Tea has been revered and enjoyed all over the world for thousands of years. The brewed leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant create a warming and stimulating beverage that is the most widely drunk other than water. There are countless ways to prepare tea, from plucking the first spring leaves of young trees to aged…

When was the last time you let out a deep belly laugh, one that brought tears to your eyes and made your abs a little sore? And do you recall how contented you felt afterwards? At that moment you were tapping into one of the oldest and most powerful medicines. And if you have ever…

Breast cancer is a devastating illness that claims the lives of over 500,000 women every year, with nearly 2 million new cases diagnosed annually. Over the past 50 years, breast cancer rates have risen dramatically all over the world, though so have survival rates. The stance of the conventional medical community is that early detection…

Ah, coffee. The worlds favorite addiction. From the most rural farmer to the busiest executive, people everywhere love their morning cup o joe. And late morning cup, afternoon cup, and sometimes evening cup. But while coffee offers the promise of alertness and productivity, using it as a daily supplement can have devastating effects on the…

Vegetables hold a special place in our hearts here at MHLC. Full of essential nutrients and radical flavor, we believe that eating plenty of whole vegetables forms the cornerstone of a healthy lifestyle. And while nearly all vegetables are pretty wonderful, there are a few that stand out as real nutritional powerhouses, offering a lot…

From the smallest cell to the largest organism, when a segment of life is no longer filling its role as part of a healthy collective, it is cancerous. Cancer in a body occurs when cells become diseased, feed on wasteful metabolic processes, procreate, and refuse to die according to the normal schedule. When cancer overtakes…

Oh, help! said Pooh. Id better go back. Oh, bother! said Pooh. I shall have to go on. I cant do either! said Pooh. Oh, help and bother! AA Milne Do you identify with Poohs stuckness? What about with Elizabeth Gilbert? In this quote from Eat, Pray Love, Gilbert (2006) reaches despair over her married…

We all see the world in different ways. While most of us agree upon a shared reality within which we operate, we are all living inside of our own individual reality structures. Some people are more easily able to reconcile their individual realities with the realities of others: to get along and cooperate with people…

Suddenly everything familiar to you is gone. You are in free-fall, with nothing to cling to. You have no idea where youre going to land. Everything is breaking down and you dont know what to do. Sometimes, the catalyst can be painfully humiliating. You made a mistake that cost you big, or suffered a self-shattering…

Approximately 50% of us struggle with anxiety in our intimate relationships. If youre one of them youre certainly not alone! Be aware! The anxiety problem can be hidden. It manifests as a seeming inability to attract the right partner and falling for the wrong one time and time again; falling in love, but then experiencing…