Easing Pancreas Issues

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 medicine does not have a good answer for that one.… Read the rest

Macrobiotic Remedies For What Ails You

In the past two days, I’ve eaten things I regularly don’t. Stress, holidays, weakness, whatever.

Many people have no symptoms when they eat this way, because they have strong constitution, or because they’ve always eaten this way, but I am sensitive, so I feel:

  • Listless
  • Irritable
  • Constipated
  • Not hungry

To get this stuff (mostly cheese, some sugar) out, I’m using something called Ume-Sho-Kuzu, with a pickled umeboshi plum, shoyu (high quality soy sauce) and kuzu (aka kudzu, a white rock that comes mainly from Louisiana these days).… Read the rest

Graduate From Difficulty to Easy Street

Being busy is a gift. Enjoy what you do and you are free, regardless of your income or fame.

Getting sick makes life difficult. People don’t realize this until it happens to them or to a loved one.

But here’s the interesting part.… Read the rest

5 Easy Food Replacements For Better Health

Even though I enjoy health foods, and know a fair amount about health and wellness, I still enjoy rich foods, and with a wife and two kids here in the Framingham area, there are many temptations. But, there are some places I will not go.… Read the rest

Ate Dairy? Make Miso Soup Quick For No Sniffles and No Flu

Most of us cannot resist cheese. There are a million reasons not to eat it, but let’s not go there right now.

If you ate cheese (or some other dairy product), you are going to test your body’s immune system, as there are millions of harmful bacteria in there that all want to live.… Read the rest

More Yin For Summer

Yin and yang are the universe’s guiding forces, known well in Asia but unfamiliar to most of us. Summer is time for more yin (expansion), relaxation, upward growth and fun! Support comes from salad, beans, long grain brown rice and quick-cooked or raw foods.… Read the rest