健康养生：现代生活方式哪些最伤肝？

春季养生重点是肝脏

养生并不繁琐麻烦。养生首先要去掉一个非常大的误区：养生就是今天吃这个，明天补那个；今天做这种运动，明天做那种运动，兴什么做什么。不是这样的！

养生就是舍弃，养生就是放下，养生就是简单，养生就是不损不伤，养生就是不画蛇添足，养生就是因势利导，顺势而为。我不再多作解释，每个人都会有每个人的理解，让我们好好体悟吧。

了解五脏的特性喜恶，是五脏养生的基础、前提，如果不管不问五脏是否喜欢，就把一些东西、方法硬塞、强加给五脏，就会好心办坏事。

什么最顺五脏之性？尊重五脏的特性，投其所喜，避其所恶，踏着四季节拍、顺着阳气升降，春夏养阳，秋冬养阴。身体不虚不实、不寒不热时，该干啥干啥，就这么活着就行了，“过犹不及”。当五脏特性受到干扰，不能顺时正常升降时，就顺水推舟，帮其一把。

春夏之季，阳气升发，肝心为主。春夏衣食住行要让心肝之阳气顺势升发，既不能升发过亢，又不能升发不及。秋冬之季，阳气潜藏，肺肾为主。秋冬衣食住行要让肺肾之阳气顺势潜藏，既不能收藏不足，又不能藏而发僵。一年四季只有脾胃健运，枢纽畅通，阳气升降才无阻无碍。而少吃、少凉（贪凉饮冷）、少气（郁闷生气）就是最好的养脾之法。

春季，许多人面色红润，皮肤很好，人面桃花交相映。为什么？因为春季气血开始由里趋表，皮肤循环改善。不管是干性、油性、混合性皮肤，不论肤色是深还是浅，通常来说，春季都是四季中皮肤最好的季节。当然敏感性皮肤或者有顽固性皮肤病的人除外。

单从皮肤，我们就可以感受到春季气血在阳气引领下自人体由里由下而向外向上升发的过程。但是如果到了春季，有失眠多梦、眼睛发红、牙痛口苦、血压升高、胸胁胀满、头痛频发等现象，就是阳气升发太过、冲心犯脑的表现。

春季养生重点是肝脏。肝木生发，犹如树木，枝枝叶叶，无拘无束，疏泄条达，生机勃勃。

是谁令我们七情适度，心情轻松？是谁把进进出出消化排泄指挥得顺利畅通？是谁令月经按月准时施泄？是谁令气血流畅不瘀积？是肝脏在起主要作用！身体这种轻松、活泼、通泰的状态也叫疏泄条达，是肝脏功能正常的结果。肝脏为将军之官，决胜于千里之外，要指挥别人，受不得约束；也像警察，指挥来往车辆，使其不能违反交通规则。肝的特性就是主疏泄，喜条达，恶抑郁。肝气疏泄条达状态下的人体，就犹如一棵挺拔舒展、枝繁叶茂的树木，而龚自珍《病梅馆记》里那盆景中的歪松病梅就是肝气郁结。

对于女性来讲，美丽因于肝脏。因为肝脏疏泄条达，会使女性气血畅通、月经规律，会使脾胃健运、大便畅通，也会令人性情平稳或开朗。一个女性如果月经好、大便通，通常皮肤也会不错，起码不会出现大问题。再加上又是一个不爱生气、不小心眼的人，这基本上可以算做底版不错了。美容有四个基本的健康要求：情绪好、月经好、大便好、睡眠好。肝脏和情绪、月经、大便有直接关系，而且如果情绪好，通常睡眠也会好。四个基本要求全部和肝脏有关。只有肝脏疏泄条达正常，不郁结、不憋屈，女性美容就具备描眉画眼、涂脂抹粉、锦上添花的条件和基础了。

女性许多美容问题、损美性疾病多和肝气郁结、憋屈有很大关系。女性很多疾病是从情志不畅、肝气郁结一步一步发展来的，先是生气郁闷，心结难解，长吁短叹，唉声叹气，腹胀胸闷，气机不畅，然后气滞血瘀，内脏的形态结构也发生变化。抑郁症、胃病、月经不调、乳腺增生、子宫肌瘤、多囊卵巢、肿瘤包块等就是这样。而上述疾病就是酿生黄褐斑、面色晦暗或青黄、眼睛浑浊等美容问题的温床和土壤。

