Bulgarian Police Detain Famous Miracle HealerNovinite.comBulgarian police have detained Thursday in Sofia a famous self-styled alternative medicine healer, who apparently also practiced in Greece and Turkey. Police acted on a signal from a customer of the alleged quack, who stated that the practicioner had
Selected by londonshiatsu
-
Most Topular Stories
-
Bulgarian Police Detain Famous Miracle Healer - Novinite.com
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE - Google News9 Feb 2012 | 7:16 am -
Fenton Chiropractor Offers Acupuncture to Treat Back Pain, Neck Pain and Headaches
Acupuncture News9 Feb 2012 | 8:19 amMargaret Freihaut from Fenton Family Chiropractic has been offering acupuncture treatments to her patients since she earned her acupuncturist's license in 1995. -
Fenton Chiropractor Offers Acupuncture to Treat Back Pain, Neck Pain and Headaches - MarketWatch (press release)
acupuncture news - Google News9 Feb 2012 | 7:02 amFenton Chiropractor Offers Acupuncture to Treat Back Pain, Neck Pain and HeadachesMarketWatch (press release)FENTON, MO, Feb 09, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Chiropractor Dr. Margaret Freihaut from Fenton Family Chiropractic has been offering acupuncture treatments to her patients since she earned her acupuncturist's license in 1995.and more » -
Oxygen stress in Salvinia natans: Interactive effects of oxygen availability and nitrogen source
Stress News9 Feb 2012 | 4:20 amThe ability of Salvinia natans All. to tolerate growth in oxic, hypoxic and anoxic nutrient solutions when supplied with either NH4+ or NO3aS' were studied in the laboratory to test the hypothesis that inorganic N-source affects the response of the plants to O2 deprivation. -
Breakthrough on Austerity Clears Way for Greek Deal
NYT > Home Page9 Feb 2012 | 7:34 amAfter days of talks, Greek political leaders reached a deal Thursday to support a package of harsh austerity measures demanded by Greece’s financial backers in return for a bailout.
-
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE - Google News
-
Bulgarian Police Detain Famous Miracle Healer - Novinite.com
9 Feb 2012 | 7:16 amBulgarian Police Detain Famous Miracle HealerNovinite.comBulgarian police have detained Thursday in Sofia a famous self-styled alternative medicine healer, who apparently also practiced in Greece and Turkey. Police acted on a signal from a customer of the alleged quack, who stated that the practicioner had -
Characterisation of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use and Its Impact ... - Medscape
9 Feb 2012 | 3:20 amCharacterisation of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use and Its Impact MedscapeV. Weizman; E. Ahn; R. Thanabalan; W. Leung; K. Croitoru; MS Silverberg; A. Hillary Steinhart; GC Nguyen Background Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients is common. -
A new addition - Chiropractic Economics
8 Feb 2012 | 9:11 pmChiropractic EconomicsA new additionChiropractic EconomicsHowever, if you practice alternative medicine, wellness, nutritional medicine, anti-aging, or weight loss, food allergy treatment can add a new dimension to your practice. From a financial standpoint, adding food allergy treatment to your practice ACTT™ 'Allergy Drops' - Needle Free Allergy TreatmentSacramento BeeACTT(TM) 'Allergy Drops' - Needle Free Allergy TreatmentMarketWatch (press release)all 15 news articles » -
Book Review: How To Lower Blood Sugar: Natural Remedies for Diabetes by Nora M ... - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
8 Feb 2012 | 9:08 pmBook Review: How To Lower Blood Sugar: Natural Remedies for Diabetes by Nora M Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)This information is some of the best I've seen in alternative medicine. With the cost of healthcare skyrocketing, effective alternatives are some thing we all want to know about. One more thing I liked about this book is that the author also includes a and more » -
Alternative Therapies Offer Arthritis Pain Relief - ABC News
6 Feb 2012 | 6:32 amABC NewsAlternative Therapies Offer Arthritis Pain ReliefABC NewsAn estimated 50 million Americans are living with arthritis, and while the pain, stiffness and joint deformities that often go along with it can be debilitating, medical experts say there are treatments that can bring relief to help sufferers live full and more »
-
Acupuncture News
-
Fenton Chiropractor Offers Acupuncture to Treat Back Pain, Neck Pain and Headaches
9 Feb 2012 | 8:19 amMargaret Freihaut from Fenton Family Chiropractic has been offering acupuncture treatments to her patients since she earned her acupuncturist's license in 1995. -
Men with cancer taking road less travelled
9 Feb 2012 | 6:14 amMORE than half of men diagnosed with cancer in Australia are turning to complementary and alternative medicine for a cure, or to improve their health, according to research from the University of Adelaide. -
Sick of feeling tired?
9 Feb 2012 | 4:05 amFeeling worn down? Constantly exhausted? You aren't alone. In fact, according to health experts, a 'lack of energy' is one of the top five complaints doctors face. -
Local Dog Competes In Westminster Dog Show
8 Feb 2012 | 11:55 pmSTILLWATER - Dog lovers around the world will be focused on New York for the annual Westminster dog show next week. -
Say Good-Bye to Insomnia
8 Feb 2012 | 10:55 pmInsomnia affects millions of individuals, their families, and communities. Sufferers have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, or they wake up too early and are unable to get back to sleep.
