Joy As Medicine
Contemporary research is finally catching up to ancient wisdom, revealing that joy triggers cascading physiological changes that support every system in the body.
- HOME
- RADIANT HEALTH TIPS
- “TURNS OUT…”
- Turns Out: The Avocado Edition
- Turns out…the nose may know before the mind does.
- Turns out… that “moderate” drinking was never as safe as we were told…
- Turns out… walking outperforms most antidepressants, and you need fewer steps than you think.
- Turns out… what a father eats, weighs, and does before conception …
- Turns Out The Famous Italian Evening Walk Protects Your Heart, But Not for the Reason Anyone Expected
- Turns Out Two Minutes of Walking After a Meal Does Something Remarkable to Your Blood Sugar
- Turns Out The Most Damaging Thing You Do Every Day Might Not Be What You Eat
- Turns Out Vitamin D3 May Be Slowing Your Biological Clock
- Turns Out kimchi might help your body deal with microplastics
- Turns Out pistachios have a surprising talent nobody talks about.
- Turns Out two kiwis before bed might be one of the best sleep aids you’ve never considered.
- Turns Out pistachios are the overachievers of the nut world
- Turns Out caffeine is not a stimulant?
- Turns Out, Brown Fat Has Been Keeping a Secret
- ARTICLES
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Autophagy for Longevity: The Complete Guide to Cellular Renewal
- Your Internal GPS And How Modern Life Broke It
- The 7 Channels of Elimination: A Holistic Perspective on Supporting the Body’s Natural Detox Pathways
- Unleashing Your Inner Resilience: The Power of Cardio and Strength for a Radiant Life
- Fundamentals for Breast Health !
- The Fantastic 4 for Radiant Heart Health !
- Damp? What Does This Have to do With My Health ?
- Why the Liver ?
- Two “New” Allies for Breast Health !
- Our Kidneys – It Takes Two to Tango !
- The Prostate – A Case Of the Squeaky Wheel !
- Overlooked Aspects Of Liver Health !
- How to Have a Healthy and Happy Prostate !
- Don’t Overlook Your Kidneys !
- An Overlooked Aspect of Heart Health
- Kidneys; The Overlooked ‘Child’
- To Digest or Not To Digest: That is the Question !
- BRAIN
- The Plastic Brain, How Everyday Toxins Age Your Mind
- Alzheimer’s disease: it’s not just in your head !
- Tips for a Happy, Healthy & Youthful Brain !
- Healthy Brain Holistically !
- Support For An Aging Mind !
- Don’t Retire Your Brain !
- NAC and Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Hopeful Ally
- Brain Boosters from the Hive: The Surprising Neuroprotective Benefits of Brown, Green, and Red Propolis
- DISEASE
- NAD+ and Cancer Risk: What the Research Actually Says
- Type-2 Diabetes Defense !!
- The Bitter Truth About Sugar: How Refined Carbohydrates Harm Our Health
- Is Berberine Really Nature’s Ozempic? A Critical Look
- The Botanical Path to Seasonal Allergy Relief or How I Learned to Love Spring & Summer Again !
- Breast Cancer, There’s Much We Can Do !!
- Blood Sugar and Insulin; Why You Should Care and What You Can Do !
- Pouring Fuel on the Fire: How Alcohol Fuels Cancer’s Growth and Spread
- Melatonin and Cancer: A Promising Adjunct in Oncology
- Skin Cancer; What Can Be Done
- ENVIRONMENT
- HEALTH & HEALING
- Doing Everything Right and Still Feeling Empty
- Belonging Is Biology: The Science of Connection and Health
- The Three Faces of Stress: Five Practices for the Long Haul
- THE THREE FACES OF STRESS: Five Tools for Stress Relief That Work Right Now
- Awe Is Not Optional: The Biology of Wonder
- What You Believe About Stress May Matter More than the Stress Itself
- The Myth of Constant Energy: Understanding Tonification vs. Stimulation
- Where’s the Joy?
