Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 12:16PM Recent research is casting more light on new ways to help people with Parkinson's Disease that include acupuncture and Tai Qi. Read about the latest study in The New England Journal of Medicine (as reported by The New York Times):
The New England Journal of Medicine and Oregon Research Institute.
Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 10:54PM 
This is topped off with a
red wine-cinnamon reduction!
Step One - Preparing The Squash
- Dice an onion and sautee in olive oil
- Cube a medium-sized butternut squash . It will go into the pot of onions
- When onions are transluscent, throw in the squash for steaming with two bay leaves.
- Add a ladel of stock. Salt and pepper
- Steam for about 12 minutes.
As the squash steams ...
Step Two - Cooking The Risotto (using a simpler cooking method that doesn't require constant tending)
- Dice another onion and sautee in olive oil in another pan.
- When onions are translucent, add two cups of risotto and integrate.
- Add a a third-cup of white wine for taste.
- When done stirring for about a minute or two, add four cups of stock (I like vegetable stock with this, preferably homemade for maximum richness of flavor - you may need more than four cups but you can add as necessary).
- Add another bay leaf (major taste profile here)
- You already are on your way to tasty risotto.
Your squash will be ready before the risotto.
Step Three - The Butternut Squash Puree
- With a hand-blender or stand-up blender, turn the squash into a puree.
- When risotto is creamy, soft and slightly chewy at the core, stir in the butternut squash puree and let cook together for a few minutes.
- The smells are fantastic.
Step Four - The Red Wine-Cinnamon Reduction
- Pour a half-cup of decent (or better) red wine at medium-high heat into a hot pan, hot enough to reduce. Taste as you go along, but drop a tablespoon of cinnamon powder and a teaspoon of sugar into the wine. You're looking to form a slightly syrupy sauce with rich taste that will be drizzled over the risotto. Cinnamon naturally compliments butternut squash; only here it is in the sauce!
Enjoy!
Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 09:02PM 
Acupuncture eases the frequency and intensity of migraines.
See Video - it only takes 77 seconds.
Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 08:47PM 
Acupuncture has gained widespread respect from many organizations across the continents, including the National Institutes of Health, the German government, important cancer centers in the United States and the World Health Organization.
Click here to see the WHO's list of conditions that acupuncture treats.
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 11:48AM In Traditional Chinese Medicine, ancient masters said that when a patient falls ill the first issue to address is DIET.
Nothing's really changed. The ancient Chinese were not the only enlightened people to view food as medicine. Although Americans have notoriously bad diets, you'll still find many advocates of this credo, especially among practitioners in the natural health field.
Diet affects overall health and mood. To get really healthy, it helps to cook at least some of your meals. For some, that's not a radical step. For many, it amounts to a major change in lifestyle. But if you're curious, I am leaving a helpful list of easy recipes from New York Times food writer Marc Bittman. They're vegetarian in nature - Bittman wants people to eat less meat and more vegetables - but there's no reason some of them can't INCLUDE MEAT too for taste and preference.
Try braising the meat first in some of the dishes. If it's affordable, opt for grass-fed beef and poultry raised WITHOUT CHEMICALS, such as hormones and antibiotics.