Mark Bodzislaw Contemporary Oriental Medicine

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How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep Without Sleeping Pills | NutritionFacts.org Taking less than just 18 Ambien-class sleeping pills in an entire year may triple the risk of dying prematurely.

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How to Prevent Wrinkles with Diet | NutritionFacts.org The evidence supports the recommendation to follow a whole food, plant-based diet for healthier looking skin.

https://vegnews.com/guides/how-to-make-vegan-chipotle-guide

How to Order Vegan at Chipotle: The Complete Guide From tacos to burritos, these vegan hacks will make you crave Chipotle on the regular. Here’s the complete guide on how to order vegan at Chipotle.

All about MELATONIN

Understanding Melatonin: Benefits, Risks, and Natural vs. Supplemental Sources Melatonin supplements are everywhere, but are they safe? Find out about melatonin health benefits, downsides, and food sources.

https://www.unilad.com/news/sport/olympic-athletes-dark-red-circles-skin-cupping-619937-20240730

Real reason why Olympic athletes have dark red circles on their backs Some Olympics viewers have raised questions about the strange red circles that can be seen on some athletes' bodies.

Today is my 6 year anniversary here at Caring Acupuncture!

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Wow! So interesting. Learned a lot from just this one article.

The Unlikely Health Benefits of Coffee Too much of it can give you the jitters, but according to science, a daily cup of coffee is packed with health benefits.

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Love Veg | Enjoy eating like never before By joining the Love Veg movement, you’ll create a more sustainable, ethical, and delicious food system that benefits animals and people. The best part? Getting involved is a piece of cake.

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Get Foie Gras Out Of The Olympics | Animal Equality UK Urge the International Olympic Committee to get foie gras out of the Olympics - SIGN NOW!

https://nutritionfacts.org/video/benefits-and-side-effects-of-chondroitin-for-osteoarthritis/

Benefits and Side Effects of Chondroitin for Osteoarthritis | NutritionFacts.org Why do some clinical guidelines recommend chondroitin supplements but others do not?

We won’t rest until dogs and cats are safe from this cruel practice!

Since 2009, TENS OF THOUSANDS of dogs have been stolen from their homes or from the streets and slaughtered at the annual Yulin Lychee and Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China. And across Asia, millions more dogs and cats are killed and eaten each year.

But that’s changing. Recently South Korea and other countries have introduced sweeping bans on eating and selling dog meat. Will you join fellow animal lovers and pledge your voice against the Yulin Dog Meat Festival on June 21? Let’s keep up the pressure against the dog meat industry. We can’t stop until every dog (and cat) is kept off the table.

Add your name now to help save innocent lives.

Pledge to Fight the Dog Meat Trade | North Shore Animal League America Tens of thousands of pets are slaughtered and eaten each year for festivals and as delicacies. We won’t rest until dogs and cats are finally safe from this cruel practice. Join fellow animal lovers and pledge to end the dog meat trade for good.

https://nutritionfacts.org/blog/headache-and-migraine-relief-from-foods/

Headache and Migraine Relief from Foods | NutritionFacts.org Plant-based diets are put to the test for treating migraine headaches. Headaches are one of the top five reasons people end up in emergency rooms and one

https://www.mindful.org/a-15-minute-meditation-to-cultivate-equanimity/

A 15-Minute Meditation to Cultivate Equanimity Diana Winston leads a guided practice to find even-mindedness and balance in uncertain times.

https://nutritionfacts.org/blog/the-roles-diet-and-exercise-play-in-the-obesity-epidemic/

The Roles Diet and Exercise Play in the Obesity Epidemic | NutritionFacts.org The common explanations for the cause of the obesity epidemic put forward by the food industry and policymakers, such as inactivity or a lack of

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Pledge to Fight the Dog Meat Trade | North Shore Animal League America Tens of thousands of pets are slaughtered and eaten each year for festivals and as delicacies. We won’t rest until dogs and cats are finally safe from this cruel practice. Join fellow animal lovers and pledge to end the dog meat trade for good.

Have you tried my always perfect baked Vegan Cheesecake!!

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Men’s Health Month: Dietitian Answers Men’s Plant-Based Diet Questions How do I get enough protein? How do I stay plant-based while traveling? Why can’t I just eat what I want and take drugs for high cholesterol? This Men’s Health Month, Physicians Committee Dietitian Noah Praamsma, MS, RDN, has teamed up with Food for Life instructors to answer these and other com...

20 Percent of Cows’ Milk Contain Bird Flu,
WHO Declares Global Zoonotic Pandemic

20 Percent of Cows’ Milk Contain Bird Flu, WHO Declares Global Zoonotic Pandemic One in five milk samples tested in the United States found traces of bird flu (H5N1), according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

"Acupuncture offers a safe, evidence-based, non-pharmacological option for managing both the physical and emotional conditions arising in cancer survivorship, often within the same treatment ...

Additionally, many cancer survivors do not wish to take further medications, and non-pharmacological options for managing pain are especially welcome in the age of the opioid crisis. Furthermore, randomized, controlled trials have shown acupuncture to be as effective as pharmacological interventions, but with fewer side effects, less rebound effect at the end of treatment, and with longer lasting and more wide-ranging benefits."

Acupuncture and Cancer Survivorship: The Missing Piece | Acupuncture Today Earlier diagnosis and improved treatment mean more people are surviving longer after a cancer diagnosis. The American Cancer Society reports that in 2022, 69% of survivors had lived ≥ five years since their diagnosis; 47% had lived ≥10 years since their diagnosis; and 18% had lived ≥20 years s...

