In this brief article I would like to share with you some thoughts about nutrition. These thoughts are really quite different from what is usually expressed in health-related education focused on nutrition. Typically, there is education and advice offered about how to structure a diet to include more of certain things, such as fruits and […]

  Active Aging The International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) has identified seven dimensions of wellness which should be considered within the context of the nine principles that make up their active aging model. These nine principles are as follows: Populations Perceptions People Programs Products Promotions Places Policy Potential Much has been written about the […]

Preventing Falls Among community-dwelling adults aged 65 or older, 30—40% fall at least once per year. Many of these falls have accompanying injury and many of these falls and injuries are preventable. A sound approach to fall prevention focusses on risk factors which increase the chance of falling and intervention strategies to reduce or mitigate […]

  WE ARE EACH HEROES AND HEROINES OF OUR OWN STORY We are always telling stories to one another. It’s part of who we are, how we share information, how we communicate. Did you listen to the news today? Someone told you a story. Did you repeat it to someone else? You told a story to […]

Dementia Differences  I receive a lot of questions about dementia. Often people use the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease as though it describes all types of dementias but this is not the case. Alzheimer’s disease is only one of many conditions which are all variations of dementing illnesses. In this column I’ll describe some of the […]

A unique compilation of holistically themed health explorations and philosophical essays intended to help readers develop new insights and to facilitate transformation. A blend of philosophy, psychology, medicine, sociology, and spirituality by an integrally informed metaphysician. Revised and updated with new content in this second edition.This short book expands upon material introduced in Dr. Acquista’s […]

Pathways to Health–An Integral Guidebook presents a more comprehensive conceptual framework from which to view health and provides readers with tools and techniques to achieve a state of greater wellness. Dr. Acquista takes self help to a whole new level using an easy to follow approach that goes beyond traditional and integrative methods. The intent […]