also know that their nutrition plays a key role in the overall program recipe of a champion. Eating a healthy diet sufficient in nutrients […]

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Sensei William Christopher Ford receives “Lifetime Achievement Award” from Masters Hall of Fame

| August 4, 2012 | 0 Comments
Sensei William Christopher Ford receives “Lifetime Achievement Award” from Masters Hall of Fame

Costa Mesa, Calif. – (PRESS RELEASE) William Christopher Ford, head instructor at The Kaizen Dojo in Torrance, Calif., will be inducted into the Master Hall of Fame at the Thirteenth Annual Awards Banquet at the Orange County Hilton in Costa Mesa on Saturday, August 11, 2012. Sensei Ford, whose mother was born in Japan, is […]

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Finding Your “Inner Olympian”

| July 31, 2012 | 0 Comments
Finding Your “Inner Olympian”

What a month July is. We kick off the summer with its heat, all the fun, sun and frolic and in this spectacular summer we get a big dose of the much anticipated summer Olympics in London. For a few of the really fortunate in our circles, they’ll even be there at the games. Competing […]

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