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Qi Gong breathing reminds us to breathe in the relaxed manner of a baby. Babies breathe from their lower and upper abdomens and adults typically breathe shallowly in the upper part of their chests.
Lying down place your right thumb into your belly button and relax your hand, placing your palm onto your lower abdomen and resting your thumb on the belly button. Place your left palm onto your chest. Continue reading
Both Western and Chinese medicine alike recognize the importance of diet when battling high cholesterol, and eating improper foods can trigger the digestive system to build up the amount of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) – which are also known as bad cholesterol – in the blood. This can then lead to life-threatening illnesses such as heart attacks, strokes, and, of course, clogged and hardened arteries.Continue reading
Eat consciously and with awareness. Eat until you are 70% full-sufficiently sufficed, not stuffed. Take notice of your hunger signals. The next time that you overeat eat ask yourself, “Was I truly hungry, or did I eat because of stress, sadness, boredom, or other reasons?” Think before you eat. When you feel the urge to eat, you must stop, take a breath, and focus your awareness back to how you are feeling.Continue reading