- Beyond Nutrients: Rediscovering Food as Nourishment for Body and Spirit
- The Three Treasures and Your Health: Herbs & Mushrooms for Supporting Qi (Part 3B of 4)
- The Three Treasures and Your Health: Understanding Qi (Part 3A of 4)
- The Art of Nourishing Shen: Nine Heart-Centered Practices for Inner Calm and Radiant Well-Being
- The Health Insurance Trap: Why America’s System Fails the Sick and Profits the Powerful
- A Holistic Approach to Keeping the Happy in ‘Happy’ Holidays
- The Three Treasures and Your Health: Understanding Jing (Part 2 of 4)
- Gratitude Beyond Thanksgiving: How Ancient Wisdom and Modern Neuroscience Reveal a Path to Lasting Resilience
- Healing or Hype? How to Tell if a Supplement Is Truly on Your Side
- Amino Acids 101: The Building Blocks of Life and Radiant Health
- The Missing Medicine: How Awe Heals Body, Mind, and Spirit
- Healing in the Pause: The Radical Medicine of Doing Nothing
- Beware the Absolutes in Wellness
- Why Joy Might Be Your Most Powerful Medicine
- The Three Treasures and Your Health: Introduction to Jing, Qi, and Shen (Part 1 of 4)
- The Worst Place to Get Your Health Advice
- Finding Calm in a Restless World: The Gift of Shankhpushpi
- How Stress Passes Through Generations
- When Medicine Forgets We Are Whole
- Purpose: The Secret Ingredient to Radiant Health and Longevity
- Authenticity in a Filtered World
- The Body Is Not Just a System — It’s a Story !
- The Joy Prescription: How Joie de Vivre Can Unlock Radiant Health and Longevity
- What If We Tried to Love Harder ?
- How to Heal in a Society that Profits from Our Illness: Reclaiming Wholeness in a System Built on Disconnection
- Healing as a Return to Wholeness, A Journey, Not a Destination
- Caffeine: A Deeper Look Beyond Good or Bad
- ENERGY CRISIS !
- Holistic Help for Depression !
- Radiant Health is Your Birthright !
- Holistic Happiness !
- Energy for a Lifetime !
- The Science and Art of Gratitude: Unlocking Its Benefits for Mind, Body, and Spirit !
- The Lost Art of Balance: The Key to Radiant Health and Healing
- The Power of Glycine: A Holistic Ally for Better Sleep and Radiant Health
- The Chill Pill in Your Cup: The Calming Amino Acid for Stress, Focus, and Wellness
- Sipping Away Resilience: Alcohol’s Effect on Your Stress Hormones
- The Heart’s Neural Network and the Concept of Shen in Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Cordyceps Strengthens Yang and Nourishes Yin
- Holistic Happiness !
- Organic, Does it Matter ?
- Managing Holiday Excesses !
- HERBS
- Timeless Adaptogen: Ashwagandha’s Role in Relieving Stress and Promoting Radiant Health
- Cistanche: The Desert Herb of Longevity and Vitality
- Triphala: Three Fruits, Two Thousand Years, and What Science Is Discovering !
- Holy Basil (Tulsi): A Sacred Plant for Stress, Sleep, and Metabolic Health
- How Gynostemma Activates Your Body’s Master Metabolic Switch PART 3
- Gynostemma: The Science Behind the Immortality Herb PART 2
- Gynostemma: For Longevity… and Immortality? PART 1
- Rhodiola Rosea: A Holistic Ally for Balancing Mood, Boosting Energy, and Sharpening the Mind
- Schisandra: The Five-Flavor Berry for Radiant Health
- Albizia – The “Happiness Herb”
- That’s a Medicine? Really ???
- Super Spice, A Remedy for a Healthier, Younger You !
- Schisandra’s Science-Backed Benefits (Quick Read)
- Gotu Kola, Ancient Herb, Modern Benefits
- Why Herbs? The Magic and Wonder of Herbal Medicine
- IMMUNE HEALTH
- Boost Your Immune System and Guard Against Colds and Flu
- Inflammation…But I don’t feel inflamed ?
- 10 Tips for a Healthy Immune System (Part One) !
- There Is No Such Thing As Stress !
- The Perfect Storm !
- Leading Threats to Immune Health and Function
- Wellmune Wonders: Unlocking the Secrets to a Stronger Immune System
- Wellmune Wonders: Unlocking the Secrets to a Stronger Immune System
- SUPPORT A HEALTHY MIND AND BODY HOLISTICALLY WITH LION’S MANE
- Immune Health Balance !
- Immune Health; A Holistic Approach !
- Stress. Good? Or Bad ?
- Tips for Seasonal Allergy Relief
- LONGEVITY
- Natural Remedies and Nutrients to Combat Crepe Skin
- Ancient Remedies Revisited
- Polyphenols: Nature’s Key to Longevity, Brain Health, and Resilience
- Your Inner Clock, Discover Your Personal Circadian Rhythm for Better Health and Longevity
- Spermidine and the Search for Longevity
- The Cholesterol Conundrum Among the Longest Lived
- Aging Beautifully – Beautiful Aging !!
