One of the self-healing methods of the ancients that is easy and inexpensive yet absolutely profound is breath practice. Exhaling to compress the organs reveals a remarkable breath practice. This practice has a profound effect on the nervous system...
The technique described in the Dr. Roger Jahnke column "The Abdominal Lift" is a traditional yoga practice called Uddhiyana bandha. Stand with feet at about shoulder width, bend the knees slightly, bend forward, exhale completely, brace the hands...
A classic breath practice that is common to both the Yoga tradition of India and the Qigong tradition of China is "Rapid Abdominal Breathing," called bastrika in yoga. The central activity of this breath technique, called bastrika in India, is the...
This method is simply a deepening of the breath. When the diaphragm drops down, the abdomen is expanded allowing the air to rush into the vacuum created in the lungs. Then the chest cavity is expanded, allowing the lungs to fill completely. When...
Herbal and nutritional supplements have a long tradition of use in treating and preventing illness during the cold season. Colds and flus, coughs, sore throats and congestion all can respond favorably to natural medicine. There is, however...
Chondroitin Sulfates—Mucopolysaccharides and Glycosaminoglycans Organo-Germanium Royal Jelly Propolis Chondroitin Sulfates— Mucopolysaccharides and Glycosaminoglycans There are substances present in the cartilaginous tissue between joints and...
Influenza is a viral infection of the respiratory tract that is very contagious and is spread by contact with an infected person, and can reach epidemic proportions in the winter months. Dr. Janet Zand discusses the common causes and outlines a...
Modifiers of Metabolism: Overnutrition, Undernutrition, and Disease States ;Human energy expenditure can be divided into three compo
About one in every six children in the U.S. is allergic to one or more substances ranging from pollen, animal dander, house feathers, mites, chemicals, and a variety of foods. Janet Zand, OMD, LAc looks at both the conventional and alternative...
Otitis media has become the commonest pediatric diagnosis made by physicians who care for children in the United States, [note 1] with an annual budget topping $2 billion in 1982, [note 2] and no relief in sight. After decades of punishing warfare...
Roger Jahnke OMD
Janet Zand LAc OMD
Elson M. Haas MD