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About admin

David L. Kagan, America's Health Coach, has 25 years experience in plant-based nutrition, alternative health, fitness, and self help. He has successfully counseled family, friends and clients on preventing and reversing illness, and creating a better life, for more than a decade. Mr. Kagan speaks and teaches at schools and businesses on diet and lifestyle change for better health and results. He has recently published an eBook and iPhone app called Health Yourself, and has a kitchen placemat and blog called Ideas For Natural Living. Contact him at 508.333.4153 or dayogaman@gmail.com

Glee Is Not Real

Posted on February 22, 2012 by admin

My family watched Glee together last night and we all saw what you saw, two young lives possibly extinguished due to cruelty, neglect and the inherent dangers in our technological world. It must be February sweeps. While it’s just a … Continue reading →

Posted in compassion, suicide | Tagged cheerleading, coach, cruelty, dangers, friend, Glee, injustice, lessons, shock, suicide, supportive, technological, television, trouble, viewer | Leave a comment

Breakthroughs Around Willpower and Giving My Gift

Posted on February 20, 2012 by admin

I am so blessed to be receiving gifts from all sorts of places, that is leading to huge personal growth. First, my the men of The Surround (www.thesurround.org) are there for me every time I am down, and I am … Continue reading →

Posted in appreciate, breakthrough, Coaching, gratitude, lifestyle, Men, Success | Tagged blessed, coaching, fathers, fellowship, framingham, gifts, healthy lifestyle, inner strength, man, men, nature, pain, peer pressure, personal growth, results, technology, the surround | Leave a comment

Healthy Learning Systems

Posted on February 18, 2012 by admin

Have you ever experienced being in school and thinking that you wanted to learn something other than what the teacher was teaching? Seems to me that is a universal feeling in middle and high school, and perhaps in many colleges. … Continue reading →

Posted in public school, teacher | Tagged colleges, context, curriculum, learning revolution, needs, results, students, teacher | Leave a comment

Carbs…Protein…Calcium…What’s It All Mean?

Posted on February 15, 2012 by admin

God did not intend us to be accountants. The key to being slim, healthy, attractive and happy is NOT keeping score, but living a balanced life. Unfortunately, our capitalist society makes it fairly difficult to find balance. Few of us are properly … Continue reading →

Posted in animal, antibiotics, Beans, Calcium, Carbs, hormones, meat, Nutrition, plant-based diet, Protein, Uncategorized, vegetables | Tagged animal protein, antibiotics, cancer, carbs, cheese, dairy, diabetes, disease, doctor, heart disease, hormones, milk, nutrition, obese, obesity, osteoporosis, pesticides | Leave a comment

I Eat Healthy, But I’m Always Getting Sick

Posted on February 14, 2012 by admin

I hear this all the time. The truth is, we should get no more than one cold per year, and we should not have acid reflux, high cholesterol, constipation, backaches, headaches, muscle cramps, rashes, warts, fungus on our toenails, baldness, … Continue reading →

Posted in brown rice, cooking, diet, good eating, grain, health habits, organic, pickles, plant-based diet, sea vegetables, Seasons, sleep, stress, vegetables, winter | Tagged apples, bananas, brown rice, cereal, chew, colds, exercise, illness, junk food, sick, sleep, stress, vegetables, whole grain | Leave a comment

Living Well and Dying Well

Posted on February 12, 2012 by admin

Whitney Houston was certainly a talented human being. Many people enjoyed her music. There are many artists who also owe her a debt of gratitude. Unfortunately, she suffered a lot. Did she suffer as a result of her success? Perhaps. … Continue reading →

Posted in aging, dying, enjoy | Tagged 48, age, debt, enjoying, gratitude, health, Health Test, music, sister, success, suffer, sufffered, tragically, Whitney Houston | Leave a comment

Everything Is Perfect

Posted on February 6, 2012 by admin

My friend Bill is writing a book on this very topic. It’s hard for me to be in that space very often or for very long, because I’m a natural critic, and I grew up somewhat spoiled. But I’m getting … Continue reading →

Posted in appreciate, gratitude, healing, lessons, relax, stress | Tagged Bostonian, Bruins, Celtics, exercise, Giants, happiness, healing, injuries, nutrition, Patriots, perfect, rest, stress, Superbowl, won | Leave a comment

What Is Your Biggest Health Challenge In 2012

Posted on February 2, 2012 by admin

What’s your problem? Overweight Stressed Out High Cholesterol/Blood Pressure/Blood Sugar/PSA etc. On too many Medications Eating Disorder Fatigued Emotional/Mental Issues Other (please tell me) For every comment, I will give a response for FREE! Thanks, David

Posted in good eating, healing, resolution, stress | Tagged bood pressure, eating disorder, emotional, health challenge, medications, overweight, problems, stressed | Leave a comment

Best Eggless (Tofu) Salad Sandwich

Posted on January 31, 2012 by admin

Less animal food in our diet is a positive step towards better health. Here is a nice and easy recipe which everyone who likes egg salad will enjoy. Best Tofu Egg Salad Sandwich Ingredients: 3/4 package The Bridge Tofu 1 … Continue reading →

Posted in Health Yourself book, plant-based diet, tofu | Tagged best, egg, sandwich, sourdough, tofu, umeboshi, veggies | Leave a comment

Easing Pancreas Issues

Posted on January 30, 2012 by admin

We humans don’t live forever. But living a long, healthy and full life is a worthwhile goal, no? I keep hearing of people who get pancreatic cancer, and then die within a few months or years. It seems that modern … Continue reading →

Posted in cancer, cell phone dangers, stress | Tagged body rub, cancer, cell phones, cheese, doctor, energy, massage, meat, modern medicine, obese, organic vegetables, pancreas, Patrick Swayze, sea salt, sea vegetables, smoking, Steve Jobs, sugar, white flour | Leave a comment