-
acupuncture news - Google News
-
Fenton Chiropractor Offers Acupuncture to Treat Back Pain, Neck Pain and Headaches - MarketWatch (press release)
9 Feb 2012 | 7:02 amFenton Chiropractor Offers Acupuncture to Treat Back Pain, Neck Pain and HeadachesMarketWatch (press release)FENTON, MO, Feb 09, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Chiropractor Dr. Margaret Freihaut from Fenton Family Chiropractic has been offering acupuncture treatments to her patients since she earned her acupuncturist's license in 1995.and more » -
Diet eases arthritis aches - and more - Vancouver Sun
9 Feb 2012 | 2:19 amDiet eases arthritis aches - and moreVancouver Sun"I was looking for acupuncture to deal with the problem and found an acupuncturist who was also a naturopathic doctor," Baker said. "This made me very interested." Baker had six initial acupuncture sessions with Polo and said he felt "significantly and more » -
Doctor speaks out about patient's death following acupuncture - KTNV Las Vegas
8 Feb 2012 | 10:11 pmDoctor speaks out about patient's death following acupunctureKTNV Las VegasAccording to Dr. Duk Joon Lee, the 69-year-old had just received acupuncture treatment but appeared drowsy. Dr. Lee says he told the man to stay in the waiting room. That's when he claims the man collapsed in front of another patient.Man dies after visiting acupuncture clinicMyNews3FOX5 Vegas - KVVUNo foul play suspected in death at acupuncture clinicKVVU Las Vegasall 3 news articles » -
Digerati Get Connected to Their Spiritual Side - Wall Street Journal
8 Feb 2012 | 12:26 pmWall Street JournalDigerati Get Connected to Their Spiritual SideWall Street JournalThe events come as meditation, acupuncture and other spiritual practices continue to gain a following among the area's technologists who say they find the methods an antidote to the grind of gazing at computer screens all day.and more » -
LSU Offers Large Animal Acupuncture - TheHorse.com
8 Feb 2012 | 10:17 amLSU Offers Large Animal AcupunctureTheHorse.comThe Louisiana State University (LSU) School of Veterinary Medicine has announced that a donation from Donald and Sue Crow, of Shreveport, La., has allowed them to explore and begin offering integrative therapies--including acupuncture--for large and more »
-
Stress News
-
Oxygen stress in Salvinia natans: Interactive effects of oxygen availability and nitrogen source
9 Feb 2012 | 4:20 amThe ability of Salvinia natans All. to tolerate growth in oxic, hypoxic and anoxic nutrient solutions when supplied with either NH4+ or NO3aS' were studied in the laboratory to test the hypothesis that inorganic N-source affects the response of the plants to O2 deprivation. -
Parent resource center will hold infant massage classes
8 Feb 2012 | 12:36 pmA two-week infant massage workshop is being offered from 6 to 7 p.m. March 7 and 14 in Oconto. -
The Best Medicine For A Stressed Worker
8 Feb 2012 | 2:12 amA worker experiencing the stress of intense workdays might develop somatic symptoms, such as stomach ache or headache , which will eventually lead to taking leave of absence. -
Offering a Stressed Employee Support Is the Best Medicine for Productivity
6 Feb 2012 | 7:27 amNewswise - A worker experiencing the stress of intense workdays might develop somatic symptoms, such as stomach ache or headache, which will eventually lead to taking leave of absence. -
Back to Basics: 4 (Free) Online Psychology Courses
1 Feb 2012 | 4:08 pmI moved back here a few months ago and I pass my library daily. It brings back plenty of academic memories - and, surprisingly, they're not the stressful ones.
-
NYT > Home Page
-
Breakthrough on Austerity Clears Way for Greek Deal
9 Feb 2012 | 7:34 amAfter days of talks, Greek political leaders reached a deal Thursday to support a package of harsh austerity measures demanded by Greece’s financial backers in return for a bailout. -
For Recently Divorced Men, a New Breed of Decorators
9 Feb 2012 | 7:30 amFor recently divorced men, a new breed of decorators offers help navigating a strange new world. -
U.S. and Israel Split Over How to Deter Iran
9 Feb 2012 | 7:29 amAn intense debate has erupted over when Tehran’s nuclear facilities will become invulnerable to an Israeli attack, and if economic sanctions need more time to work. -
Kodak to Stop Making Digital Cameras to Cut Costs
9 Feb 2012 | 7:25 amEastman Kodak, the inventor of the hand-held camera, plans to stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames in the first half of 2012 in an effort to cut costs. -
Settlement Worth $26 Billion Reached for Homeowners
9 Feb 2012 | 7:23 amNearly two million Americans could benefit from mortgage relief from the nation’s biggest banks, as part of a broad government settlement announced on Thursday.
-
Anxiety / Stress News From Medical News Today
-
Association Between Mild Cognitive Impairment, Disability And Neuropsychiatric Symptoms
8 Feb 2012 | 1:00 amIn low- and middle-income countries, mild cognitive impairment - an intermediate state between normal signs of cognitive aging, such as becoming increasingly forgetful, and dementia, which may or may not progress - is consistently associated with higher disability and with neuropsychiatric symptoms but not with most socio-demographic factors, according to a large study publishe... -
The Best Medicine For A Stressed Worker
8 Feb 2012 | 12:00 amA worker experiencing the stress of intense workdays might develop somatic symptoms, such as stomach ache or headache, which will eventually lead to taking leave of absence. But when the individual's supervisor offers emotional and instrumental support, the employee is more likely to recover without needing to take that extra afternoon or day off... -
Panic, Breathlessness And Unheard Pain: The Trauma Of Being On A Ventilator While Conscious
8 Feb 2012 | 12:00 amMore and more people being cared for on ventilators are conscious during the treatment, but what is it like to be fully conscious without being able to communicate with the world around you? A thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has lifted the lid on a world of panic, breathlessness and unheard pain... -
Friends Help Us To Negate Negativity
29 Jan 2012 | 12:00 am'Stand by me' is a common refrain when it comes to friendship but new research from Concordia University proves that the concept goes beyond pop music: keeping friends close has real physiological and psychological benefits... -
Survivors Of Hurricane Katrina Struggle With Mental Health Years Later, Study Says
27 Jan 2012 | 1:00 amSurvivors of Hurricane Katrina have struggled with poor mental health for years after the storm, according to a new study of low-income mothers in the New Orleans area. The study's lead author, Christina Paxson of Princeton University, said that the results were a departure from other surveys both in the design and the results...
-
Alternative Medicine
-
Why You Should Use Organic Essential Oils
8 Feb 2012 | 5:00 amMost people who are interested in alternative forms of treatment for the body are probably aware of essential oils and the positive ways they can treat certain ailments. What you need to remember when you are trying to get some oils for your health is that you should stick with organic essential oils instead of [...] -
How Acupuncture, Massage Therapy and Medication Complement Conventional Therapy
7 Feb 2012 | 8:46 amRecent reports suggest that the use of alternative treatments has been very useful as a complement or addition to conventional therapies such as cancer treatments, IVF (in vitro fertilization) and even knee surgery. Alternative treatments for cancer Alternative treatments for cancer patients are increasingly being used particularly for palliative care to help counter the pain [...] -
Pure Essential Oils for Different Treatments
7 Feb 2012 | 5:00 amThe main reason that pure essential oils are so important to alternative medicine is that they are used in many different types of treatments that have been proven to have rather positive results. Anyone who wants to try natural or herbal remedies should know all about these essential oils because they are used in various [...] -
The Basic Details of Electro Acupuncture
6 Feb 2012 | 5:00 amMost people in the world have heard of acupuncture at some point in their lifetime because it is something that has been used for thousands of years for many different problems found in the human body. A new development that some people may have never heard of before is called electro acupuncture and this is [...] -
Always Turn to Natural Arthritis Remedies
4 Feb 2012 | 5:00 amNatural arthritis remedies should always be used instead of prescription drugs because you never know what kind of nasty side effects could come along with those pills from the pharmacy. Plenty of different medications are known to have rather dangerous side effects when not used properly, so it’s important to stick to the safer side [...]
