It’s hard to imagine a more complex mechanism than the human body. Medical science can tell us a great deal about how to keep that mechanism functioning normally–what to eat, …
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It’s hard to imagine a more complex mechanism than the human body. Medical science can tell us a great deal about how to keep that mechanism functioning normally–what to eat, when to do physical exercise, the importance of stimulating the mind–but it’s always amazing how much of why our bodies are the way they are is simply a mystery to the guys in white lab coats.
For that reason, we offer the following stories of alternative health and wellness with some caution. Alternative laser therapies, coconut oil, sports medicine and kombucha may help what ails you, or they may not. We explore them here in the knowledge that a holistic view of health–an active and growing mind, body and spirit–is the best way to go about living.
STORIES:
How Coconut Will Sustain You, Inside And Out
Orthohealing Offers Joint And Ligament Pain Relief
Getting Fit In The Fresh Upcountry Air
Kombucha: The Drink That Keeps On Living
Alternative Laser Therapies Are Becoming More Prominent On Maui
Dr. Gina Kim’s New Book ‘The Power To Heal Yourself’ Aims To Put Your ‘Body-Mind-Spirit’ In Balance
Achieving Wellness Through Email
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By Amanda Thomas
Laser therapies have been gaining recognition in the medical field steadily and are now becoming increasingly popular on Maui. The most common therapies are laser hair removal and …
By Anu Yagi
The Power to Heal Yourself
By Dr. Gina Kim, D.C.#SATORI–
Publishing Division.
112 pages. $20.
cellularregeneration.com/power.htm
Imagine it’s your birthday and you’ve just unwrapped a hideous rainbow jumper, painstakingly hand-knit–especially for you–by an …
To the tone deaf bagpiper who chooses to blow his pipes Upcountry in the late afternoon and into the evening: there’s nothing like sitting outside in the fresh air, enjoying …
Kombucha is an unusual drink. The look, the taste – basically, everything about it is odd. But it’s also supposed to be incredibly healthy. Not sure what to think, I …
Finding yourself on a quest for self-improvement may not be a realistic solitary endeavor. You can get discouraged by setting goals that you never attain, or distractions that rob you …
Chris Pagdilao wears Intelliskin out Stand Up Paddleboarding
My diagnosis of arthritis kinda came as blow this year, a testament to older age. What’s worse, when I asked my general practitioner …
Driving out to Haiku to workout, I paused to look at the old to-go coffee cups and empty Pop Tart wrappers in my car. Though I strive for healthy lifestyle, …
Coconut has long been the giving tree of ancient Polynesia, but it also thrived around the globe between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, prevalent in early Indonesia, Malaysia and …
The Pacific Whale Foundation (PWF) has been honing their green practices skill for 32 years, but on a mainstream level for businesses it’s a relatively new thing. Workboat Magazine and …
In a perfect world our communities would all make a part of the whole. Wailuku is one step closer to ideal with their reWAILUKU plan that kicked off Jan. 23 …
“The Meaning of Hawaiian, Part 2”
[MauiTime, -- September 22, 2011 -- Volume 15; Issue 14]
by Anu Yagi (@anuheayagi on Twitter)
“Behold, the Promised Land / Within the living man / Heaven …
This will be the ninth year that the bartenders at Hula Grill will hui up their tip jar for charity. This year the funds go to to 70-year-old Mary Davy …
By Amanda Thomas
Laser therapies have been gaining recognition in the medical field steadily and are now becoming increasingly popular on Maui. The most common therapies are laser hair removal and …
Actually, your guess is as good as ours. According to the investigative news non-profit organization ProPublica, none of Hawaii’s people in Washington – U.S. Senators Daniel Akaka and Dan Inouye …
State of the State 2012
The Honorable Neil Abercrombie
Governor, State of Hawai’i
January 23, 2012
Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, former Governors, distinguished justices of the courts, mayors, representatives of our Congressional Delegation, members …