如果满足了肝脏的特性、喜好，肝脏就会在春季充分地疏泄条达，引领气血由里趋表，畅达气机，让我们周身通泰，关节韧带柔软灵活，情绪平稳，体内不胀不闷不痛，吃嘛嘛香，进得顺，出得畅，月经规律；而且因为肝开窍于目，还能够使眼睛明亮，不红不充血。就算环境、食品有些污染或一定要喝一些酒，肝脏也会高高兴兴地去解毒、解酒。

如何顺应肝的疏泄特性，使其高高兴兴地行使自己的功能？有四个基本条件：一是肝血肝阴要充足；二是不要经常郁闷压抑而束缚肝脏；三是不要经常吃药、饮酒、熬夜，令肝脏疲劳；四是不要感染病毒。而现代有很多生活方式是专门捅肝脏这些软肋的。不管肝脏喜欢不喜欢，反正由着性子来，女的生气，男的喝酒，很多人稍有不适就大把吃药，把肝脏功能搞得乱七八糟。下面我们就看看现代生活方式是怎么违背这四个条件而伤及肝脏的。

用眼过度

“肝藏血”，肝脏贮藏着极为丰富的血液。肝血的主要作用有营养眼睛、保证视力，供养并牵制肝气疏泄升发，濡养滑利关节肌腱韧带，肝木生心火、可补充心血。长期使用电脑、看电视，或者高考长时间看书，都是久视，会造成用眼过度。“肝开窍于目”，久视很容易使肝血不足。只要肝“将军”饿着肚子吃不饱，七情要么郁结，要么过度；肝气不是疏泄条达无力而郁结，就是了无根基牵制而横逆作乱。

七情郁结

肝脏最讨厌经常郁闷压抑，心结难解、小心眼、生闷气、钻牛角尖、陷进去出不来，这些在肝脏疏泄条达时碍手碍脚，令肝脏不能舒展、憋屈难受。肝气郁结就是歪松病梅。现代社会的人际关系紧张，五脏中肝脏最受此影响而活得最累，七情感而不敢发、不能发、不会发，所以闷在里边，这是肝最不喜欢的。尤其是那些站在社会大舞台上，与男性一决高低、心高气盛的女强人，以及冰雪聪明、敏感能干、不甘人后的女能人，她们的七情不是因为人心险恶不能外露而压抑不展，就是忍无可忍而怒发冲冠，这种过度的情绪一放一收，很伤肝。

肝气郁结或快或慢会反映出一系列躯体疾病：胃痛、腹痛、便烂、头痛、胸闷、月经不调、乳腺增生、子宫肌瘤、色斑、高血脂、脂肪肝、高血压等等。一般人往往经不起多次大怒激愤的情绪冲击，会导致肝气横逆、肝阳暴涨，太伤肝太伤人了。想想暴盲、暴聋、暴哑、消化道大出血、脑溢血、心肌梗死吧，这些就是常见的大怒激愤的后果！

久坐不动

关节、肌腱、韧带属于肝系统，是肝脏赖以疏泄条达的结构基础、重要通道。电脑、电视、汽车让人久坐不动，令许多人关节肌腱韧带僵硬，失去柔韧灵活，使肝疏泄条达系统内的通道不畅通。所以，我们经常会觉得，越是坐着，越是不运动，人就会越是郁闷或脾气暴躁。

过度服药

    五脏中，肝脏新陈代谢最为旺盛，这使其具有强大的解毒功能。污染物、毒物、药物、酒精、各种食品添加剂进入人体，全凭肝脏代谢以解毒、降毒、减毒。大量吃药、食品不安全、饮酒、熬夜就是让肝脏总是干活，不能休息，令其疲劳。

是药三分毒，可是现在盛行有病吃药、防病吃药、保健吃药，完全忘记人体自身还有强大的自我调节能力，忘记了还有很好的非药物疗法，比如针灸、推拿、物理疗法等。有时药效相对于其毒副作用简直就是蝇头小利。就算是疗效好很对症的药物，也要先劳驾肝脏进行代谢、解毒，这叫“首过效应”。过度治疗和误治也会使肝脏很疲劳。所以对于不少药物，医生会嘱咐患者，吃的过程中注意检查肝功能。我有个病人，为了降低稍微偏高的甘油三酯，吃了一种民间中医给的降脂药，据说效果神奇。果然几剂药下去，甘油三酯很快就恢复正常了，可是肝功检查却发现转氨酶一下飙升至 1300，把她吓坏了。又住进了医院，输液，保肝护肝。类似例子在生活中很常见。

