Health & Wellness

“Achilles heel”: an expression meaning “a weak or vulnerable spot.” Physically speaking, almost everyone has one. Most people are consciously aware of their own weak link and seek out advice on how to manage it....

Hippocrates stated that it is man’s best medicine. Thoreau said he could not stay healthy unless he did it for at least four hours every day. Nietzsche pronounced that all great thoughts were conceived while doing it. Mainstream...

As you may know, I work on the Fitness Team at the Duke Center for Living at Fearrington. There are eight Exercise Physiologists on our team, and we all share a binder that contains each person’s daily schedule. We call this...

Soothing stress and taming tension does not have to be complicated. Often, the more complicated one makes it, the less effective the intervention is. One does not have to meditate for long periods of time or abandon all...

The pouring rain pelted my cotton hoodie as I scrambled through the night towards a large, lighted tent. The ground was muddy and uneven; I had to step carefully to avoid slipping. Zydeco music was roaring out of the tent and...

Makia: The third principle of Huna philosophy. Energy flows where attention goes. Likewise, energy follows intention. It is said that 90% of thoughts are repeated from one day to the next. Are yours worth carrying over to...

There are many techniques in physical therapy to help reduce muscle spasms. Muscle spasms (or “trigger points”) are those nasty kinds of pains that we often get in our necks and backs as a consequence of carrying a...

“The whole thing just makes me feel really nervous.” I nodded and decided it was best not to smile. “I finally made myself sign up a week ago, and that was difficult enough. Today I sat on my couch and tried to think of as many...

With warmer weather right around the corner and the overwhelming feeling to get outside, don’t let a little knee pain stop you! There can be many reasons for knee pain that does not involve the ligaments or meniscus inside the...