Health, Healing & Wellness

By Matthew Sleeth, MD I love trees. I always have. One of my first memories is playing under a large dogwood whose limbs cascaded to the ground, forming a hidden world. The sun’s light filtered through thousands of white blossoms. It was a world of textures and hues: rough brown …

By Blair McKissock, MSEd, RYT Over the past few years, it has become very clear that people 
in the horse world are moving into distinct groups, those that 
do it the “old way,” and those that do it the “new way.” Those who grew up in the horse world in …

By Barbara Boules – Cardiovascular disease, which encompasses coronary heart disease, stroke, heart failure and high blood pressure, is currently our nation’s leading cause of death. Hypertension, in particular, is on the rise, affecting more than 100 million Americans. Guidelines for what constitutes high blood pressure were recently revised from the …

By Janae Jean After the long winter, spring returns on March 20. Fresh and locally-sourced fruits and vegetables will soon be returning to our markets. Spring (or green) onions are some of the earliest fresh spring produce. In fact, spring onion season is celebrated in Spain. From January until April, …

  By Swati Mhaske – Ayurveda, literally, the knowledge of longevity, originated in modern-day India about eight millennia ago. It is like an age-old banyan tree that offers a comforting shadow from the modern-day scorching sun of inorganic diet and synthetic medicine. At the core of Ayurveda is the view …

By James L. Creighton, Ph.D. In order for couples to jointly re-examine the meanings that they give to each other’s behavior and find new ways of relating to each other, they need to share feelings, thoughts, and beliefs at a very deep level. This requires that both partners feel safe—meaning …

By Armin A. Zadeh, MD, PhD Essentially everything we think and do can be done with love in mind. However, to be aware of this every minute of every day is enormously hard. Unless we were raised to focus on love, it requires extensive training of our brain. That is …

By Armin A. Zadeh, MD, PhD Can love be learned? In principle, yes, but there are several important requirements. Love necessitates a positive, embracing view of ourselves and of life. Fromm claimed that only a person who has reached developmental maturity is truly capable of loving. Such maturity implies self-acceptance …

By Armin A. Zadeh, MD, PhD Can we separate love from religion? This question has occupied theologians and philosophers for centuries. Ultimately, the answer depends on our thoughts about our origin. If we believe that we were created by God—whatever our understanding of God may be—then we see love as …

By Armin A. Zadeh, MD, PhD Love not only helps us live more happily but also helps us live longer. Happy marriages are associated with better health, while tension in relationships increases stress and the risk of illness. An analysis of studies involving hundreds of thousands of people suggests that …