过度饮酒

升官发财，喝酒应酬，但凡男人，难以免俗。以至于酒后驾车成了严重而普遍的社会问题。我有一个远亲，从事学术研究工作，人老实勤奋、木讷内向、不善交际，就像这样的人也不能“幸免”地要应酬喝酒，居然也偶尔酒后驾车了。

进嘴的东西，最热性的是烟，最湿气的是酒。酒性大湿大热，经常少量饮酒有活血提神消除疲劳之功；而经常豪饮却会乱心性、乱肝性，湿热伤肝胆。酒的热量很高，不怎么增加营养，却足以扰乱能量代谢。接待、公关、销售、官员升迁、商人赚钱，都需要常年穿梭于酒店，应酬于餐桌，进入中年还没有脂肪肝、高脂血症、代谢综合征、高血压等病患加身的人，那真是凤毛麟角。酒能够壮贼胆色胆，却不健身心五脏，是虚妄乱性的魔鬼饮食。你以为肝脏生来只是解毒解酒的吗？！肝脏还要做畅通血脉、帮助消化、舒缓情绪、调节月经等工作，是非常忙累的！

不重视脂肪肝

高热、高脂、高糖的三高饮食，使人体能量富余。这时肝脏往往挺身而出，自我牺牲，像堤坝一样拦截富余能量，形成脂肪肝，以保护心脑血管、维护能量代谢。所以单纯的脂肪肝患者的生化检测，各项指标往往是正常、临界或轻度异常，心脑血管尚且安全。这就是为什么不少人会拿着体检结果淡淡一笑，就是有点脂肪肝，我的身体还不错耶！根本不把脂肪肝当回事，把脂肪肝的危害性看得还不如感冒。脂肪肝后果严重与否，全看你对脂肪肝的认识了。如果从此在生活中从源头上避免、减少脂肪肝的产生，那么脂肪肝可能就是一个身体的匆匆过客，不声不响就这么过去了，确实算不得大病。但是如果掉以轻心、不当回事、我行我素，脂肪肝就是万恶之源，引发能量代谢紊乱。看看那些疾病后期的尿毒症、中风、心衰吧，你说脂肪肝是不是大病呢？！

肝气郁结、脂肪肝、超负荷解毒三位一体是很可怕的，时间久了一定会严重影响能量代谢。肝脏里塞满了脂肪、堆满了垃圾，总有一天会把肝脏累坏的，这时堤坝再也抵挡不住源源不断的富余能量了，终于开闸，能量代谢就此进入恶性循环，糖尿病、动脉硬化、高脂血症、冠心病、代谢综合征、高血压、痛风等等随之而来。这就到了该收获的季节了，收获不良生活方式结下的恶果。

我们国家的乙肝病毒感染率很高，尤其在气候湿热的华南地区。当然由于广泛使用乙肝疫苗已经得到了很好的控制，但是仍然不能忽视。一旦感染乙肝病毒，就算是肝功能保持正常，还是能够较为明显地感觉到肝胆湿热或者气滞血瘀之象，说明还是对肝脏有不小的影响的。病毒感染与否，和肝脏状态及体质关系很大，比如长期吃不饱又憋屈、疲劳。病毒湿热最易伤肝。

肝脏养生调护的重点季节是春季。春季自然万物阳气升发，天时天道最利于人体肝脏主疏泄的功能和喜条达的特性。有苍天的“天道”相助，人只要顺势而为，别添堵添乱就行了。升发不及就帮助一把，升发太过就控制一下，一切以利于肝气的升发为要。下面从起居（包括情绪）、饮食、药物、经络等几个方面对肝脏进行全方位的保养。

起居 早睡早起，舒展筋骨

    《素问四气调神大论》：“春三月，此谓发陈，天地俱生，万物以荣。夜卧早起，广步于庭，被发缓形，以使志生，生而勿杀，予而勿夺，赏而勿罚，此春气之应，养生之道也。逆之则伤肝，夏为寒变，奉长者少。”

上述经文古训，对于生活在四季较为分明的地区的人来讲，应该具有跨越时空的养生指导意义。古代有古代的方法或措施，现代有现代的方法或措施，但是随着四季变化，“春夏养阳，秋冬养阴”的原则却是亘古不变的。

