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RELAX & RECHARGE


Therapeutic home recipes rebalance and renew mind and body.


by Frances Lefkowitz


“A


chieving balance on all levels of being is the true measure of vibrant health,”


says Thomas Yarema, a multidiscipline physician and director of the Kauai Center for Holistic Medicine and Research, in Hawaii.


Integrative physicians and prac- titioners understand that in many ancient Eastern therapies, including Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine, well-being is all about balance. In these disciplines, har- mony—and by extension, health and happiness—is created by a constant rebalancing of energies, sometimes complementing a natural state and sometimes countering it. Thus, depend- ing on our physical and emotional makeup (easy-going personality? hot- tempered?) and current situation (need a job? getting married?), balance may


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require a calming down or a boosting up, turning inward or turning outward. Consulting the latest research and advice from scores of experts, Natural Awakenings has created a guidebook of recipes for balancing mind and body. Whether the immediate need is to relax, refresh, release or recharge, we’ve got a simple to-do to get you back in balance. Try these new approaches today.


Relax


“Change is good,” the saying goes, but even good change, like falling in love or going on vacation—causes stress. Stress is widely reported in medical journals like The Lancet and The Jour- nal of the American Medical Associa- tion as linked to health problems from heart disease and diabetes to hair loss and depression. Because stress affects the immune system, frequent colds or


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bouts with the flu may signal a need to slow down. Fuzzy thinking, forgetful- ness and feelings of frustration can also indicate that it’s time to relax.


Get Herbal


Drinking a cup of herbal tea is a simple, gentle and enjoyable way to “take five.” Herbal educator Dodie Harte, of the Sierra Institute of Herbal Studies, recom- mends a blend of three common calm- ing herbs: chamomile, linden flower and passionflower, with a dash of relaxingly aromatic lavender flower. Add a cup of boiling water to a mix of one teaspoon of each herb and a small sprig of laven- der, then let steep for 5 to 10 minutes.


Apply Pressure


Like acupuncture, acupressure is a technique of Traditional Chinese Medi- cine that works to rebalance the flow of


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