How to Tell When ‘Health Food’ is Not Really Healthy
HJ: I remember when I first became health conscious. I immediately ran to my local health food store and began buying all my favorite snack foods in their organic and ‘all natural’ incarnations….
Clearing Up the Confusion Around Protein: What Types Are Best and How Much You Need
HJ: The problem with much of the information being put out today in regards to health is that it is highly polarized and heavily influenced by the dietary beliefs and philosophies of those…
9 Myths About Health That You Are Being Told By So-Called ‘Experts’
HJ: The hardest thing about getting healthy is cutting through all the well-meaning but downright misleading and even wrong information being put out not just by amateur health bloggers, but by highly educated,…
How to Eat in Harmony With Nature
HJ: Master Acupuncturist and Herbalist Shasta Tierra explains how eating in harmony with nature can bring you unprecedented levels of health by aligning your body with the natural rhythms of the seasons. Based on the…
The Ayurvedic Food of the Gods
HJ: If you had to pick one food to be the staple of your diet on a daily basis, this would be it. First and foremost, it is delicious and highly nourishing. If…
Is Your Health Controlled By Your Genes or the Food You Eat?
HJ: I think we all at one time or another have heard someone attribute some health problem they are having (usually weight related) to genetics. On a surface level, this makes sense, and…
What to Eat When You Meditate: How Diet Affects Your Ability To Quiet The Mind
HJ: Food absolutely affects your thoughts and the ability of the mind to focus and relax. Certain foods can make it easier to meditate, while others are disruptive or agitating and can make…
The Top 10 Health Guidelines That All Experts Agree On
HJ: Health is a tricky subject. Not because it is inherently difficult to understand, but because there is so much disagreement and bad information strewn about, mostly by well meaning folk. The biggest…
The Top 12 Health Habits Acupuncturists Wish Wish Everyone Would Remember
HJ: If a master healer, after years of practice and study, gave you their highest recommendation for health, would you listen? Would you take their advice? I would certainly give the suggestion great…
Ancient Yogic Wisdom on How to Live and Eat for Radiant Health
HJ: With all the conflicting health advice we receive these days, how can one make sense of it all? What works and what is misleading? It is a difficult question to answer without…