The Five Mindfulness Trainings

The Five Mindfulness Trainings represent the Buddhist vision for a global spirituality and ethic. They are a concrete expression of the Buddha's teachings on the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path, the path of right understanding and true love, leading to healing, transformation, and happiness for ourselves and for the world. To practice the Five Mindfulness Trainings is to cultivate the insight of interbeing, or Right View, which can remove all discrimination, intolerance, anger, fear, and despair. If we live according to the Five Mindfulness Trainings, we are already on the path of a bodhisattva. Knowing we are on that path, we are not lost in confusion about our life in the present or in fears about the future.

1. Reverence for Life

Aware of the suffering caused by the destruction of life, I am committed to cultivating the insight of interbeing and compassion and learning ways to protect the lives of people, animals, plants, and minerals. I am determined not to kill, not to let others kill, and not to support any act of killing in the world, in my thinking, or in my way of life. Seeing that harmful actions arise from anger, fear, greed, and intolerance, which in turn come from dualistic and discriminative thinking, I will cultivate openness, non-discrimination, and non-attachment to views in order to transform violence, fanaticism, and dogmatism in myself and in the world.

2. True Happiness

Aware of the suffering caused by exploitation, social injustice, stealing, and oppression, I am committed to practicing generosity in my thinking, speaking, and acting. I am determined not to steal and not to possess anything that should belong to others; and I will share my time, energy, and material resources with those who are in need. I will practice looking deeply to see that the happiness and suffering of others are not separate from my own happiness and suffering; that true happiness is not possible without understanding and compassion; and that running after wealth, fame, power, and sensual pleasures can bring much suffering and despair. I am aware that happiness depends on my mental attitude and not on external conditions, and that I can live happily in the present moment simply by remembering that I already have more than enough conditions to be happy. I am committed to practicing Right Livelihood so that I can help reduce the suffering of living beings on Earth and reverse the process of global warming.

3. True Love

Aware of the suffering caused by sexual misconduct, I am committed to cultivating responsibility and learning ways to protect the safety and integrity of individuals, couples, families, and society. Knowing that sexual desire is not love, and that sexual activity motivated by craving always harms myself as well as others, I am determined not to engage in sexual relations without true love and a deep, long-term commitment made known to my family and friends. I will do everything in my power to protect children from sexual abuse and to prevent couples and families from being broken by sexual misconduct. Seeing that body and mind are one, I am committed to learning appropriate ways to take care of my sexual energy and cultivating lovingkindness, compassion, joy, and inclusiveness—which are the four basic elements of true love—for my greater happiness and the greater happiness of others. Practicing true love, we know that we will continue beautifully into the future.

4. Loving Speech and Deep Listening

Aware of the suffering caused by unmindful speech and the inability to listen to others, I am committed to cultivating loving speech and compassionate listening in order to relieve suffering and to promote reconciliation and peace in myself and among other people, ethnic and religious groups, and nations. Knowing that words can create happiness or suffering, I am committed to speaking truthfully using words that inspire confidence, joy, and hope. When anger is manifesting in me, I am determined not to speak. I will practice mindful breathing and walking in order to recognize and to look deeply into my anger. I know that the roots of anger can be found in my wrong perceptions and lack of understanding of the suffering in myself and in the other person. I will speak and listen in a way that can help myself and the other person to transform suffering and see the way out of difficult situations. I am determined not to spread news that I do not know to be certain and not to utter words that can cause division or discord. I will practice Right Diligence to nourish my capacity for understanding, love, joy, and inclusiveness, and gradually transform anger, violence, and fear that lie deep in my consciousness.

5. Nourishment and Healing

Aware of the suffering caused by unmindful consumption, I am committed to cultivating good health, both physical and mental, for myself, my family, and my society by practicing mindful eating, drinking, and consuming. I will practice looking deeply into how I consume the Four Kinds of Nutriments, namely edible foods, sense impressions, volition, and consciousness. I am determined not to gamble, or to use alcohol, drugs, or any other products which contain toxins, such as certain websites, electronic games, TV programs, films, magazines, books, and conversations. I will practice coming back to the present moment to be in touch with the refreshing, healing, and nourishing elements in me and around me, not letting regrets and sorrow drag me back into the past nor letting anxieties, fear, or craving pull me out of the present moment. I am determined not to try to cover up loneliness, anxiety, or other suffering by losing myself in consumption. I will contemplate interbeing and consume in a way that preserves peace, joy, and well-being in my body and consciousness, and in the collective body and consciousness of my family, my society, and the Earth.

The Five Mindfulness Trainings | Plum Village The Five Mindfulness Trainings have their root in the Five Precepts offered by the Buddha. They have been expanded and updated so that they represent a way to bring mindfulness into every area of life.

Welcome to our team, Reiko!!🎉
Please say hello👋 to her when you see her at the front desk!

Welcome to our team, Reiko!!🎉
You may see Reiko to get trained for a while. Please say hello👋 to her when you see her at the front desk!

We had a great time at the Wellness Expo by Radiance Yoga yesterday!! Dr. Mark offered free ear acupressure for participants. A beautiful studio brings wonderful people and community spirit, and we were so happy to be part of it🥰
Thank you, Radiance Yoga, for letting us participate in this wonderful event, and thank everybody who stopped by our table!!🙏