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An Apple a Day does keep the doctor away, or at the very least the cardiologist! A recent study conducted at the University of Oxford and published in the Christmas edition of the British Medical Journal showed why you should consume an apple every day. Most of us have heard the saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”. This study analyzed the actual health benefits associated with this saying.   The study analyzed a group of participants over the age of 50. The researchers looked at the benefits associated with eating an apple each day. They found that an apple each day could help delay or prevent about 9000 vascular deaths (heart attacks, strokes) every year. According to the authors:   "This study shows that small dietary changes at a population level may significantly reduce vascular mortality.” If you are interested in preventing or reducing your risk of heart attack or stroke, you might want to consider adding an apple to your diet each day. I would recommend that...

Hello my friends, Winter is here. According to Chinese cosmology, winter officially began November 7, 2014. At this time of year with winter’s energy starting to come in, all of the energy of the plants has gone back to the roots, back into the earth. The energy is being stored up now for next spring. Just as the plants are storing and building up their energy during wintertime, we should do the same with our physical bodies. Winter is the season represented by the Water element. Water symbolizes darkness, mystery, wisdom, and rejuvenation.  From the Daoist perspective, Water is the primary element - the place from which all life energy begins.  This is the time to focus more on building your kidney energy. Your kidney energy is the source of your vitality and longevity. Protecting and strengthening your kidneys, your vitality energy, is so important this time of year. It will not only help keep you healthy and strong during winter but will also prepare your body ...