人在春季比冬季早醒，不值得大惊小怪，这是“天人合一”的表现。欣然接受，醒了就起来吧！而且要有意识地早点起床。“一年之计在于春”，“一天之计在于晨”。随着春节大假结束，各行各业都开始了繁忙紧张的一年，各有各的打算和计划。春季早起利于升发阳气，调整状态，以适应开春上班之后扑面而来的工作压力。如果春困严重，升发不及，浑身无力，却又眼看着别人你追我赶、忙忙碌碌地工作，会觉得非常闹心吧。

早晨就是一天中的春季。“早起三光，晚起三慌”，意思是“一天之计在于晨”，不睡懒觉，早早起床，就会发现似乎早晨、上午的时间比下午、晚上的时间好用、耐用些，时间宽裕，可以从容地做很多事情。这样就会无形中减轻了工作压力，起到舒缓情志的作用，这不就是帮助肝气疏泄条达吗？

春季运动应该是以形体的舒展为主，抻拉、牵引脊柱、四肢，活动关节、韧带，尤其令颈椎、髋关节、肩关节、膝关节、肘关节柔韧、舒展、灵活。我给大家介绍几个非常简单的动作：

    第一，蹬直双腿，尽力低头弯腰若干次；然后头部及胸腰脊尽量向后仰若干次，如此反复地俯仰脊柱。

    第二，双腿站直，膝关节不要弯曲，双手十指相交扣，掌心向上，尽力伸直上举于头顶正中，拉直身体；然后分别向左右两侧抻拉侧体侧腰。

    第三，拉筋。可以下蹲压腿，也可以正压腿、侧压腿：向前绷直、绷紧脚尖，绷直小腿肚子和腘窝。

    第四，摩擦胸胁。胸胁，即前胸和两腋下肋骨部位的统称。双手搓热，然后沿乳房下胸胁反复摩擦，直至胸胁里面发热，如灌进温水一般。

第五，经过寒冷的冬季，许多人的手显得比较僵硬，这时，可以经常用热水泡手，使手指小关节更加柔软灵活。在生活中，我有这种感觉，凡是关节、韧带和腰身柔软的女性，通常性情也比较柔和，较少过激言行。因为柔软的腰身、关节和韧带使肝气的疏泄条达畅通，无阻无碍。而长期腰身、肢体、关节、韧带僵硬、不灵活，则令肝的疏泄条达备受阻碍，很影响情绪和心态。

春季运动要注意

春季不管进行什么运动，腰身、肢体、关节、韧带的柔韧、舒展、灵活是前提、基础。

春季穿塑形减肥内衣、紧身胸罩、提臀收臀牛仔裤是很不利于阳气引领气血趋表的。因为穿衣太紧，皮肤涩滞，阳气趋表时到达肌表皮肤的通道不畅，只有转升头面为主，很容易头面、五官上火发炎。这是穿衣不当，逼得阳气分布不合理。温热火毒的病证，有时并非阳气的真正旺盛，而是阳气分布不均，尤其是局部性的。仔细想想，有几个人、几种病是真真正正、彻头彻尾的阳热大实之体之病呢？我看多数还是阴阳不协调，是阳气的相对旺盛或者阳气强弱不均匀。

春季要春捂。不要天气一回暖，马上就把衣服脱掉。如果来个倒春寒，就会病倒一大批。开春就病，多不吉利。初春气温回升时，身体保持适度的热感，为了散热，气血必然趋向体表，无形中就帮助了阳气外发趋表，应了“春夏养阳”。

踏青、春游，走向户外大自然，伸展四肢，舒展腰身，呼出一冬的浊气，吸入清新的空气。借助天时，在大地升发、蒸腾氤氲的阳气中，与虫鸟花草树木一起振奋生机。

春季要增加房间的空气流动，可以来一点穿堂风。但是千万不能在穿堂风中休息和睡觉，否则面瘫会找上门来。

春季要更加有意识地避免情志不展、郁闷生气，否则非常伤肝。想办法令精神振奋一些。怎么办？春季早起床，扩胸、压腿、拉筋、弯腰、跑步，一番晨运，早餐后再喝些新茶、春茶或者咖啡，就会觉得神清气爽、轻快愉快！一年之计不由得宏愿发于心中，一场新的人生计划开始了，这就是“天人合一”，是最好的养肝方法。

