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Acupuncture Helps Reduce Stress
An article in today’s Mail Online reviews research carried out on the effects of acupuncture on stressed rats. The results show that acupuncture can reduce the levels of a protein linked to stress. Apparently this is the first study to show molecular proof of the benefit of acupuncture on stress.
“Grant me the courage to change that which can be changed, The serenity to accept that which cannot be changed, And the wisdom to know one from the other”. Reinhold Niebuhr
Relaxation For Health And Well-Being
The word ‘stress’ has become ubiquitous, but what exactly does it mean? It’s probably in the 1920s that it was first used in its present context. Walter Cannon used it to describe the process where external factors disturbed the body’s natural equilibrium. Around the same time, Hans Selye described stress as the non-specific response of…
Resistance Training and Longevity: What a 30-Year Study Found
Article: Long-term resistance training with all-cause and cause-specific mortality: assessing dose-response and joint associations with aerobic physical activity by Zhang et al., British Journal of Sports Medicine (2026). Summary This large prospective cohort study examined whether long-term resistance training (strength training/weight training) is associated with lower mortality (longevity), how much training is optimal, and how resistance training interacts with…
“The art of living is neither careless drifting on the one hand nor fearful clinging on the other. It consists in being sensitive to each moment, in regarding it as utterly unique, in having the mind open and wholly receptive.” Alan Watts
“Breathing is the link between body and mind. The breath can lead the body toward wellness and the mind toward calmness.” A G Mohan