-
New Scientist - Health
-
Sleep: What it is and what it's for
9 Feb 2012 | 2:36 amSince the 1950s, sleep science has revealed much about its structure and patterns. Even so, its origins and functions remain largely mysterious -
New cystic fibrosis drug highlights approval dilemma
7 Feb 2012 | 7:37 amWith drugs for rare diseases, regulators need to balance the consequences of side effects against the demands of patients with no other options -
Doomsday flu decision time: The story so far
6 Feb 2012 | 4:02 amBird flu research is on hold after the creation of dangerous viruses in the lab, and important studies will be only partly published. What's going on? -
Clint Eastwood helps reveal secrets of brain evolution
5 Feb 2012 | 10:00 amBrain scans of humans and monkeys while they watched a cowboy movie show that areas that are functionally similar aren't always in the same place -
Silver packs a punch as chemotherapy drug
4 Feb 2012 | 7:00 amCompounds of silver are as effective against breast and colon cancer cells as a leading chemotherapy drug and may result in fewer side effects
-
Examiner Health & Fitness Channel Articles
-
Top LA personal trainer: Sonki Hong
9 Feb 2012 | 7:42 amTrainer name: Sonki HongCertifications: US Army Master Fitness TrainerSpecialty area: Fun outdoor boot camps, exotic fitness vacations, corporate fitness training.Any celebrity clients? Ke$ha, Blake Mycoskie (founder of TOMS), Jay Penske, Terry... -
Bad news once more for soda drinkers
9 Feb 2012 | 7:24 amNew study reveals soft drinks are linked to respiratory diseasesSoda is just getting bad reputation in news headlines these days. Diet soda linked with heart disease and stroke and regular or diet soda linked to obesity, kidney damage and certain... -
A warning to athletes: exercise damages the body, part 3
9 Feb 2012 | 7:18 amThus, far, in part 1 and part 2, we considered that exercise is damagingly destructive to the body and that it is the recovery phase, via nutrition and rest, whence we actually gain benefit from exercise. Thereafter, we considered the... -
FDA takes action to close down New York cheese manufacturer
9 Feb 2012 | 7:15 amThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked a federal court to prevent a New York cheese manufacturer from operating because of a history of unsanitary conditions and producing cheese in a facility contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes... -
Product Review: Smoking Goose Dorman Street Meatery Merguez
9 Feb 2012 | 7:12 amThis sausage makes you stand up and say "Where have you been all my life?"According to the Smoking Goose Dorman Street Meatery web page, merguez is a North African sausage made from lamb. It is also...
-
Copyblogger
-
How to Recover From a Social Media Hangover
9 Feb 2012 | 3:00 am“Hello. My name is Cori and I’m a social media addict. “Today is day 1 of my commitment to give myself a regular break from technology and the foggy, uncreative haze it can unwittingly lead to.” I was reading a post the other day by blogger Michael Brenner at B2B Marketing Insider, talking about getting your social media game on. Of course, being the skimmer that I am, the first thing that caught my attention and made me go back and read the whole thing was his mention of having a Social Media Hangover. His hangover was induced by sometimes (as we all do) forgetting to… -
The “New” SEO Secret Weapon
8 Feb 2012 | 3:00 amIf you have a web site, you may have noticed one of two things about the traffic you get from search engines. Your search traffic may have dried up overnight, with once-healthy streams turning into a sad little trickle. Or you may have noticed a nice, steady improvement as you’ve climbed higher in the SERPs (search engine results pages), while other sites that used to outrank you suddenly evaporated. There’s a super-secret new ingredient in SEO. It was always a factor, but it’s become even more important recently, as the Google team relentlessly declares war on what they see… -
8 Quick Tips for Writing Bullet Points People Actually Want to Read
7 Feb 2012 | 3:00 amIt’s a Twitterized world, we’re just living in it. Blog posts, Tweets, quick videos, Google+, the Facebook Timeline, and tens of thousands of images pinned to digital boards are flying past us faster than we can read them. Faster than we can even scan them, depending on the time of day. What does this mean for writers trying to cut through it all? At least two things that I can think of: You’d better know how to write a compelling headline You’d better know how to write bullet points that grab (and keep) your reader We’re not telling you to keep your copy short. -
7 Crucial Tactics for Writing a Wildly Successful Guest Post
6 Feb 2012 | 3:00 amWe all know that guest posts grow blogs. But not many people realize that tactical guest posting grows careers. Most bloggers I see pump out these articles while reciting the mantra “quantity over quality”; there’s no real strategy and there are no real long-term benefits. In this post I am going to show you the seven crucial tactics for writing a radically successful guest post. Done right, these strategies will get you more email subscribers, coveted Google ranking positions, and a big head-start on your content marketing goals. Who am I to teach you about guest blogging? -
7 Smashing Social Media Marketing Links
4 Feb 2012 | 3:00 amThis week on The Lede … What really works on Twitter One thing social media copywriters should never do 9 productive social media hacks A reminder of the power of the original social media If you just can’t wait for The Lede every Saturday, and you want even more practical, useable links than the seven we highlight here every week, follow @copyblogger on Twitter. It’s painless. Really. // 9 Social Media Hacks You Need to Embrace Now Mr. Baer makes a good case that though social media is inexpensive in monetary terms, it can get good and costly when it comes to spending your…
-
stress news - Google Blog Search
-
Stress Sucks: The Good News About Haning Weights from Your ...
9 Feb 2012 | 7:17 amThere is a particular relationship between subtle limitations and stress. Stress occurs when you restrict your perception of what is possible. -
Chiropractic Costa Mesa: Helpful Hints For ... - Short News Article
9 Feb 2012 | 6:39 amStress is really a a part of everyday life. You can't escape stress, so what you must do is to understand how to cope with it. The way you cope with stress will affect how you really feel and how you go via life. Below are a few -
Individuals in a Loving Relationship Found to Manage Stress Better ...
9 Feb 2012 | 3:47 amA research study done in Israel objectively shows that loving relationships can help partners combat stress better than single individuals. It is shown in previous studies that interpersonal bonds are critical for a healthy -
Researchers study parenting behaviors of stressed-out birds ...
8 Feb 2012 | 8:58 pmVirginia Tech biologists recently received a $705000 National Science Foundation grant to study how these birds respond to stress as well as the behaviors that stress produces. The question driving the research: do stressed -
Unplanned 9/11 analysis links noise, whale stress (AP) | Stock ...
8 Feb 2012 | 5:20 pmBOSTON – An ocean experiment that was accidentally conducted amid the shipping silence after Sept. 11 has shown the first link between.
