Category: Wellness

Many people are concerned about not getting enough protein in their diet. Many people believe that a high protein diet helps them lose weight. Many people believe it is necessary to supplement their diet with protein powder to get the essential amino acids. These are all myths! Continue reading “Protein Myths”

Around the Ruscombe Table last month we were talking about ASTHMA. Here is a summary of how eleven of the 21 practitioners at Ruscombe answered the question: “How would you treat a child or an adult who came to you with asthma?” Continue reading “Asthma Round Table Discussion”

“Row, Row, Row Your Boat” is a popular English nursery rhyme, often sung as a round. The tune is credited to Eliphalet Oram Lyte (1842-1913) in the publication The Franklin Square Song Collection (1881, New York). Lyte was a teacher and author of grammar and composition textbooks. He lived in Lancaster County and taught in Millersville, Pennsylvania. Continue reading “River of Life”

There is this children’s picture book series about a magic school bus taking a class and her teacher to various places like the solar system, inside a volcano, a beehive, and the human body. I read the human body book. I remember the colorful pictures, the funny comments (at least for somebody who thinks 3rd grade jokes are funny), the logical flow of the book: food is eaten, digested, absorbed; air is inhaled, oxygen is used carbondioxyde is eliminated, etc. I still remember this because it left me with a sense of void. Here is a funny description of a human body dissected into organs that perform biochemical processes. This leaves no room for wonder, magic, awe. Continue reading “This Awesome Body”

10) Late summer is the season at the end of the summer, when plants are heavy with fruit, the atmosphere holds us in its thickness, and we are fed by abundance from the fields and orchards. Notice this time as a fifth season. Continue reading “Top Ten Tips for Staying Well in Late Summer”

Last winter I gained 10 lbs. I could not blame it on age, genetics, prescription medication, hormonal changes, or other illnesses. It was as clear as spring water: I ate too much and exercised too little. That nice tasting winter lager in front of the fireplace, that wine that goes along with a good meal (alcohol has 7 calories/gram, compared to protein and carbs, which have 4/g), the sweets during the holidays and less physical activity due to snow contributed to my stately gain. Continue reading “Fight the Flap – Befriend the Famine”

It’s the time again to get your vaccine shot. At least this is the message that you hear from everybody who cares about you – or your wallet. I went straight to the source to get the facts, or so I hoped. I went to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Website (www.cdc.gov) Continue reading “Much ado about nothing: The flu vaccine myths”

Some flu tips from Sara Eisenberg, MS: Continue reading “Immune supports to stay healthy during flu season”

We could make light of this headline, by saying: Here are the 7 best ways to find the right holistic healer for you:

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… but you visitors to the Ruscombe Mansion website, deserve a more substantial and useful list, so here it is. (Though we do hope to see you all at our next Open House!) Continue reading “7 Tips to Find the Holistic Healer Right for You”