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Twin Cities Wellness Group debuts to support practitioners

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A wellness group to support healing practitioners in the Twin Cities will organize on February 16 in Minneapolis. The new Twin Cities Wellness Group will involve health and wellness practitioners who are uniting to help support the growth of each other's businesses, educate on other modalities and business tools and techniques, and create a community of like-minded professionals. The group is open to all alternative medicine providers, including acupuncturists, massage therapists, wellness … [Read more...]

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Local chiropractor offers membership practice

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When most people think about chiropractic, they don't see it as something they should do for their health as regularly as eating right and exercising. But by having a nervous system free from interference, people are able to digest food for nutrition better, respond to exercise better, have more energy, experience less stress, and have the greatest potential to be all they were created to be. That is why Dr. Vernon Kuznia of Mind & Body Chiropractic Life Center operates a membership … [Read more...]

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Diabetes prevention offered at Mississippi Market Co-op

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Local residents who are worried they might be at risk for diabetes can take control by registering for a Diabetes Prevention Program offered at the Mississippi Market Co-op by the YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities. People who are at greatest risk for diabetes are overweight with a body mass index greater than 25 and have two or more of the following risk factors: high cholesterol, blood pressure is 140/90 or higher, physical activity less than two times per week, parent or sibling with … [Read more...]

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St. Croix Center for the Healing Arts closes

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June Motzer, a soft spoken woman who owns St. Croix Center for the Healing Arts, knew there was something wrong nearly four years ago. She has survived years of being anemic, being diagnosed with carpal tunnel, asthma and having a hysterectomy, two cardiac arrests, a pacemaker installation and a heavy dose of chemotherapy. Today, she wants to share her journey with others so they may be enlightened. There is no anger or angst in her message, just one of hope that others can be spared her … [Read more...]

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Waking up refreshed from the winter doldrums

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Winter is the natural time for hibernation. Ancient Chinese Medical texts teach doctors to live in harmony with the elements. They tell practitioners that Winter is the phase of Water, a time to go symbolically deep within the womb of the earth and replenish. It is a season of nurturing and of preparation for the moment of rebirth. The nights become longer, and daylight becomes a precious commodity. It is all too easy to brood during the dark and congealing nature of these long months, to … [Read more...]

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Researchers use math to target Parkinson’s symptoms

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University of Pittsburgh mathematicians have been collaborating with Pitt's School of Medicine to find ways to stop the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, thanks in part to a four-year, $1.86 million grant from the National Science Foundation and a five-year $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. Pitt mathematicians, working with neurobiology researchers, are using computational models, experiments and analysis of models and data to study the way that signals are transferred … [Read more...]

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De-stress, and even rejuvenate, during the busy Holiday Season

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Everyone knows all too well the stress of the holiday season, the running from one family gathering to the next, having to prepare food to bring to each event, going and purchasing gifts at crowded stores and shopping centers, workload increasing because of holiday vacations...and this season, there is the added stressor for many people of not having the finances to do the holiday things they have done in the past, or to pay the increase in heating costs, and the list goes on and on. There … [Read more...]

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Health Coaching – A New Approach

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Would you like to eat natural wholesome foods, but think it takes too much time or money? Worried that a change in the foods you love will be replaced with bland, tasteless food choices? Many people suffer from these thoughts when contemplating a way to improve their health. Usually, they embark on a short-term solution called a "diet" to lose some weight; but unfortunately, this seldom brings them the long-term results they crave. Studies show that people increase their success rates when … [Read more...]

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An Edge Holistic Profile: Holistic Psychiatrist Dr. Rachel Fleissner

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A nationally recognized expert and presenter on child, adolescent and adult psychiatry, Dr. Rachel Fleissner of Fargo, ND, is one of only a few psychiatrists in the nation who also is trained in hypnosis and neurotherapy. She believes in a holistic approach to mental health, for people of all ages. Dr. Fleissner also is the only psychiatrist in North Dakota who is trained to treat depression with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), an FDA approved, non-medication treatment that helps … [Read more...]

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Increasingly nurses, and even doctors, are using natural forms of medicine

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As we see more articles each day about declining health of individuals in America, coupled with rising health care costs, nurses and doctors are starting to look elsewhere to improve not just their own health, but that of their families and their clients. This nation is now ranked 49th in the world for life expectancy, dropping more and more each year from our highest point in 1950 when we had the 5th highest ranking, yet we spend more on modern medicine than any other nation! According to … [Read more...]

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