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Are Addictive Personalities an Old Wives’ Tale?

Have you ever listed your personality as a risk factor on a medical form? For that matter, ask yourself this: Where does your personality live? Not philosophically – medically. Not your spirit, your soul, or your gut.  Rather, what we consider our “personalities” really lives in the brain. The collection of

A Guide to Speaking the 6th Love Language

Hades and Persephone had it down. Do you remember their arrangement? Persephone’s mother, Demeter, wanted her back above ground after Hades, Greek God of the Underworld, kidnapped her. But Persephone had fallen in love. So they compromised. Persephone would spend four months of the year with Hades, and spend the

Dip Your Toes into Personal Finance with HYSAs

Burning the candle at both ends may temporarily add to your bottom line. But you’re working hard, not smart. 

And since you hear so much in the news about recessions, crashes, corrections, bear markets, post-pandemic economies…

You stockpile your hard-earned cash into low-interest bank traps: savings accounts.

Why Healers Have Always Trusted Moxa

Moxa is a traditional Chinese medicine technique that has been used for centuries by healers to treat various ailments. The technique involves burning dried mugwort leaves and using the smoke to stimulate specific acupuncture points on the body. But what makes moxa so special that healers have been using it

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Diet and Nutrition

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Wellness

Understanding the Role of Inflammatory Signaling in Immune Responses

The immune system is a complex network of cells, tissues, and organs that work together to defend the body against foreign invaders, such as bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens. One of the key players in this system is the inflammatory response, which is a type of immune response that helps

How to NOT get divorced with Sarah Intelligator

Meet Sarah Intelligator Sarah is the author of “Live, Laugh, Find True Love: A Step-By-Step Guide to Dating and Finding a Meaningful Relationship, By a Divorce Attorney”. Raised by a mother who has practiced Family Law for almost thirty years, and still practices, Sarah feels as though she has been

It’s time for a Gut Check with Dr Steven Gundry

Meet Dr Steven Gundry Dr. Steven Gundry MD, Heart Surgeon, New York Times Bestseller, Host of The Dr. Gundry Podcast. Dr. Steven Gundry is one of the world’s top cardiothoracic surgeons and a pioneer in nutrition. He hosts top-rated health show, The Dr. Gundry Podcast, is the Founder and Director

Could Bringing Back Victory Gardens Pull Your Family Through Covid-19?
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Gardening

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Gut Health​

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Fitness

What Does Everyone Mean When They Say “Water Weight”?

It’s one of those expressions commonly misapplied as a balm to soothe frustrated dieters, sodium lovers, exercise fanatics, or health gurus.  But when it comes down to defining it, most people are at something of a loss.  Is it good? Is it bad? Aren’t we basically made of water – why

Use Your Mornings to Head Exhaustion Off at the Pass

Exhaustion is an epidemic. The answers? They’re either within us, or all around us. And I don’t mean in your medicine cabinet. You see, holistic medicine practitioners from Ayurvedics to Traditional Chinese Medicine doctors to functional medicine doctors believe that every bodily system is designed to work in synergy with

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Mental health

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Sleep

The Four Different Kinds of Rest

From the very beginning of our consciousness, rest is a catch-all palliative for any number of maladies. Cranky? Take a nap. Can’t think straight? Close your eyes. Have a headache? Have a lie down.  And there’s plenty to be said for that simple advice – rest should be restorative and a

How Sleepless Nights Affect Your Gut

It’s becoming common knowledge in scientific circles that our guts, or “second brains,” have a symbiotic relationship with almost every other system in our bodies. What this means is that the composition of your microbiome is not only influenced by your body’s systems… But that it influences them as well.

Can Getting Up Early Change Your Whole Life?

If you had to guess, out of all the falsehoods and fibs and omissions in the history of the world… What would you say is the greatest lie ever told? Okay, okay, I’ll tell you. For late risers, it’s a no-brainer.  “I’ll get up early and do that.” You see,

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Relationships​

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Finance

Conscious Capitalism: Snack Edition

What do a teenage girl with IBS and a world-renowned animal welfare expert have in common?

Apparently, beef-sticks.

You see, when Autumn and Chas Smith got married and were dealing with Autumn’s lifelong digestive issues, they discovered

What Happens When a Banking SuperPower CoSigns an Eco Trend

Even if you consider yourself an environmentally conscious person, there is a trend that may have escaped your notice. 

Socially responsible investing, or SRI, is an investment strategy which rewards thriving companies that include positive social

Compartmentalizing Growth: You and the 100 Day Year

Ask most entrepreneurs the secret to their success, and before they say generational wealth, they’ll likely say “compartmentalization.”

What that means simply is the ability to break down information and tasks into discrete parts. 

For example, “writing

Dr. Pedram Shojai

NY Times Best Selling author and film maker. Taoist Abbot and Qigong master. Husband and dad. I’m here to help you find your way and be healthy and happy. I don’t want to be your guru…just someone who’ll help point the way. If you’re looking for a real person who’s done the work, I’m your guy. I can light the path and walk along it with you but can’t walk for you.