饮食 减酸增甘

一般情况下，春季不需要特别地吃药来帮助升发，只要注意摄取有助于阳气升发的应时蔬菜粮食，避免食用影响妨碍阳气升发的食品就行了。

春季饮食原则是“减酸增甘，以养脾气”。为什么要“减酸”？因为酸性食物，其性收敛，与春季阳气升发之势背道而驰。正常情况下，肝脏在春季自然而然就会更好地疏泄条达，功能相对旺盛。这时要顺势养肝，而不是逆势用酸性来约束肝脏。酸性食物，有食醋、山楂、乌梅等。但是，如果一到春季就出现胸腹灼热、失眠烦躁、血压升高、眼睛发红、耳鸣口苦等，反而要吃些酸性食品，以收敛约束过于亢盛的阳气，这是养肝、柔肝、安抚肝。

为什么要“增甘”？一是春季肝气偏旺，容易削弱脾胃，影响消化，再加上消耗体力的苦夏即将来临，如果脾胃虚弱，凭什么捱过苦夏？二是脾胃在中焦，是阳气升发的枢纽，脾胃虚弱，肝气升发必然受到影响。甘味食物有：糯米、红枣、桂圆、南瓜、牛肉、猪肚、山药、莲子、麦芽糖、蜂蜜、胡萝卜等。春季宜“温食”但不宜“温补”。

春季还应进食春季时鲜果蔬，以帮助肝气疏泄，阳气升发。因为春季时鲜果蔬多是既可清热又利升发的。对于肝脏来说，利于升发，顺应疏泄条达的药食，就是补肝；酸涩收敛，逆着疏泄条达的药食，就是泻肝。这应该是中医所谓“补泻”的真实含义。春季应时新鲜果蔬有荠菜、韭菜、香椿头、枸杞苗、豌豆苗、蘑菇、金针菜、荆芥、春笋、春茶、艾蒿、樱桃等。

中国人特别孝顺老人，而最大的“孝”就是“顺”，顺老人之性，让老人高兴就好，不需要什么锦衣华食。养五脏也是这样，顺性顺势就是补益，哪怕是廉价的青菜瓜果；逆性逆势就是损害，哪怕是昂贵的虫草人参。

这里特别推介春蔬四味：

荠菜。荠菜又叫护生草、枕头草、清明草等，是春季最为常见的野菜，“三月三，荠菜赛灵丹”，是春季养肝的佳蔬。荠菜肉丝豆腐羹，荠菜炒冬笋，荠菜肉馅儿馄饨等都很好吃。

苋菜。苋菜有红苋、紫苋、绿苋或者红绿相间之分。其中红苋最好，可以补肝血。上汤红苋菜、苋菜蛋花滚汤等既简单又好吃。高考很辛苦，视力下降、眼睛疲劳者不妨多吃。

茼蒿。茼蒿菜性偏凉，清火化痰，可降低或防止血压升高。少油清炒最为合适。

春笋。春笋性稍偏凉又有升发之性，最宜春季食用。笋配火腿、油焖笋、白煮笋等都是不错的选择。

春季上火多以头面五官、上焦心肺为主，如牙痛、口苦、口疮、鼻衄、耳鸣头涨、心烦失眠、胸腹灼热、咽喉疼痛等。究其原因：一是北方春季干燥多风，春旱时最易上火；二是冬季富余能量随着肝气升发而上火。可以食用绿茶、菊花茶、莲子心茶、苦丁茶、茅根茶、芦根茶、蜂蜜、雪梨、冰糖、白萝卜等。

春为发陈之际，阳气的升发也带来沉渣泛起，抖搂出老病旧病。比如，基于过敏体质的许多病证、顽固性皮肤病、高血压、慢性胃炎、慢性肝病、精神病、过敏性鼻炎、过敏性哮喘等，要少吃或不吃发物，比如羊肉、狗肉、牛肉、猪头肉、肥肉、鹅肉、贝壳类海鲜、海鱼、虾蟹、葱姜蒜、香椿、香菜、蛋黄、茴香、胡椒、春笋、火腿等。

春季可以有意识地吃些保肝或促进排

毒的食品，更好地使人体进入春夏养阳、阳气升发、代谢旺盛的状态，比如保肝的大枣、蜂蜜、胡萝卜、猴头菇、香菇等，促进排毒的春笋、黑木耳、生姜、辣椒、海带、绿豆、洋葱、花菜、西兰花、芹菜等。保肝又促进排毒，无形中就减轻了肝脏的负担。

