Posts by Andrew Pacholyk

Andrew Pacholyk MS L.Ac In Traditional Chinese Medicine, we have a healing methodology called the 5 Phases (Elements). In the Spring the weather is starting to warm up by the change in the sun's position. The botanical world is making its renewal known through growth and upheaval. The energy of the season is rising upward and outward and expressing itself with the freshness of a new start. This new...
4/5/2013 7:38:33 PM
by Andrew Pacholyk MS L.Ac A belief system that serves us well, is a belief in unlimited abundance, a deserving and humble nature and room to understand that, which serves the common good. Consider these suggestions for creating a healthy belief system that serves you: 1. Start by allowing abundance into your life: There are no limits except for those we impose on ourselves. Believing you cannot have...
4/5/2013 7:13:59 PM
by Andrew Pacholyk. MS L.Ac Cleansing the mind is done to bring awareness to all that causes us limitations in thinking. The overthinking that is rooted in fear and deters us from living wholeheartedly, can be one of our biggest detriments. We can learn to free our minds from this imprisonment and create a focused and well balanced mind set. The need to understand the power and place of our mind continues...
4/5/2013 7:10:22 PM
1. Maintain a Healthy Weight with Exercise: Move it! The body was designed to move, so do not be stationary. Incorporate the right amount of cardiovascular aerobic exercise to get your heart pumping and a regular regimen of weight baring exercise and gentle stretching! 2. Eat Heart Health Foods: These foods include non-meat sources of protein (grains, tofu, nuts), fish, poultry, lean meat (35-60 grams...
4/5/2013 7:00:00 AM
Colorectal cancer, cancer of the colon or rectum, is a disease that affects both men and women and is preventable nearly 90 percent of the time. Starting at age 50, men at women at average risk for the disease should get screened. Those with increased risk, like African- Americans who typically develop colorectal cancer at younger ages, should be screened even earlier. Prevention techniques include...
4/5/2013 7:00:00 AM
Managing your diabetes can be especially more challenging during the holidays with all the temptations and sweets that keep bombarding our senses throughout the season. Body awareness is very important in managing diabetes. See your doctor regularly. Signs and symptoms can arise that may seem completely unrelated, when in fact they could be. Do not allow your pride or ego to get in the way of your...
12/17/2012 8:00:00 AM
by Andrew Pacholyk MS L.Ac Angels come in all forms! From winged guardian, mysterious stranger, helpful nieghbor or benevolent animal to angelic guides and protectors. Angels come to us through dreams, in person, on a breeze or even through a strain of music. Angels find a way to appear, where they are needed most. Do you recognize them? As I was writing this, I started to truly realize just how often,...
12/5/2012 5:44:10 AM
by Andrew Pacholyk MS L.Ac Our lives are made up of the building blocks of change. Transitions create the person we must grow to be. Transition happens for a reason. That reason is to allow us possibilities we may not have seen in the first place. This can be traumatic or it can be less so. The single most important point you can make about transitions are that in most cases it's not what faces you...
11/15/2012 6:50:38 AM
by Andrew Pacholyk MS L.Ac Doctors often cannot explain why one person develops cancer and another does not. But research shows that certain risk factors increase the chance that a person will develop cancer. Risk factors in which you have some amount of control include: -poor food choices -lack of exercise -high stress levels -inflammation -disruptions in your wake/sleep cycles The destructive power...
10/17/2012 1:41:59 PM
The seasonal switch from a warm, wonderful summer to a cool crisper Fall has always been a difficult transition for me. The idea of having to let go of summer brings uneasiness, resentment and some melancholia. With the seasonal transition into Fall, change is motivated by the movement of the earth around the sun; there is no getting around this. So as the world changes and the seasons pass, so must...
9/24/2012 7:46:10 AM