Have you ever wondered why every visit to a doctor’s office, hospital, clinic, or any other health related place always begins with a check of your blood pressure? Well, high blood pressure, also known as “hypertension”, the “silent disease” or the “silent killer” is the measure of pressure that the blood exerts against the wall of your arteries as your heart pumps. Many people walk around every day with dangerously high blood pressure without ever knowing it because often times there are no symptoms for weeks, months, or even years. But high blood pressure is...

A couple of months ago, I had the honor of sitting in on a lecture by his holyness, the Dalai Lama. I couldn’t help but wonder about the origin of his path. He had an amazing joyfulness. You cannot help but be impressed with the life of Buddha, regardless of your particular religion (or lack, thereof). When seeing his people were sickness and dying, he couldn’t help to take notice and felt it was his duty to try to help. Buddha decided the only way to do this was to achieve enlightenment and pass on his enlightenment to others, according to historical documents. He also determined he...

Let’s be honest here. You don’t seriously expect to lose weight in 3 weeks that took you 3 years to put on, now, do you? Oh, sure, you probably can…but it won’t be permanent. Losing weight in a slow, steady manner is not only the most healthy way you can do it, it’s also the only way you’ll keep it off for good. Losing weight is more than just a diet plan because those alone don’t work. What you need is a change in lifestyle. The reason why many people have a hard time losing weight is because they don’t want to accept the truth that there is no quick,...

Let’s be honest here. You don’t seriously expect to lose weight in 3 weeks that took you 3 years to put on, now, do you? Oh, sure, you probably can…but it won’t be permanent. Losing weight in a slow, steady manner is not only the most healthy way you can do it, it’s also the only way you’ll keep it off for good. It requires not just a diet plan, those don’t work. It requires a change of lifestyle. You know why so many people can’t lose weight, or have such a hard time trying? Because they don’t want to accept the truth that there is no quick,...

Let’s be honest here. You don’t seriously expect to lose weight in 3 weeks that took you 3 years to put on, now, do you? Oh, sure, you probably can…but it won’t be permanent. Losing weight in a slow, steady manner is not only the most healthy way you can do it, it’s also the only way you’ll keep it off for good. It requires not just a diet plan, those don’t work. It requires a change of lifestyle. You know why so many people can’t lose weight, or have such a hard time trying? Because they don’t want to accept the truth that there is no quick,...