Reading Medical News with a Grain of Salt

An LA Times article announcing “England’s salt-reduction campaign saved lives, researchers say” caught my attention and immediately frustrated me. Years Continue reading →

Risk of Violence and PTSD: Facts vs. Media

  The recent shooting at Fort Hood last month happened almost exactly 6 months after the shooting in Washington Navy Continue reading →

The MZS Report, a free newsletter

Every season, get an e-mail from me. What will be inside The Mountain Zen Shiatsu Report? Wellness Resources and Information: I love science, it Continue reading →

Yay Fats!

A recent study was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine that analyzed data related to fat consumption and heart Continue reading →

Get Your Nap On

March 10 is National Nap Day and I almost missed posting this today because I was busy taking a nap. Continue reading →

E’rybody Loves The Sunshine: Vitamin D & Your Body

I prefer to eat my vitamins and nutrients (it makes cooking a delicious puzzle to solve!), but also, many vitamin Continue reading →

The Autumn Doyo

In Five Element theory, each element is given a season: Winter is Water, Spring is Wood, Summer is Fire, Autumn Continue reading →

What is Qi?

No really, what is it? You can spell it qi, chi, or ki, depending on the cultural context. Books often Continue reading →