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by Gary Barone | August 8, 2019 | Family Wellness, The Gentle Press | 0 Comments

It feels like summer is just heating up.   School is the farthest thing from my mind, but my wife, being the organized one, has brought home two new backpacks, all ready for the upcoming school year.  That's when I came to the realization that the kids start school in...

by Gary Barone | March 3, 2019 | Family Wellness | 0 Comments

Sleep position can dramatically change your posture and your health. "What position should I sleep in?"  It is one of the most common questions I receive in the office.  It is a natural question, after all.  Many back problems cause people to stay up late, wake up too...

by Gary Barone | February 24, 2019 | Awareness | 0 Comments

How abstract words and affirmations can change our minds, big-time. It is 4:30  on a clear morning in Whistler today.  It's still dark.  I am looking out my window and through the spiralled branches of evergreens to the village trail, which is lit by lamp-posts with...

by Gary Barone | February 19, 2019 | Music, The Gentle Press | 0 Comments

Your Body is Part of The InstrumentA couple of months ago I was in my basement and found a stack of sheet music from when I was a teenager.  It was around 1986 then, when I was first studying classical guitar.  I blew the dust off a piece called the Bach...

by Gary Barone | February 4, 2019 | The Gentle Press | 0 Comments

Sometimes we make things too complicated. Consider it a bug in the programming of our DNA. We complicate our health care, our relationships, parenting, our diet, even love. Deep down we know the rules, and what is right, yet somehow, that simplicity all too often gets...

by Gary Barone | February 20, 2018 | The Gentle Press, Webinars | 0 Comments

Maybe you are interested in fasting to improve your physical or spiritual health. Maybe you are just curious.  It is present in cultures and religions around the world, but is gaining appreciation in the west. Jesus went fasting for forty days and forty nights, but...

by Gary Barone | January 20, 2018 | Family Wellness, The Gentle Press | 0 Comments

My journey with mindfulness, at least in a deliberate form, began when I was about 19 years old.  I wrote a report in psychology 101 about meditation, mostly  centred around a book called The Relaxation Response by Herbert Benson.  Herbert Benson was a medical doctor...

by Gary Barone | November 6, 2017 | Sport, The Gentle Press | 0 Comments

The last thing any runner wants is to be sidelined from an injury. Luckily there are ways to stay injury free and decrease your chances of needing to take an unexpected time out from training. Make sure you have the right shoes for your feet It is worth getting your...

by Gary Barone | October 5, 2017 | The Gentle Press | 0 Comments

With Thanksgiving dinner this weekend, it may seem like a difficult task to maintain a wellness diet. However, with a few considerations it is possible to enjoy your meal without feeling like you are holding back. Eat Small Meals Throughout the Day As a part of your...

by Gary Barone | April 10, 2017 | Condition of the Week, The Gentle Press | 0 Comments

Ah, Spring! It seems like only yesterday that I was up at Whistler Blackcomb, on 7th Heaven skiing on a seemingly limitless blanket of powder.  Actually that was yesterday.  But farther down the mountain, spring has sprung, and spring-skiing aside, it is time for our...

by Gary Barone | March 20, 2017 | Condition of the Week, The Gentle Press | 0 Comments

  Childhood Sport Injuries  Childhood sport injuries are an epidemic, and it shouldn’t be a surprise. I only have to look as far as my kids’ weekly schedule.  Not only do they have gym class and running at school, there is also soccer, baseball, skiing, swimming,...

by Gary Barone | March 11, 2017 | Condition of the Week, The Gentle Press | 0 Comments

So you are driving home from the airport after a nice vacation with your family in Disneyland. They are asleep in the back seat and WHAM, you get rear-ended.. At least, that’s what happened to me last August. And like me, you may have gotten Whiplash. The symptoms may...

by Gary Barone | February 21, 2017 | Condition of the Week, Sport, The Gentle Press | 0 Comments

Sometimes it starts gradually, sometimes suddenly. You describe a pain in your "hip", "butt" "low back."  The pain radiates all around the front and back of your hip, and sometimes it tingles down the leg.   Many people call it "sciatica." It is often affectionately...

by Gary Barone | February 14, 2017 | Condition of the Week, The Gentle Press | 0 Comments

So you tell yourself your headaches are normal: "It only happens if I am tired or hungry." Or maybe it is constant and debilitating. If you have headaches then I am here to tell you that there is no such thing as a "normal headache." There are things you can do to...

by Gary Barone | February 6, 2017 | Condition of the Week, Sport, The Gentle Press | 0 Comments

You get out of bed and your feet are killing you.  You can hardly walk!  As you walk it gets a little better, but your feet are still painful to touch, especially near the heel.  Oh my gosh, you have plantar fasciitis! Its primary causes is pronation (collapse) of the...

by Gary Barone | February 1, 2017 | Condition of the Week, Sport, The Gentle Press | 0 Comments

You start to run and your shins kill, but it stops after a bit more running. You have shin splints! A combination of over-use and misalignment at the ankles (and even the hips) causes muscles called the tibialis posterior, and tibias anterior to scar, then stick to...

by Courtney Chan | January 18, 2017 | The Gentle Press | 0 Comments

What is Runner's Knee The snow is melting, and it's time get your runners out to get out there and hit the pavement. If you, or someone you care about is suffering needlessly from sore knees, then read on! Runner's knee also known as patellofemoral pain syndrome...

by Courtney Chan | December 16, 2016 | Nutrition, The Gentle Press | 0 Comments

I love the holidays, and I love to eat, so holiday dinners are my favourite!  Buttery potatoes, juicy roasts, colourful trifles... you name it, I'm all over it! The problem is that I often find myself going overboard, especially at a party. At best, I end up with a...

by Courtney Chan | November 21, 2016 | Nutrition, The Gentle Press | 0 Comments

Glucosamine is a naturally occuring chemical produced by our bodies. It is in the fluids around our joints, and helps create the other chemicals that build ligaments, tendon, and cartilage. These soft tissues protect the ends of the bones from rubbing against each...

by Gary Barone | January 22, 2016 | Events, The Gentle Press, Webinars | 0 Comments

Every once and a while, pressing the “reset” button in life can be healthy. A purification or cleanse is a great way to jumpstart good health within your body and get your systems back to running in tip top shape. Read on to learn about who should cleanse, the...

by Gary Barone | October 10, 2015 | Nutrition, The Gentle Press | 0 Comments

If you want to be successful at Eating for Health as a lifestyle habit, you’ll want to think ahead and create routines as much as possible. Establishing a general plan for each day of the week makes food shopping and menu planning quick and easy. For example, a...