We all need to eat. Food is a primary component of human life. A part of cultivating a healthy lifestyle is paying attention to what one eats, nourishing the body with wholesome real food. But when awareness of the food we eat turns into an obsession, our health can suffer and our quality of life…

While we usually prefer to focus on cultivating a healthy lifestyle here at MHLC, sometimes it helps to know what illnesses are out there to be able to protect ourselves. The best health care is prevention, after all. A relatively recently identified disease that has been making headlines all over the world is Ebola. There…

There are many ancient practices that are being resurrected and lauded for their ability to support our health and well-being. These health practices come from all over the world, though some of the most time-tested and popular techniques are drawn from Ayurveda, Indias ancient science of life. One such practice is called oil pulling, and…

Do you feel like you are constantly overwhelmed by life? Are you worried about every little thing that might go wrong? Do you start your days already in panic mode before you even leave your home? Anxiety and other stress-related disorders are one of the biggest threats to health today. Stress causes or contributes to…

We live in an exciting age for medicine. Medical science is constantly evolving, with researchers discovering and refining ways to improve health and increase longevity every day. A fairly recent addition to the world of allopathic medicine is regenerative medicine. Rather than just treating symptoms and delaying inevitable decay, regenerative medicine seeks to create healing…

Personal empowerment is a hot topic these days. It seems more and more people are beginning to understand that true power comes from within. It cannot be given to us by anyone else. But we can give our power away. And most of do, in thousands of tiny ways every day. If you feel like…

Being an adult can be really hard sometimes. The responsibilities of keeping a life going can overwhelm us, until we compromise our dreams and resign ourselves to just getting by. But I do not believe that we are given this incredible life to just go through the motions. Its impossible that we have been given…

After food, shelter, and community, one of the most basic human needs is meaning. To feel truly fulfilled as human beings, we need to feel like we contribute to the world in a valuable way. While many people just go through the motions of life, most of us need a sense of purpose to truly…

According to the World Health Organization, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the world. The heart requires a constant supply of oxygenated blood to function. Over time, the arteries that lead to the heart can be blocked by arterial plaque. This plaque is usually caused by dietary and lifestyle choices, but genetic…

Modern medicine is concerned primarily with treating disease. Doctors study x-rays and blood samples to determine how to stop disorders and keep people from dying as quickly. But a new science is emerging, a science that uses the bodys natural inclination to heal itself as the basis for helping us live longer and healthier lives….