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An Ounce of Prevention!
Preventative medicine is the most important step in managing your health. Preventative medicine focuses on stopping health problems in their tracks--before they take hold and taking measures to...
Think Before You Speak
"Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace." Buddha Be mindful of the words you use and how you speak to others. A negative word or comment has a far greater impact than we...
Start ‘Em Young!
With the leisurely pace of summer winding down, it is a good time to think about helping kids look forward to a new school year and the crisp new start that fall brings. Here are some good tips from...
Making Breakfast Count
Starting the day off with a healthy breakfast is a great way to ensure more energy, focus, and balance throughout the day. You may have heard this before, but it is worth reiterating: It's critical...
Nap & Daydream
We've been thinking along these same lines! Read this inspiring, informative article from Sunday's The New York Times... and then let your mind wander....
Time Off… It’s Important
It's easy to lose motivation. Sometimes we just need a break. Life's ups and downs can make it difficult for us to stay focused and laser-sharp every minute of every day. In the big scheme of...
From the Practitioners: The Science on Meditation
The benefits of integrating meditation into your daily or weekly routine are abundant. Be it concentrative, nondirective, or transcendental meditation, your mind and body will be affected on...
Taking Care During Summer
August is a month of shifts and changes with vacation time at its peak, Fridays are frequently half-days, kids come back from camp, people try to squeeze all they can from the remainder of summer....
From the Practitioners: Waxing at Element!
What? Waxing is a form of semi-permanent hair removal that pulls the entire hair from the root, unlike shaving or clippers, which bluntly cut the hair at the surface. It is one of the best ways to...
Go to Sleep!
Sleep. Sleep is crucially important, as we all realize, especially when we have been deprived of it, either temporarily or long-term. Inadequate sleep is often the culprit causing a whole host of...
Getting to Know: Jean Rim
Q: What do you do at Element and how long have you been there? A: It all started in the summer in 2012. I moved back to NYC from Seoul, South Korea, where I had lived since 2009, and I picked up a...
The Posture of Good Health
This week I wanted to share a wonderful article by Beth Greenfield at Yahoo Health. You can click here to read it. Because the body functions as a system and when one system out is of balance the...