- Long Life, Healthy Life !!
- Powering Up Your Lifespan: Unlocking the Longevity Potential of PQQ
- Proteolethargy and Aging: How Diet and Lifestyle Unlock Healthy Longevity
- Creatine and Mitochondrial Health: Unlocking Energy, Longevity, and Neuroprotection
- Age Backwards: The Mitochondrial Boosting Duo for Longevity.*
- Lifespan vs. Healthspan: How to Maximize Both for a Longer, Healthier Life
- Taurine: The Secret to Longevity?
- Glycine and NAC: The Dynamic Duo for Healthy Aging
- MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS
- Shen, Stress, and the Medicine of Flourishing: What Reishi Has Known for Two Thousand Years
- Ancient Wisdom, Modern Science: What Medicinal Mushrooms Offer in the Fight Against Cancer
- Chaga, A Lesson in Resilience, Cellular Balance, and Healthy Aging
- Reishi Part 4: How To Use Reishi Effectively
- Reishi Part 3: Immune Health Ally
- Reishi Part 2: Tonic For The 21st Century
- Reishi Part 1: Traditional Use Of Reishi
- Turkey Tail Mushroom Benefits: Ancient Wisdom for Immune Support, Gut Health & Metabolic Balance
- Reishi and the Art of Remembering Calm
- Reishi Mushroom Benefits for Stress, Sleep, and Mental Clarity: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Life
- Cordyceps: The Rare Mushroom That Harmonizes Yin and Yang for Complete Health
- The Royal Sun Mushroom: Unearthing the Healing Power of Agaricus blazei
- Unlocking the Health Benefits of Maitake: A Guide to the Wonder Mushroom
- Mushroom Power Supplements To Support Immunity !
- Maitake D-fraction The Mushroom World’s Gift for Today !
- Maitake Mushroom (Grifola frondosa): An In-Depth Review of Its Immune Benefits and Maitake D-Fraction
- Mushrooms, the Feminine Side !
- ‘Tis the Season… for Reishi
- 10 Ways Cordyceps Supercharges Your Sex Life (backed by science)
- Cordyceps Strengthens Yang and Nourishes Yin
- Tremella Fuciformis: The Beauty and Longevity Mushroom
- Poria Mushroom: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Wellness
- The Power of Ergothioneine: Nature’s “Longevity Vitamin”
- The Ancient Mushroom Wisdom of Native Americans
- Cordyceps: The Ancient Tonic for Energy, Vitality, and Longevity in Traditional Chinese Medicine
- The Marvel of Lion’s Mane Mushroom: A Comprehensive Look at Its Benefits and Uses
- The Mushroom World’s Gift for Today
- Don’t Forget Your Fur Babies!
- Functional Fungi Fun Facts
- MICROBIOME
- NUTRIENTS
- DIET & NUTRITION
- It’s Still Junk Food: Why “Made with Avocado Oil” Doesn’t Make That Chip a Salad
- I’ll Drink to That: Why Water Might Be the Missing Link in Your Healing
- The Morning I Stopped Eating Breakfast: (And I Started Listening Instead)
- The Blueberry Advantage: Why This Superfood Deserves a Place in Your Diet
- Go Greens !!
- Legumes, The Super Food Secret to a Longer, Healthier Life
- Why ‘Real’ Foods are Super Foods
- The Bitter Truth About Sugar: How Refined Carbohydrates Harm Our Health
- Meal replacements; The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
- PROPOLIS
- Red Propolis: Nature’s Remarkable Multi-Tasker
- How Propolis Boosts Gut Health and Microbiome Balance
- Nature’s Shield: Propolis as a Powerful Ally Against Respiratory Viruses
- Propolis Power: Unlocking Its Potential Against COVID-19
- Airway Armor: How Propolis Fortifies Respiratory Health
- Nature’s Shield: Uncovering the Remarkable Antibacterial Power of Propolis
- Viral Defense Unleashed: The Powerful Antiviral Actions of Propolis
- Propolis: Nature’s Immune Guardian
- Propolis: Discover Its Powerful Benefits for Wellness and Immunity
- Propolis: Discover Its Powerful Benefits for Wellness and Immunity
- The Wonders of Propolis: A Deep Dive into Its Benefits & Potential Against COVID-19
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- BODY SYSTEMS
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