TAO of Health e-Newsletter August 2012

 

In This Issue

  • Facial Acupuncture
  • Anxiety and Aging
  • Upcoming Events
  • Video: Norma Kamali & Dr. Yang
  • Upcoming events 
  • Staff book recommendation   
  • Quotes of the Month 
Words book
Staff book pick of the month:
 
Words Can Change Your Brain: 12 Conversation Strategies to Build Trust, Resolve Conflict, and Increase Intimacy
By Andrew Newberg & Mark Robert Waldman 

This book shows how a short meditation-based strategy called Compassionate Communication that allows us to communicate more effectively and listen more deeply has proof in neuroscience.

 

 Quotes

  

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself. 

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.

- Hubert H. Humphrey

Acupuncture for Beauty: Facelift and Health Lift

By Jingduan Yang, MD  

 

NYTimes Cosmetic Acupuncture   

In TCM theory, each part of the face is connected with an internal organ system. Because of that face-body connection, the points on the face where we apply needles directly influence the corresponding energetic systems.


 

  

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Anxiety May Accelerate Aging       

telomeres chromosomeTelomeres are the end caps of chromosomes, protecting the DNA complexes from deterioration during cell division.

 

A new study suggests that anxiety may quicken the pace of telomere damage. 

 

Read the article here.



 

 
Dr. Yang Speaks at Norma Kamali's Wellness Cafe

Back in May, Dr. Yang and fashion designer Norma Kamali teamed up to give an informal talk about aging, stress, and the way we eat. See a peek of the event here. There are more to come!

Dr. JD Yang in The Wellness Cafe at Norma Kamali
Dr. JD Yang in The Wellness Cafe at Norma Kamali

 

 Upcoming Events in September

Free Educational Seminar: 
Non-drug Integrative Approach to Treating Depression

 
This free educational seminar will provide you with information on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Therapy, the newest non-drug, FDA-approved treatment for depression, and TAO's signature holistic approach to treating depression, including acupuncture, Chinese herbal remedies and other complementary modalities. Dr. Jingduan Yang will lead the seminar, and answer your questions.  Light fare will be provided. RSVP required. Limited seating. Call 856-802-6888 or email us at info@taoinstitute.com.
 
 Date:  Friday, September 21st
 Time: 1-2pm & 5:30-6:30pm
 Location: TAO Institute /New Jersey TMS Center
 1288 Rt.73 S., Suite 210, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054


Conference: Anti-Aging, Wellness and Life Cultivation
TAO Institute will participate in the 11th annual Camden County Women's Health Conference on Saturday, September 25 at Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees.  Dr. Jingduan Yang will speak on Anti-Aging, Wellness and Life Cultivation from Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspectives. Ellen Wang, MS will speak on nutrition.  For more information about the conference, please go to http://www.camdencounty.com/county-news/womens-health-conference