| What is the best time to exercise? Worst time for coffee? Best time to meditate? Worst time to watch a thriller? According to Acupuncture and Chinese medicine theory, each system/organ is most active during specific 2 hour spans within a 24 hour day. Since great health is all about balance and prevention, here's a few things you may want to do (or avoid) during these specific hours to reap the benefits of optimum health.  Did you know that most heart attacks happen around noon? The Heart system/organ is most active between 11 am and 1 pm: avoid caffeine and any stimulants during that time. Look at the Latin countries: they take their time at lunch, they don't multitask, they relax and enjoy their food. At lunch, leave the office, go for a walk, breathe some fresh air and eat peacefully without distractions. I know: easy to say, and not always easy to do. But give it a try at least a few times/week.  Do you wake up often between 1 am and 3 am? This is the Liver system/organ time. The liver helps the body regenerate at night. So when someone is awake during those 2 hours, it is usually a good indication that stress is a factor. If you do wake up during the Liver time, figure out ways to relax and deal with stress. Listen to your body, it gives you clues all the time.  What is the best time to exercise? Definitely not in the evening between 7 and 9 pm. The Pericardium system/organ is prominent between those hours. Being the cover of the heart, the pericardium protects it. So this would not be a good time to exercise vigorously, or watch a thriller in your bedroom before sleep. Instead it’s the perfect time to meditate, listen to soft music or take a warm bath. According to Chinese medicine, the Spleen system/organ is strong between 9 am and 11 am, and is in charge of the muscular energy of the body. So this period is often the best time to exercise, right after breakfast. The Stomach system/organ is between 7 to 9 am. This should make sense to everyone, as it is the best time to eat breakfast and feed the body for the day ahead. The Large Intestine system/organ is between 5 to 7 am. Obviously the best time to have a bowel movement. But if you have one later during the day, it's still good! Not having one at all is a problem! Chinese medicine is fascinating, and makes a lot of sense. It really promotes listening to the body and mind, as well as working on a daily basis at keeping our health in balance and preventing illnesses. Clara Cohen Port Moody Healing Cedar Wellness Registered Acupuncturist
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 Sunday August 12th from 11 am to 3 pm is Healing Cedar Wellness grand opening. It promises to be an amazing day. We will have food, entertainment (music), face painting for the little ones, local businesses and all our practitioners on site ready to answer any questions regarding natural health and its benefit.
We are raising fund for an amazing organization: the Crossroads Hospice Society in Port Moody. Anyone donating generously will be able to enter our draw and win of one of our fantastic prize. Here are a list of our prizes: - 39" Flat Screen TV - 2 Initial visits with our Naturopathic Physicians (Value: $165 each) - 1 Nutrition consultation with our Holistic Nutritionist (valued: $120) - 1 Massage with our RMT (value: $75) - 1 Initial visit and Acupuncture treatment with our registered acupuncturist (value: $90) - 5 infrared sauna sessions at our facility (value: $25 each session) - 1 health assessment and 6 adjustments visits (value: $345) from Optimum Family Chiropractic |
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