Doctor MaryJayne on Wellness
As a recognized leader in the Health, Wellness and Fitness Industries, Dr. Mary Jayne blogs on current research, fads and observations.
Mary Jayne is the founder of Profound WellnessTM, which was created to embrace the concept of whole-person health and provide avenues for each of us to discover and embark upon a journey toward a lifetime of Profound Wellness.
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Category: Diet & Nutrition
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Written by Dr MaryJayne
Controversy arose earlier this year when Stanford University published a study which suggested that organic fruits and vegetables may not be as healthful as touted by the pro-organic community. Unfortunately, this received quite a bit of superficial publicity from the mainstream press. However, this is an extremely important topic, and it's worth taking a deeper look into the reasons why we need to go organic: for our families, our communities, and our global environment. Here are six BIG reasons to go organic:
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Category: Diet & Nutrition
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Written by Dr MaryJayne
Understanding the Benefits of Omega-3 Fatty Acid
You would almost have to be marooned on a tropical island to miss all the buzz about Omega-3 fatty acid these days. Almost every doctor is recommending it, every supplement company is selling it and all the while many health professionals still insist we can get plenty of Omega-3 in our diet by eating fatty fish such as salmon, mackerel, herring and sardines. If you haven't really looked at what Omega-3 fatty acid is and what is can do, I would like to provide concise information on Omega-3 that you can “digest” in 3 minutes or less.
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Category: Diet & Nutrition
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Written by Dr MaryJayne
As a physiologist I continue to hear about that "devil" salt and how we must control it to prevent hypertension and all sorts of terrible diseases. However, salt is not always bad for you, In fact our bodies need salt in order for cells to communicate. It is actually possible for someone to be salt deficient! I came accross this article on Salt by Dr. Mercola and wanted to share it here. He does a great job of helping us understand different types of salt and how certain salts can be very beneficial to our bodies. Dr. Mercola is the founder of the natural health web site, Mercola.com. I hope you find his article interesting and informative!
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Category: Doctor MaryJayne
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Written by Dr MaryJayne
I was looking through the swim suit section of a well-known lingerie/clothing catalogue the other day with a photographer friend of mine. As a fitness professional I have to say that I do look at the bodies of the models with both admiration and curiosity "how much of this is photoshopped, airbrushed, flaw-corrected?" We notice one model in particular with really impressive abdominal tone (not just skinny). This was when my friend informed me that with photo editing one could easily take the abdominals of one person and put them on another, basically "assembling" a perfect body.
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Category: Aging Well
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Written by Dr MaryJayne
Often when we discuss the aging, we focus on changes we might observe in Coordination, Motor Control and Psychomotor Skills with advanced age. Perhaps we simply generalize about aging and make the assumption that these changes are inevitable.
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Category: Doctor MaryJayne
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Written by Dr MaryJayne
It has been almost 20 years since I began speaking to community groups, schools, and state governments about the long-term ramifications of inactivity and poor nutrition habits. Here we are 20 years later in the midst of an obesity epidemic. It is simply heart wrenching. And we are seeing it globally. Most recently The Australian government released obesity statistics that almost mirrors those of the United States.
I came across an article by Dr. Mercola that discusses sugar, types of sugar and how our affair with it is harming our personal health, as well as that of our families and communities.
I found it very well written and informative. I have always believed that education is the foundation for change. Hopefully the information Dr. Mercola shares will provide you will the basis to begin to make different (better) food choices.
Dr. Mercola:
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Category: Dr. MJ's Reflections
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Written by Dr MaryJayne
Correction:
In my Blog from Japan I referenced a book by Chester Leibs as "Can Mamachari's Save Tokyo". The current working title is: Can Mamachari's Save the Earth, published by Yoshensha. Unfortunately the book is planned to be published only in Japanese. Hopefully we will see an English version very soon - right Chester?
