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MindBodySoul

Prolotherapy takes a jab at stubborn sports pains

By Travis Lupick
Practitioners say their approach, which involves injecting a sugar solution into damaged ligaments or tendons to stimulate the body to repair itself, can produce results when all other options have failed.
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Health Features | MindBodySoul

How love helped a West Van fitness trainer recover from cancer

By Charlie Smith
After West Vancouver fitness expert Martin Bolduc was diagnosed with throat cancer, his primary goals became to have enough strength to hold his first-born son in his arms and resume his healthy lifestyle.
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Health Features | MindBodySoul

A rookie’s guide to the Grouse Grind

By Charlie Smith
Avoid typical beginner’s errors with a few simple tips and tricks to help you make the most of your first trip up the Grouse Grind, including what to eat the night before, pacing yourself correctly, and avoiding others' judgmental stares.
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Health Features | MindBodySoul

That healthy tan may be just the opposite

By Carlito Pablo
With 73,000 Canadians expected to be diagnosed with skin cancer this year, a leading Vancouver dermatologist warns that a tan means the skin has in fact been damaged and is trying to protect itself.
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MindBodySoul | Travel

Ten destinations in reach of your fuel budget

With gasoline prices topping $1.50 per litre, it’s suddenly gotten a lot less desirable to go on one of those long summer drives to Tijuana or Toronto. But that doesn’t mean you have to stay in the Lower Mainland all summer.
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LifeStyle Features | MindBodySoul

Rinpoche encourages the warriors of peace

By Matthew Burrows
Tibetan Buddhist teacher Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche believes the Dalai Lama’s visits to the West and the West’s acceptance of the Tibetan spiritual leader’s central message of peace and compassion are a “victory for basic goodness”.
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Health Features | MindBodySoul

Supplements aren't just for old geezers

By Charlie Smith
By taking supplements as early as their 30s, men can avoid future health problems such as diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure, according to Toronto physician Shafiq Qaadri, whose book especially highlights the "evil" of abdominal fat. . Explaining their benefits in offsetting the effects of testosterone loss and abdominal fat as men age.
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MindBodySoul

Seek answers in philosophical mysticism

By Pieta Woolley
Leonard Angel doesn’t mind if his “religion”, philosophical mysticism, never takes off. As the director of Douglas College’s Wisdom Institute, he is pioneering a practice that unifies his two lifelong interests: seeking to understand the universe in a rational and scientific way, and mysticism, an ancient tradition of connecting with the ultimate reality. To him, it’s personal, but he also thinks he might be on to something bigger.
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MindBodySoul

Craniosacral therapy could be the key to readjusting your noggin

By Carlito Pablo
Think of the human body as a telephone cord that gets tangled up and needs unwinding. Or a computer that stalls, requiring a restart. Physiotherapist Fred Samorodin uses such analogies to explain the benefits of craniosacral therapy, a gentle body-work treatment so subtle that a patient might not feel what’s going on until a session is over.
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MindBodySoul

Variety is a vegan’s best spice

By Carolyn Ali
True or false: a vegan diet is a very healthy diet.
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MindBodySoul

How to lose your fear of flying

By Carolyn Ali
It could be claustrophobia, a fear of heights, or just a conviction that the plane will crash. Learn how to leave your worries on the tarmac.
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MindBodySoul

Sweat to your iPod

By Jon Azpiri
Yes, working out to gwen stefani or kanye west really can improve your fitness.
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MindBodySoul

Let reiki unblock your energy

By Matthew Burrows
According to the definition offered by the Canadian Reiki Association on its Web site (www.reiki.ca/), reiki is a Japanese “light-touch, energy-based modality”.
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MindBodySoul

Health Bites

Minerals is the magic word of the moment in makeup. Calgary’s Teye International, debuting its whopping new makeup collection at Holt Renfrew, has minerals galore. The company’s Web site (www.teye.ca/) extols the virtues of minerals: they allow oxygen and nitrogen to pass through makeup to the skin; they shield the body against ultraviolet rays; they’re anti-inflammatory agents; and they’re antibacterial. Plus, that light-reflecting quality makes us look radiant.
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MindBodySoul

Get a kick out of mixed martial arts

By Jon Azpiri
Over the past few years, the number of people watching the sport has exploded, and many are also using it to keep in shape.
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MindBodySoul

Getting into the swim of things

By Matthew Burrows
Swimming is something we can all enjoy, from when we’re little tykes to just a tad more elderly.
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MindBodySoul

Physiotherapy: for when you need hands-on help

Dr. Meena Sran, president of the Physiotherapy Association of British Columbia and an expert in treating spinal injuries and pain, talks to the Straight about what she knows best.
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MindBodySoul

The Bhangra boom

By Pieta Woolley
Punjabi-style fitness is dancing near you.
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MindBodySoul

Heath bites

Basil stress relief, Health books, & patch detox
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MindBodySoul

Acupuncture could needle away your pains

Jenny Hu is a registered acupuncturist at the Royal City Natural Health Clinic in New Westminster (255–550 6th Street, 604-528-9869), and has been an elected board member of the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of British Columbia since 2005. She has worked in traditional Chinese medicine in Vancouver since 1992, after completing her training in Shanghai.
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MindBodySoul

Mountain biking: Wheel benefits

By Matthew Burrows
Looking for a more rigorous workout for 2008? Mountain biking offers comprehensive benefits for people of all ages. Here, Colin Miller, owner of Sport + Spinal Physical Therapy in Yaletown and member of both the orthopedic and sports medicine divisions of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association, shows how.
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MindBodySoul

Hypnotherapy just might retrain your brain to heal what ails you

By Carlito Pablo
Forget the swinging watch. In his West Broadway office one afternoon, Vancouver hypnotherapist Rob Hadley handed an MP3 player and a set of headphones to a male client who was seeking to overcome a drug addiction.
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MindBodySoul

Meditation training could fix that anxious mind

By Matthew Burrows
Caught up in the daily whirl of thoughts and activities, few people access the tools they own to cultivate an awakened mind.
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MindBodySoul

Sex meets spirituality in tantra's healing bliss

By Pieta Woolley
Despite gusts of wind that downed trees and knocked out power in many neighbourhoods, the Art of Loving’s Tantric Massage on Women class attracted a full house the evening of January 14. It’s obviously a hot topic. As the storm blustered outside, nine single men and two male-female couples sat on folding chairs and listened to store co-owner Vera Zyla describe how to create an erotic ceremony for women.
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MindBodySoul

Plants pack a preventive punch

By Carolyn Ali
The statistics are scary. According to the Canadian Cancer Society, 39 percent of women and 44 percent of men will develop cancer during their lifetime. Will you be one of them?
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