-
stress « WordPress.com Tag Feed
-
The Wisdom of Our Heritage
8 Feb 2012 | 4:38 pmWhen you are facing uncertainty or upheaval in your life, sometimes the traditions of your ancestors can provide comfort and reassurance. Intergenerational rituals connect you solidly to your foundation, like roots connect the tree into the soil that sustains it. I like to remember how my grandmother Giuseppina did certain things to make her life enjoyable. She would love to sit in her rocker by the window, for instance, and watch the world go by. She did this every day at the same time. Often she would comment about those who walked by on the sidewalk below. Someimes she… -
WARNING
8 Feb 2012 | 4:24 pmBe careful what you wish for. . Ever since I wrote about the need to earn my couch time – either physically or mentally – I have been given multiple ways to do just that. After posting that blog I have had 4 very busy, somewhat stressful days at work. Two of those days were followed by chaotic evenings with errands, kids’ conflicting schedules, homework and a few arguments. Each night I collapsed on the couch, mentally and physically exhausted, but almost too stressed. The couch (and ice cream and my computer) worked its magic, however, so by bed time I was… -
LESS SEX-rated... Still, a little!!!
8 Feb 2012 | 4:10 pmGALLERY! Click to view slideshow. -
Let "Dope Zebra" dance your stress away
8 Feb 2012 | 3:57 pmSometimes, you just need a good five-minute laugh to get rid of all the stress from the week. Today, that laughter is brought to you by a video J recently sent me, “Dope Zebra.” Watch. Laugh. Replay. Repeat. Enjoy. Happy Wednesday! -
Carbuncle
8 Feb 2012 | 3:49 pmMirror Mirror shallow Mirror highlight giant pores thresholds to cross dirt shoves a slimy tongue down grease’s throat unification Skin Skin flawless Skin sucking down deep dirty concoction swallowing mixed blemishes red toxins boiled mutation Lump Lump swelling Lump infamous white pus filled hollow pore allowing poison liquid oozing void scarred suppuration seeping mental affliction hormonal changes rotten rotten timing
-
Stress Management Blog
-
Jan 26, 4 Types of Stress You Need to Know About.
26 Jan 2012 | 10:07 amA clear understanding of the four different types of stress is the best presciption for health and wellness you will ever find. -
Dec 27, How to Deal with Stress: 101 Simple Ways
26 Dec 2011 | 10:06 pmDon't get caught up in the craziness of life. This list gives you 101 simple ways for how to deal with stress. -
Oct 22, Getting Help for Kids is Easy. Just Ask Grandma or Grandpa.
21 Oct 2011 | 10:30 pmToday's children are stressed to the max; however, it is all so unnecessary. If you want to get real help for kids, look no further than grandma and grandpa. -
Oct 22, Teen Stress & Childhood Stress Has Reached Epidemic Levels.
21 Oct 2011 | 10:22 pmWhat would it take to reduce the causes of teen stress and childhood stress; and give our kids a chance to enjoy life? -
Jul 21, Dance Therapy Can Be A Fantastic Stress Management Tool.
20 Jul 2011 | 7:08 pmDance therapy, like many expressive therapies, can really help with stress management and overall health and wellness.
-
Pepys' Diary
-
Monday 8 February 1668/69
8 Feb 2012 | 3:00 pmUp, and dressed myself; and by coach, with W. Hewer and my wife, to White Hall, where she set us two down; and in the way, our little boy, at Martin, my bookseller's shop, going to 'light, did fall down; and, had he not been a most nimble boy (I saw how he did it, and was mightily pleased with him for it), he had been run over by the coach. I to visit my Lord Sandwich; and there, while my Lord was dressing himself, did see a young Spaniard, that he hath brought over with him, dance, which he is admired for, as the best dancer in Spain, and indeed he do with mighty mastery; but I do not like… -
Sunday 7 February 1668/69
7 Feb 2012 | 3:00 pm(Lord's day). My wife mighty peevish in the morning about my lying unquietly a-nights, and she will have it that it is a late practice, from my evil thoughts in my dreams, ... and mightily she is troubled about it; but all blew over, and I up, and to church, and so home to dinner, where she in a worse fit, which lasted all the afternoon, and shut herself up, in her closet, and I mightily grieved and vexed, and could not get her to tell me what ayled her, or to let me into her closet, but at last she did, where I found her crying on the ground, and I could not please her; but I did at last… -
Saturday 6 February 1668/69
6 Feb 2012 | 3:00 pmUp, and to the office, where all the morning, and thence after dinner to the King's playhouse, and there, -- in an upper box, where come in Colonel Poynton and Doll Stacey, who is very fine, and, by her wedding-ring, I suppose he hath married her at last, -- did see "The Moor of Venice:" but ill acted in most parts; Mohun, which did a little surprise me, not acting Iago's part by much so well as Clun used to do; nor another Hart's, which was Cassio's; nor, indeed, Burt doing the Moor's so well as I once thought he did. Thence home, and just at Holborn Conduit the bolt broke, that holds the… -
Friday 5 February 1668/69
5 Feb 2012 | 3:00 pmUp betimes, by coach to Sir W. Coventry's, and with him by coach to White Hall, and there walked in the garden talking of several things, and by my visit to keep fresh my interest in him; and there he tells me how it hath been talked that he was to go one of the Commissioners to Ireland, which he was resolved never to do, unless directly commanded; for he told me that for to go thither, while the Chief Secretary of State was his professed enemy, was to undo himself; and, therefore, it were better for him to venture being unhappy here, than to go further off, to be undone by some obscure… -
Thursday 4 February 1668/69
4 Feb 2012 | 3:00 pmUp, and at the office all the morning. At noon home with my people to dinner, and then after dinner comes Mr. Spong to see me, and brings me my Parallelogram, in better order than before, and two or three draughts of the port of Brest, to my great content, and I did call Mr. Gibson to take notice of it, who is very much pleased therewith; and it seems this Parallelogram is not, as Mr. Sheres would, the other day, have persuaded me, the same as a Protractor, which do so much the more make me value it, but of itself it is a most usefull instrument. Thence out with my wife and him, and carried…
-
Blog - Stress
-
Life after loss — Moving on doesn't mean forgetting
7 Feb 2012 | 10:00 pmGetting on with your life after the loss of a loved one means coming to terms with your memories, not discarding them. -
Focus, discipline and flexibility will take you far
30 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pmIn professional sports, getting ahead requires more than raw talent. It requires focus and discipline. The same is true in life. -
Dealing with loss
17 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pmRecovering from loss takes time and patience. It's important to remember that healing is a journey, not a destination. -
Prioritize daily goals and yearly resolutions
10 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pmHaving too many goals can be a barrier to achieving anything. Identify the ones that are truly mission critical. Make them your focus. -
Being connected to others boosts your resiliency
23 Dec 2011 | 10:00 pmResilient people have someone, whether it's a mentor or friend, who affirms their value and dignity. Everyone needs a person like that in their life.
