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5 Asthma Management Tips
Air hunger, the inability to breathe, is a frightening sensation experienced by a disconcerting number of people. Asthma can -affect the ability to breathe- by restricting airways. And it’s incredibly important to manage it properly. From using a peak flow meter to following an action plan, there are several ways to help keep asthma under control. Here are five asthma management tips. 1. Use a Peak...
March 3, 2024
An Immediate and Simple Way to Lower Anxiety
Anxiety comes from our fight/flight/freeze/faint system. This system is useful, even vital, for when we are in situations where we perceive there is danger; it is also known as our "Sympathetic Nervous System." Imagine the necessity of such a survival system (survival "instinct") at the beginning of mankind, when we needed to go out and hunt (and survive while doing so) every day in order to eat. There...
November 3, 2023
Burn Fat, Combat Stress & Lower Cortisol in 5 Minutes
New York Times bestselling author Haylie Pomroy is well known in Hollywood and in the medical community for her ability to effect rapid weight loss by using food to jump­start metabolism. With a clientele that reads like a Who’s­ Who of Hollywood, Haylie Pomroy has created powerful, metabolic meal strategies, tactical recipe planning, one­-on­-one food coaching, and collaborative care plans with physicians...
April 18, 2022
The Potential Link Between Disinfectants and COPD
Disinfectants are vital to keeping a clean home, especially in the time of a pandemic. But they have a startling downside. For all that they help us to keep surfaces clean and everyone in the household safe, they may be doing damage to our lungs. Disinfectants can contain compounds that irritate and damage them, leading to asthma and even COPD. Women are more susceptible than men, and those who use...
June 19, 2020
What's It Like to Be on a Ventilator?
It’s a scary prospect, but it’s one some will have no choice but to face. A life-threatening illness can mean the need for radical intervention. In some cases, a ventilator is a person’s only chance at survival. And in the current pandemic, these tools are more important than ever. So what happens when we reach that point? What does it feel like? It only seems fair to warn you, though, that reading...
May 26, 2020
Increasing Lung Capacity as We Age
Lung function slowly begins to -decline- after we hit 35 or so, which may make it harder for some people to breathe effectively as they age. And here we are with not only the pandemic but environmental factors challenging ur lungs more than ever before. But while you may not be able to preserve your 25-year-old lung capacity forever, there are ways to manage how gracefully your lungs age and even to...
April 28, 2020
I’m That Person Meditating at the Office, and Here’s Why I’ll Never Stop
The workplace hippie. The "overly" health conscious individual. The granola. The mediation junkie. These are all phrases I’ve heard being thrown around at work to describe those free-thinkers who aren’t quite content enough with typical rhythm of an office workplace. I am that person, and I am not ashamed! - I’ve decided to take the road to long term wellness, and I’ve found my route through mindful...
April 14, 2018
3 Reasons to Breathe in Some Nature
There are many reasons to go outside and enjoy nature and the great outdoors.  Not that you actually -need- a reason, but if you do, here are 3 of them: - Our Creativity and Mental Well-Being Increases- ~ As we lead our hectic, busy lives, it's important to get a change of scenery to truly clear our minds and think about something different than what we've been thinking about at work or home.  By getting...
March 7, 2016
FIRES AND LAWSUITS AND BEARS - Stess and the Breath
Recently here in Los Angeles, our beautiful mountains from Topanga to Big Bear were on fire. Raging wildfires tore through the sage and the wild sumac that go up like firecrackers from this long drought we've been in. I watched from a half mile away as great, chugging helicopters filled to the brim, dumped their loads of ocean water on burning, smoking hillsides. I watched in awe as these great flying...
November 5, 2007
Rhythm of Life
The breath is a cycle. Inhale . . . exhale. It is like a little life. A little experience. The breath teaches us about cycles. It teaches us that if we inhale, we must exhale. That something has a beginning and an end. It teaches us that life goes on, even after we exhale, another breath will be taken. Every day, every moment, we are breathing. We don't have to remember to breathe, it happens automatically...
October 29, 2007