I have known Ren Fields for a long time. With her 50 years experience, 1,800 hours of training, a Certified Yoga Therapist, and owner of Healing Arts and Yoga (though she now teaches classes at Bodyworks), I have always thought of her as Fredericksburg’s queen of yoga. But when she, wife Paula, and I got…
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Mindfulness Stress Reduction
You may think of mindfulness as something practiced by Buddhist monks in some monastery in Tibet. But the ability to observe sensations, thoughts, emotions and our reaction to our environment in general, with detachment and without judgment, is proving to be useful tool in treating stress. This concept of mindfulness has been incorporated into so…
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Are You Being Treated by the Right “Gardner”?
A version of this was first published in Front Porch at http://frontporchfredericksburg.com Any gardener worth his or her salt knows the best way to grow disease free, healthy plants is to give them the right conditions. Good soil, lots of nutrients, water, light. Maybe even a little love? [caption id="attachment_2340" align="alignnone" width="752"]…
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Is it OK to Save Money by Using Generics?
If your goal is to keep medical expenses down, using generic medicines instead of name brand can make a huge difference. But are generics as good or as safe as name-brand drugs? [caption id="attachment_2303" align="alignnone" width="699"] Will they work? Are they safe?[/caption] Today, about 88 percent of all scripts written are for generics, which…
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