-
Deepest Health
-
Deepest Health Podcast 17 – Z’ev Rosenberg – Chinese medicine as a profession, past, present, future
20 Jan 2012 | 7:25 pmI was excited to welcome Z’ev Rosenberg onto the podcast recently. Z’ev is a practitioner with over 30 years of experience in practice. He teaches and nurtures the Chinese herbal program at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego, as well as working with K’an Herb Company & writing on his own blog. Visit those links to learn more about him. You should do so, because what I’ve said barely scratches the surface of what Z’ev offers the Chinese medicine profession. In this podcast, we mainly discussed the state & nature of the Chinese… -
Guizhi tang 桂枝湯, Shanghan lun line 12 & Chinese herb study
18 Jan 2012 | 5:06 pmThere is no use mentioning what has come before – the Dragon energy that has come my way through the yijing, through conversations, through my own presence as Dragon born, through the energy of this coming year – demands a focus on what is coming up and what is flourishing. Today starts a practice that I know will bring value to all of us who gather to learn as deeply as possible. It will populate this blog for years to come. But, it starts here, at the birth of the year of the Dragon. Shanghan lun line 12 – part 1 Tài yáng zhòng fēng, yáng fú ér yīn ruò, yáng fú… -
Shennong rising! Come learn Chinese herbs with us!
16 Jan 2012 | 4:39 pmI hope you have been enjoying the changes on the new site. The blog archive is steadily being repopulated. New resources are being created and polished. We’re being active on the major social networks. A couple of secret projects behind the scenes. But, the big news this last six months has been the Shennong Relational Herb Learning course. My first group of students went through, and had a lot of nice things to say about the course. I list some of those comments on the page where you can learn more about the course and register, if you are interested. I hope you are. -
Chinese herb prescribers : it’s ok to use Mahuang
6 Dec 2011 | 1:00 amMany practitioners and proprietors of herbal pharmacies are under the mistaken impression that the purchase, storage and prescription of the Chinese herb 麻黃 Mahuang (Ephedra) is illegal. This is simply not true. I was reminded of this issue by a recent graduate of NCNM, my friend and colleague, Tim Rudowsky. This is the man recently featured in a Deepest Health podcast about prescribing bulk Chinese herbs, and the proprietor at Green Tea Apothecary. He’s an enterprising fellow, always researching, and apparently this issue piqued his interest. See, at the NCNM school pharmacy,… -
Wind – the father of the 100 diseases – new issue of Chinese Medicine Quarterly
1 Dec 2011 | 6:27 pmHey folks, I’ve got a few articles on particular Chinese herbs from the archives coming your way – cleaned up and ready for consumption. But in the meantime, I wanted to let you know that the newest issue of Chinese Medicine Quarterly is up. This time, writers were asked to think about the concept of Wind in Chinese medicine. Who hasn’t considered Wind as they study Chinese medicine? Such a strange concept – do we really mean WIND? And what’s with the association with wood? So many types of wind! How do we defend against it? What happens when a person…
-
Science of Energy Healing
-
Belief Systems | A Cosmic Crystalline Lesson
5 Feb 2012 | 9:12 pmWe’re now officially launched in the new Cosmic Crystalline Program for the Healing Arts. Each month features a new lesson in whatever the CC Guides (as I refer to them) are sharing with me. This month was a focus on belief systems as energetic phenomena. The first two sentences of this fascinating (and new to... -
Live Big…or go home
1 Feb 2012 | 9:49 amThe past several years have been a time of intense transformation. Many people have arrived in 2012 with a sense of transformation weariness and just hoping to maintain what they have. It is time to stop playing it safe and really get out there for the planet, for humanity, for our future. Not because the... -
New Energy Technique to Increase Your Income | Cosmic Crystalline School of Healing Arts
22 Jan 2012 | 11:07 pmLast week I had a free teleconference call about the new healing arts program I’m offering that starts the end of January (enrollment open through February). The two big questions were about time and money. For time, the program itself creates more time by increasing your internal frequency thereby slowing down the external world (I... -
Is This What You’re Waiting For? | Energy Technique from Cosmic Crystalline School of Healing Arts
16 Jan 2012 | 9:29 pmIn today’s teleconference call about the new program I’m offering the end of January, (Cosmic Crystalline School of Healing Arts) I shared an energy technique for how to know if something is right for you or not. It’s on the call’s recording at the very end. I want to share that technique here so that... -
Join Me on a Free Conference Call, Monday Jan 16
15 Jan 2012 | 10:28 pmMuch like Dr. King invited everyone to a new vision in the 60s, this year invites us to be more deeply who we are on so many levels. For me that is about awakening to our own birthright of becoming healers, visionaries, teachers and spiritual warriors in the New Energies. Martin Luther King Jr said,...
-
Drug Rehab Blog
-
Living the High School Life of Partying Hard? Watch out!
8 Feb 2012 | 2:25 pmTo all those who are living the high school student life of partying hard on weekends, I ask you to watch out! I use to get drunk on weekends and thought that’s what weekends were for. I then went to University where the parties were crazier and it was no longer just weekends. My priorities [...] -
Narconon Trois-Rivières – The Secret of Happy Drug-Free Living
8 Feb 2012 | 9:01 amThe thought of quitting drugs truly scares those who consider beating addiction. Drug detoxification can be tough, but it most often is not the nightmare that many think it is. In fact, compared to the hell that is addiction, it is not very hard at all. What addicts should consider, however, is how truly happy [...] -
Be Faithful to Your Partner
7 Feb 2012 | 12:13 pmAll my life I have cheated on every boyfriend I have had. I have hurt myself as well as my partner. I never ment to hurt anybody I was just looking for a good time. I have layed myself open to diseases by not being faithful. I have ended up alone and hating myself. I [...] -
Wishing to Have Never Started Drugs
3 Feb 2012 | 9:25 amWhen I was 21 years of age I was doing drugs and I treated my family like shit. I felt like they were all against me when they were trying to help me. I wish now that I never started drugs, family is the best part of life there is. I hope people in the [...] -
Lying to Girlfriend
3 Feb 2012 | 7:51 amI am writing to tell you that at 22 years old I was lying to my girlfriend so I could use drugs. If you are thinking of doing this I will ask you to re-think this decision. I am now 31 and I see the damage it has caused myself and my relationship and I [...]
-
The Insomnia Blog - Sleep Doctor Michael Breus, PhD
-
Police don’t get enough sleep
6 Feb 2012 | 9:31 amThis news concerns me both as a health issue and an issue of public safety: a survey of nearly 5,000 police officers in the United States and Canada revealed that these law enforcement professionals are frequently suffering from sleep problems—and this lack of sleep is negatively affecting both their health and their performance on the job. Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital screened 4957 police officers for sleep disorders, beginning with an initial screening and following with check-in screenings every six months for the next two years. Their results… -
Your Brain on Sleep
3 Feb 2012 | 10:54 amThere’s still a great deal of information about the effects of sleep on the brain that we don’t yet understand, so any research that sheds light on this subject is exciting and potentially important. We know that sleep has restorative, cognitively-enhancing effects. We also know the absence of sleep can have detrimental effects on brain function. Recent studies in sleep-brain research have shown: A link between deep sleep and the formation of long-term memories. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine were able to establish this direct link by manipulating a cluster of… -
Can sleep help heal painful memories?
