"Food for Thought" The key to Happiness
Studies have shown that as a society, we are becoming increasingly unhappy, despite improving existential security. This raises the question about what makes us happy? Positive Psychology (founded in the US in 2000 by the psychologist Martin Seligman) is looking into this question. Seligman talks in his TED Talk of 2004 (Link) of three main factors in relation to a "happy life": 1. The pleasant life (enjoyment/fun) 2. The Flow Experience (Being in the flow / Being absorbed in
"Food for Thought" der Schlüssel zum Glücklich sein
Studien haben aufgezeigt, dass wir als Gesellschaft trotz steigender existentieller Sicherheit kontstant unglücklicher werden. Dies wirft die Frage auf, was uns denn glücklich macht? Genau mit dieser Frage setzt sich die Positive Psychologie (gegründet in den USA im Jahr 2000 vom Psychologen Martin Seligman) auseinander. Seligman spricht in seinem TED Talk von 2004 (Link) von drei Hauptfaktoren im Bezug auf ein "glückliches Leben": 1. The pleasent Life (Genuss/Spass) 2. The F
Ernährung und der "Dreifache Erwärmer" in der Chinesischen Medizin
Kennen Sie das: Sie möchten gerne etwas Gewicht verlieren und trotz einer Umstellung auf Salate und rohes Gemüse scheinen die Pfunde einfach nicht purzeln zu wollen? Im Gegenteil Sie fühlen sich mehr aufgedunsen, unwohl und sind ständig am frösteln? Mit Hilfe der Chinesischen Medizin kann man dieses Phänomen sehr gut erklären. Laut der TCM ist ein ganzes System von verschiedenen Organen für den Prozess der Verdauung, Umwandlung und Verteilung der Nahrungsenergie, des sogenann
Nutrition and the function of the "Tripple Heater" in Chinese medicine
Does this sound familiar: you would like to lose some weight and despite only eating salads and raw vegetables, the pounds just don't want to go? Even worse, you feel more bloated, uncomfortable and are freezing? There is a principal in Chinese medicine that explains this phenomenon beautifully. According to TCM, a whole system of organs is responsible for the process of digestion, transformation, and distribution of food energy (Gu-Qi). This organ system goes by many names:
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