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LIFE: Accupuncture

Submitted by Dorrie Scott on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 2:14pm

accupuncture imageJoin us this Wednesday, when Edward “Needle Hands” Wong shows how acupuncture really is more mainstream than you think.

Mr. Wong is certified in Accupuncture, Oriental Medicine and Chinese Herbology from the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM®). 

Wednesday, June 20, 2012
10:00am
LRNC 131

View the entire LIFE schedule at LIFE Workshops - CyFair.

Image: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/may/30/acupuncture-pain-natural-painkiller.

Spring into Health

Submitted by Christine Turner on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 9:35am

You can support your child's physical, emotional  and mental health by the food and lifestyle choices that your family makes. Here are some great resources which will support you as a parent, and hopefully make your job a little easier.    

Weight Watchers Eat! Move! Play!: A Parent's Guide for Raising Healthy, Happy Kids.

How To Stay Young For the First 100 Years

Submitted by Greg Burns on Wed, 03/21/2012 - 2:24pm

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Growing older is not for sissies!  Do you have headaches, backaches, neck pain or sports injuries (yes, you Baby Boomer trying to do what you did in your 20s, we are speaking to you)?  Or are you facing discomfort from a different life stage event, such as pregnancy?
Then you may benefit from hearing Dr. Karina Garza talk about How to Stay Young for the First 100 years.  Dr. Garza is a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician (CCSP) by the American Board of Sports Physicians (ACBSP).  She will be at the Evelyn Meador Branch Library on Monday, March 26 at 11 a.m.  Ask her how you can deal with those creaky bones, that tennis elbow or even that achy pregnancy back.  Join us, and learn how to  help your body heal itself.
 

 

 

Healthy Aging

Submitted by Luanna Adams on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 2:17pm

Art of aging         Age well       

5 Minutes a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

Submitted by Angel Hill on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 11:43am

5-minute Health FixesWhat can you do in 5 minutes?  Try taking just 5 minutes a day to improve your health.  The Doctors with Mariska van Aalst have a new book out called 5-minute Health Fixes: the Prescription for a Lifetime of Great Health.  How can it help?

Don’t Swallow Your Gum!

Submitted by Angel Hill on Fri, 02/12/2010 - 2:38pm

Don't Swallow Your Gum!True or False?  The average person swallows eight spiders per year.  I was extremely happy to read reasons why this is an unlikely statement in the new printing of the book Don’t Swallow Your Gum! by Dr. Aaron E. Carroll and Dr. Rachel C. Vreeman.  And, no, gum doesn't stay in your stomach for 7 years if you swallow it.

 

Go Red For Women Day

Submitted by Carolyn A on Wed, 02/03/2010 - 5:01pm

National Wear Red Day is on Friday, February 5. Wear red and join women and men across the nation who are wearing red and speaking up so save women's lives. To read about people speaking up to beat heart disease that affects women, go to www.GoRedForWomen.org/Stories.

 Some books to support women in fighting heart disease are:

More New Year Resolutions

Submitted by Carolyn A on Tue, 01/12/2010 - 12:34pm

Help for more resolutions that go by the wayside. The terrible 'e' word (exercise) and better food choices. There are many books on nutrition, healthy cooking and exercise at the library. Here are a few:

Arthritis Pain?

Submitted by Luanna Adams on Tue, 11/03/2009 - 2:26pm

ArthritisDo you suffer from joint pain?  On Monday, November 16, at 6:30, Dr. Tao, from the Foundation for Wellness Professionals, will make a presentation at the Fairbanks Library about natural approaches to preventing and treating arthritis pain.  Please call the library at (713) 466-4438 if you plan to attend.

 

 

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