26 Jan 2012 | 7:25 amHere’s some truly fascinating sleep news, the kind that shows just how deeply sleep can affect every facet of our lives. Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley examined the relationship between sleep abnormalities and the brain areas related to emotions. They discovered that REM sleep processes emotional experiences, so that these experiences feel less painful, difficult, and emotionally charged after sleep. Thirty-five adults participated in the study, all in good health. Researchers divided the participants into two groups. Both groups were shown the same series of 150…
-
NCCAM Featured Content
-
NCCAM's Advisory Council Welcomes Six New Members
3 Feb 2012 | 8:14 amThe National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) welcomes six new members to the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The council serves as the principal advisory body to NCCAM, the lead federal agency for research on complementary medicine, and a component of the National Institutes of Health. -
In the News: Resveratrol
2 Feb 2012 | 9:44 amResveratrol is a naturally occurring chemical found in red wine and other plant products and is sometimes sold as a dietary supplement. Recently, a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute looked at how resveratrol works at the cellular level, identifying how it may provide its health benefits. -
In the News: Placebo Effect
10 Jan 2012 | 2:32 pmRecently, several news outlets have been highlighting research studies of the placebo effect. The placebo response can be defined as the benefit patients receive from a treatment that has no active components. Researchers are using innovative study designs to untangle the complexities of the placebo effect. -
Soy Protein Supplements Do Not Reduce Plaque in Arteries of Postmenopausal Women
10 Jan 2012 | 10:40 amSoy protein supplements containing isoflavones do not significantly reduce the progression of atherosclerosis (build-up of plaque in the arteries) in postmenopausal women, according to a recent study published in the journal Stroke. However, a subgroup analysis of this study showed that soy supplements may benefit women who had experienced menopause within the last 5 years. Isoflavones are compounds similar to the female hormone estrogen and act like estrogen in some tissues. Previous epidemiological and laboratory research has suggested that isoflavones extracted from soybeans may have… -
Message from the Director: New Directions
13 Dec 2011 | 7:01 amThe need for careful research on complementary and alternative health practices remains compelling. Tens of millions of Americans are spending $34 billion per year (mostly out-of-pocket) on a variety of complementary approaches, most often without any solid evidence about safety or usefulness. The opportunities to make real differences in some very challenging health issues are equally compelling. After a decade of mainly exploratory research across a broad array of interventions, practices, products, and disciplines, emerging scientific evidence points toward the need for more targeted…
-
Acupuncture News
-
Acupuncture for Improving Health and Well-Being
12 Jan 2012 | 10:49 amJing was recently featured on our local news, WDRB 41 Louisville. We were able to demonstrate acupuncture as well as non-needle modalities such as cupping, moxibustion, Tui-Na, and magnet therapy. Somehow the crew managed to make 4:30am fun! Check out the series of videos here: Acupuncture for improving health and well-being - WDRB 41 Louisville - News, Weather, Sports Community Keith Kaiser having fun with an auricular acupuncture model Acupuncture shoulder points Cupping -
Stress: One Point Can Make The Difference
8 Jan 2012 | 7:40 amThere are hundreds of acupuncture points throughout the body, but there are some that elicit a particularly powerful therapeutic response. The following studies explain the method of actions of two different points and examines the beneficial effects that using just one point can have on chronic stress. Stomach 36 In this study from Georgetown University, researchers administered electroacupuncture to acupuncture point St36 to the treatment group, sham acupuncture to another group, and no acupuncture to the control group prior to and following a stressor. They exposed… -
Primer on Happiness
30 Dec 2011 | 6:39 amThis photo came to me in a Facebook feed and I thought it would help set the appropriate tone as we reflect back on 2011 and create our mindset for 2012. Happy New Year! -
Quick Coherence for Holiday Peace
23 Dec 2011 | 9:13 amWe have been using a lot of Biofeedback for soldiers with PTSD to decrease anxiety and increase mindfulness. I am currently in the process of reviewing the emWave by HeartMath to determine if it is a good fit to use and recommend at Jing, and one of the initial practices suggested is a short heart meditation that does not require the aid of a device. Detailed information is available on their website along with a number of free tools and research. Try out this quick, proactive practice for your own centered presence before taking on holiday traffic or that pesky family drama! Step 1: Focus… -
Top 5 Self-Care Experiences of 2011
11 Dec 2011 | 12:41 pmMany patients ask me what I do for my own self-care regimen - after all, if you are going to preach it, you need to practice it. One of my main sources of R&R are spa adventures both for my own personal enjoyment, but also as a way to research a variety of therapies to recommend as part of a total individual treatment plan for my patients. This year I had the opportunity to try several modalities in various locations across the country, and the following are my reflections on those experiences. Maya Abdominal Massage - I have only had one "full body" massage in my life where…
-
About.com Alternative Medicine
-
Enhancing Immunity with Agaricus
6 Feb 2012 | 1:06 pmA type of medicinal mushroom, agaricus is often touted as an all-natural immune-booster. Indeed, there's some evidence that agaricus may help stimulate the immune system and even help strengthen your defense against some forms of cancer. However, since most of this evidence comes from animal-based research and test-tube studies, it's too soon to recommend agaricus for cancer defense....Read Full Post -
Cold Relief with Pelargonium
2 Feb 2012 | 1:30 amOften referred to as "umcka," pelargonium is an herbal remedy thought to treat coughs and colds. Long used in traditional South African medicine, pelargonium has been found to knock out viruses and stimulate the immune system in a number of test-tube studies....Read Full Post -
Can Chaga Fight Cancer?