春季多食寒冷、黏滞、肥甘之品亦会阻碍阳气升发，日常生活中也要注意。

药物 安全简单

药物养生要安全简单。肝气升发太过而上火可用决明子、夏枯草、菊花、金银花、罗汉果泡茶喝，并适当配些五味子、乌梅、天门冬、麦冬、白芍、桑葚子、当归、生地等。但是要中病即止，热去即停。

如果肝气升发不及而特别乏力疲倦，可以服用逍遥丸配补中益气丸，也可以用党参、黄芪、白术、山药、大枣等制成药膳。

黄芪菊花茶：黄芪20克、枸杞子10克、菊花10克、红枣3枚水煎，放入冰糖少许。每于春季肝气升发无力、疲劳倦怠难以缓解时饮用。

百合莲子银耳汤：莲子6粒、银耳4克、大枣4克、百合4克、糖20克、水200毫升。春旱内热上火时饮用较好。

经络 因病而异

如果春季身体感觉一切正常，实在不必要敲这点那，要知“过犹不及”，不要扰动正常的经络气血运行就行了，人体自有一整套精密的“天人合一”调节机制。

如果肝气生发太过，头目不清，可以点按太冲、行间、三阴交、曲池、合谷、风池、太阳、睛明。太冲穴和行间穴在足背部，三阴交穴在小

腿内侧下部，曲池穴在肘横纹外侧端，合谷穴在手背，即我们通常所说的“虎口”处，太阳穴在颞部，睛明穴在面部，风池穴在颈后部。也可以在乳房下胸胁部位拔罐，或者在颈椎及肩胛部位、曲池穴、太冲穴刮痧或拔罐。

如果肝气升发无力，疲倦乏力难以缓解，可以灸百会、中脘、足三里。百会穴在头顶部，中脘穴在上腹部，足三里在小腿前外侧。

    有的人一到春夏，脸上不得消停，皮肤油腻、毛囊炎、痤疮、无名肿毒轮番上场，脂溢性皮炎、酒糟鼻也会加重。可以在春季气温明显回升时，做背部膀胱经刮痧、拔罐，并稍微放点血，以减轻随着天气变热，皮肤状况更加恶化的情况。

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www.sums.ac.ir/

Information about the university and its schools, hospitals, and publications.

From the site: Products Chemistry Research center is one of the research centers of ... Officially, it started its activities at Jan. 2003 in the building of school of medical science with the following aims: - Employment and development of human knowledge in the field of medicinal chemistry and natural products - Scientific association with other national and international institutes and research centers - Design and synthesis of new compounds as anti-hypertension, anticancer, antibacterial, anti-HIV, … - More...

Oxygen Media for women, on TV and Online

www.oxygen.com/

Oxygen TV network for women.

From the site: Oxygen Media is a 24-hour cable television network on a mission to bring women (and the men who love them) the edgiest, most innovative entertainment on television. With innovative shows from such diverse talents as Carsey-Werner-Mandabach and Banyan Productions (Trading Spaces ), Oxygen airs more original series and specials than any other women's network. Founded in 1998, the network is independently owned and is currently available in over 74 million households. ... More...

Weil Lifestyle, LLC

www.drweil.com/

Undertaking education, research, and promotion of integrated medicine, as well as development and marketing of supplements and resources. Includes advice on health and nutrition, recipes, forums, and online sales. Based in Phoenix, Arizona.

From the site: Headquartered in Phoenix, Ariz., Weil Lifestyle, LLC, is the owner of the Web site www.drweil.com and the exclusive worldwide licensor of distinctive products and services that are developed, reviewed and approved by Dr. ... Weil Lifestyle, LLC, maintains and presents the content of www.drweil.com, a free online consumer resource for healthy living based on an integrative medicine philosophy. ... More...

SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business

www.score.org/

A nonprofit association dedicated to encouraging the formation, growth, and success of small business nationwide through counseling and mentor programs.

From the site: SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business" is a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. ... SCORE is headquartered in Herndon, VA and Washington, DC and has 389 chapters throughout the United States and its territories, with 10,500 volunteers nationwide. Both working and retired executives and business owners donate time and expertise as business counselors. ... More...