The Acupuncture Alternative Energy, Enlightenment, Balance

Category Archives: Nutrition & Foods

Subscribe to Nutrition & Foods RSS Feed

A new study finds that people who eat chocolate several times a week are actually leaner than people who don’t eat chocolate regularly.

Posted in Nutrition & Foods, Research, Uncategorized, Wellness

This article below by Allison Aubrey is excellent, and not just because it justifies my daily indulgence in theobromine, the primary alkaloid in cocoa and chocolate.  Personally, I find chocolate to be great for stress and curbing the appetite for unhealthy foods.  I used to love chocolate chip cookies, but now I cut out the… Continue Reading

Duke University study-Acupuncture offers better pain relief from headaches than drugs.

Posted in Nutrition & Foods, Research, Uncategorized, Wellness

Dr. Mark Wiley’s article is excellent. The most important part about the Duke University study is that it studies the effects of acupuncture using correct acupuncture techniques and acupuncture points. Many of the other acupuncture studies have used sham acupuncture points, which may have some effect but wouldn’t work nearly as well as using a… Continue Reading

For weight loss, BMI is bogus

Posted in Nutrition & Foods, Wellness

In my entire life I have only met 2 people who said "I’m too thin and trying to gain weight".  Have you ever stepped on a scale on a day when you felt OK, then looked down and had your mood ruined by a number?   In my experience using the BMI (body mass index) and weighing your self compulsively every… Continue Reading