30 Jan 2012 | 8:49 amLike shiitake and maitake, chaga is a medicinal mushroom often used to rev up the immune system and fend off illness. Many proponents even suggest that taking chaga supplements--or drinking chaga tea--can increase the body's defense against cancer....Read Full Post -
The Buzz on Beta-Glucan
25 Jan 2012 | 2:14 amOats, barley, and certain medicinal mushrooms all contain beta-glucan, a natural substance that's widely available in supplement form. Touted as a natural remedy for a host of health problems (from allergies and asthma to major diseases like diabetes), beta-glucan is also purported to protect against some forms of cancer....Read Full Post -
Managing Cholesterol with Maqui
23 Jan 2012 | 5:14 amA vibrant purple berry that grows wild in some regions of South America, maqui shows promise as a natural means of keeping cholesterol in check. Rich in potent antioxidants known as anthocyanins, maqui has been found to reduce cholesterol, fight oxidative stress, and protect against atherosclerosis in laboratory research....Read Full Post
-
About.com Holistic Healing
-
Hurry! Only One Week Left to Nominate Your Favorites
8 Feb 2012 | 4:08 amYour nominations for Best in Holistic Healing for the About.com 2012 Readers' Choice Awards are picking up. I'm already getting a pretty good idea who the finalists will be in the various contests, but with another week left (nominations are open through February 15th) I'm curious if there will be any surprises. Have you submitted your choices for Best in Reiki, Best Intuitive Healers, Best in Chakra Healing, Best in Massage, and other award categories? There is a short window of time left.... so hurry! Go Here to review all the holistic healing award categories and then click through the… -
Valentine Birthmark
7 Feb 2012 | 4:06 pmHealing Photo of the Week I. L.ove Y.ou Heart Birthmark Birthmark Stories/Photos Share Your Birthmark Story/Photo I keep a Healing Photo of the Week Archive if you wish to revisit previous photos featured. You can also explore Around About: Photo of Week to view the latest Guide featured photos across the network. image © Spec-ta-cles, Flickr Creative Commons ~ Healing Lesson of the Day ~ ~ Affirmation of the Day ~ Follow on Twitter | Follow on Facebook | Follow on Google+Visit my Forum | Newsletter Sign Up -
Astrology Reading Cards - Another Oracle Deck to Love
6 Feb 2012 | 5:06 amOver the weekend I had the opportunity to open up a new pack of oracle cards - what fun!! Astrology Reading Cards is a unique oracle deck based on cosmic influences created by astrologer, Allison Chester-Lambert. The illustrator of the cards is artist Richard Crooke.... these cards are real beauties. Because of my love of Tarot and divination practices in general I have collected Tarot and Oracle cards for over thirty years. Because of the number of decks on the market to choose from has significantly grown in the past few years, there is no way I can keep up collecting all of them. I… -
Healing Doses of the Week - Jan 30-Feb 5
5 Feb 2012 | 11:33 pmFebruary 6, 2011 - Throughout the week I am blogging, writing new articles, updating or revising older content, also adding reader submissions. Healing Doses is Monday morning's blog roundup of what has been added over the past week at About Holistic Healing. H E A L I N G ~ L E S S O N S mon tue wed thu fri sat sun New/Updated Articles and Features Astrology Reading Cards Pictorial Review New Blog Posts Healing Doses: Jan 23-29 Nominate Your Favorite Massage Tool Chakras - Healing Stitches Reiki and Intuitively Working with Animals Carnival of Healing #246 Seeking Nominations for Best in… -
Seeking Nominations for Best in Chakra Healing
4 Feb 2012 | 4:59 amThere is still time to submit your nominations for the 2012 Readers' Choice Awards (RCA). Twenty-three Holistic Healing winner badges in total are to be awarded, three of them to the very Best in Chakra Healing. Best Chakra Healing Books (nominate your favorites) Best Chakra-Centered Facebook Page (nominate your favorites) Best Chakra-Centered Twitter Account (nominate your favorites) There's still time to get yourself in the running! Get your friends and followers to nominate you (you are allowed to nominate yourself). Reader nominations will continue through Feb. 15. Show your support and…
-
Health News from NHS Choices
-
'Economy class' DVT syndrome myth busted
8 Feb 2012 | 9:30 am“Sitting in a window seat during a long flight can increase the risk of deep vein thrombosis,” according to The Daily Telegraph. It has long been known that flying is associated with an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a type of serious blood clot in a major vein, but new US guidance has looked at a range of factors that could potentially raise the risk. Those of you thinking of booking your summer holiday might be interested to know that flying in cramped budget seats, while often annoying, presented no greater risk than flying in business class. And while pricey booze… -
PIP breast implants – latest from the NHS
8 Feb 2012 | 4:00 amWomen concerned about French-made PIP breast implants can find all the latest NHS information about the issue on this page. Worries about the implants have emerged since news of a major investigation into them in France was widely covered in the media in December 2011. It is thought that around 40,000 women in the UK have the implants, with about 95% of them having been provided privately for purely cosmetic reasons. What’s the problem? The French implants caused global concern after it was revealed they contained industrial silicone rather than medical-grade fillers and that they may be… -
Difficult to see how C. diff spreads in hospital
8 Feb 2012 | 2:27 am“We don’t know what causes deadly hospital superbug to spread, admit scientists,” the Daily Mail has reported. “Hospitals may be adopting the wrong strategy for combating a notorious bug on the wards,” it goes on to say. This story is based on new research investigating the transmission of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), a hospital-acquired infection that can be fatal. C. difficile is thought to be spread in hospital through contact with infected patients, but new UK research has found that this may not be the case. The research found that two-thirds of new cases in hospital… -
Spoon-feeding compared with 'baby-led' weaning
8 Feb 2012 | 2:22 am“Spoon feeding makes babies fatter,” the BBC reported today. According to the broadcaster, babies weaned on pureed food tend to end up fatter than infants whose first tastes are finger foods. This high-profile news is sure to be of interest to parents. However, the research behind the coverage is not strong enough to support such claims. The study compared information gathered on the diet and BMI of 92 child weaned on finger foods (“baby-led” weaning) and 63 children weaned using spoon-feeding. In total, 10 spoon-fed children were above a healthy weight compared to nine in the… -
Woman gets artificial jawbone transplant
7 Feb 2012 | 10:00 amAn 83-year-old woman has been implanted with the world’s first “3D printer-created jaw”. Using cutting-edge laser manufacturing techniques, doctors and metal experts were able to build up layers of titanium to form a custom metal jawbone to exactly fit her face. The metal jawbone was then inserted into her lower jaw, replacing a large section of bone that was destroyed by a chronic infection. The technique of 3D printing has been used to build prototype products for some time, but in recent years scientists have begun experimenting with the medical possibilities offered by the process.
-
NIDA News
-
New NIDA resource helps families navigate addiction treatment options
16 Jan 2012 | 9:00 pmA new resource, Seeking Drug Abuse Treatment: Know What to Ask, will help individuals and families struggling with addiction ask the right questions before choosing a drug treatment program. It was developed by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, and is available to the public free online or in hard copy through NIDA’s DrugPubs service (see information below). -
Cigarette and alcohol use at historic low among teens
13 Dec 2011 | 9:00 pmCigarette and alcohol use by eighth, 10th and 12th-graders are at their lowest point since the Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey began polling teenagers in 1975, according to this year's survey results. However, this positive news is tempered by a slowing rate of decline in teen smoking as well as continued high rates of abuse of other tobacco products (e.g., hookahs, small cigars, smokeless tobacco), marijuana and prescription drugs. -
National Institute on Drug Abuse to Announce Results of 2011 Monitoring the Future Survey
8 Dec 2011 | 9:00 pmThe National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will hold a press conference on Wednesday, December 14, to announce the results of its 2011 Monitoring the Future survey. The survey, funded by NIDA—part of the National Institutes of Health—tracks annual drug abuse trends of 8th, 10th, and 12th-grade students, including attitudes and perceived risk of specific illicit drugs. It is one of three major polling instruments the Department of Health and Human Services uses to monitor the nation's substance abuse patterns. -
Painkiller Abuse Treated by Sustained Buprenorphine/Naloxone
7 Nov 2011 | 9:00 pmPeople addicted to prescription painkillers reduce their opioid abuse when given sustained treatment with the medication buprenorphine plus naloxone (Suboxone), according to research published in yesterday's Archives of General Psychiatry and conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health. The study, which was the first randomized large scale clinical trial using a medication for the treatment of prescription opioid abuse, also showed that the addition of intensive opioid dependence counseling provided no added benefit. -
Teen musicians in drug treatment win 2012 GRAMMY® experience
6 Nov 2011 | 9:00 pmTwo teens with powerful stories about their experience in drug treatment have been awarded the top distinction in the MusiCares® and GRAMMY Foundation's® Teen Substance Abuse Awareness through Music Contest. The annual contest was created to celebrate National Drug Facts Week and is coordinated by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health.
-
linkedin « WordPress.com Tag Feed
-
The First Three Things - How to Get Started on LinkedIn
8 Feb 2012 | 7:25 am“People keep inviting me on LinkedIn, but I don’t know how to get started”. I hear -
Today in Tech: The Yahoo board exodus
8 Feb 2012 | 7:13 amFortune’s curated selection of tech stories from the last 24 hours. Sign up to get the round-up delivered to you each and every day. * Four board members are leaving Yahoo, including chairman Roy Bostock and HP exec Vyomesh Joshi. As All Things D reports, the Internet company will add three new board members, though their identities are not yet known. (All Things D) * Amazon upped the content available in its Prime Instant Video selection to 15,000 videos, with movies and shows from MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, VH1, and BET, among others. (Amazon) * Yesterday’s story of… -
LinkedIn Now Supports HTTPS for Browsing
8 Feb 2012 | 7:02 amLinkedIn announced the other day that they are now supporting HTTPS for your browsing experience. This is currently an “opt in” feature that will be rolled out gradually in the next coming weeks to all of their members. Serving LinkedIn.com over HTTPS will enhance the security for all their users, especially for those who are using public networks such as open WiFi hotspots. How to Turn on the HTTPS option 1. Go to Settings > Account > Manage Security Settings. 2. Check the box and save changes. (You may be asked to log in before accessing the Settings page). At any time,… -
Combining Web Design, Branding and Social Media for SEO
8 Feb 2012 | 7:00 amA great way to get your business found on the web is to have a website and a Twitter page, Facebook Fan page and LinkedIn profile. Those are really the 3 basics to start with when you want to have a chance at rising in the search engines to the first page. In other words for good SEO. The branding that goes on all 4 should be consistent in colors, typefaces and logo design. That way your customers can tell immediately that they are in the right place. For example, I designed a website with a blog, a Facebook Fan page, a Twitter page and LinkedIn profile page for a client that was starting a… -
The Many Ways to Communicate with Customers
8 Feb 2012 | 6:55 amPhones, e-mail, texts, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube are all tools businesses use to communicate with their customers. How do YOU communicate with and market to your customers or prospective customers? Now you may be wondering, “Do I need to communicate with my customers using all these mechanisms?” Quite simply, the answer is “No”. Yes, I know that’s a relief! However, what you would want to do is really understand who your customer is, his or her age profile, and where or how your customer wants to interact with you. Let’s take a quick look at some of these…
-
@ProBlogger
-
6 Powerful Guest Post Tactics that No One’s Talking About
9 Feb 2012 | 6:05 amThis guest post is by Tom Ewer of Leaving Work Behind. Guest posting is a hot topic amongst startup bloggers. It is one of the most widely-adopted blog promotion strategies in existence, and has been made perhaps even more popular by the success of “serial” guest posters such as Danny Iny of Firepole Marketing. His “blitzkrieg” strategy may come across to some as a triumph of quantity over strategy, but nothing could be further from the truth. He understands the key concepts that we will be exploring in this post, and executes them in a highly effective manner. Whilst… -
How to Succinctly Report a Blog Issue to Tech Support
8 Feb 2012 | 6:07 amThis guest post is by Matthew Setter of Malt Blue. How often do you find it happening to you? You discover an issue with your site, or one of your community members emails you to tell you about it, and soon you start to see tweets about it too. Maybe it’s as simple as an error message that detracts from the professional appearance of your site. Perhaps the contact form doesn’t send messages to your contact email address. Or is it that the whole site just displays as a blank page, otherwise known as the white page of death? You’re not a programmer, a software engineer or a seasoned… -
Make Your Blog Load Faster than ProBlogger: Part 2
7 Feb 2012 | 12:05 pmThis guest post is by Devesh of WP Kube. A few months ago, I wrote a guest post here called How to Make Your Blog Load Faster than ProBlogger. Today, I’ll go into some more detailed advice to help you speed up your site even more. If you’re a blogger, you already know about the importance of blog loading speed, and the role it plays in search engine rank and marketing your blog. But if this is new territory for you, here are three quick reasons why you need to speed up your blog: Google includes website loading speed as an important metric in their ranking algorithm. If you want… -
How I Beat my Best Month Ever by Doing Something Good, Better [Case Study]
7 Feb 2012 | 6:04 amMid-December 2010: on my photography site, we launched a new campaign—our first ever 12 Days of Christmas promotion. The result was my biggest month of earnings ever up to that point. The idea was simple: offer discounts on 12 products over the 12 days leading up to Christmas. I used a mix of my own ebooks and products from other photography sites with affiliate commissions. The result was massive. Not only did we see some great revenue generated, it created some lovely buzz on the site. Due to the success of the 2010 campaign, in mid-December 2011 we launched our second 12 Days of… -
Six Steps to Make Sure Your Site Is Ready to Go Viral
6 Feb 2012 | 6:00 amThis guest post is by Nancy Sathre-Vogel of Family on Bikes. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Surely Google Analytics was confusing my site with another, way more popular site. There was no way my visitor numbers could be so high! And yet they were. One of my posts had taken off and was spreading like wildfire. Those viral post phenomena that happen to others were now happening to me. The first day, 17,000 visitors came to my website. The next day we topped out at 56,000. Readers were coming in droves. It was exciting. It was exhilarating. My site, viral! Wow! And then I took a…
