Is Your Thyroid Exhausted?
Are you exhausted, have memory lapses, thinning hair, body aches, irritability, depression, sleep problems, low sex drive, constipation and/or weight gain? These could be symptoms of other diseases, but you might also have an under active thyroid. While you should definitely see your physician if you are having these symptoms, here are a few natural alternatives you can do to...
Lose Weight and Live Longer! 3 Lessons From Around the World
Think about some of the happiest moments of your life thus far. What would you give to add more years to your life? To have more opportunities to create new memories and experience new sensations? Who wouldn’t relish having the time and health to sail around the world, to take up mountain climbing, to eat sushi in Japan, or...
Search for Happiness: Why I Was Fired From Reality TV
About 20 years ago, when I first started in Private Practice, I had a young man come to me who was so amazingly intelligent, bright, and alive with life. Although he was an incredible pleasure to work with, he came from a background where there was a lot of pain, a lot of suffering, and a lot of darkness....
Sugar vs. Honey: A Sweet Debate
My husband likes to sweeten his coffee with honey, I've always used sugar. It made me wonder. What's the difference? I found some answers and here are the basics: Refined Sugar: Also called Sucrose, table sugar, or saccharose. Refined sugar often comes from sugar cane or sugar beet. That's the natural part. It's what happens after it's been harvested. It's manufactured...
5 Energy Busters and How to Avoid Them: Part Two
In the last article, we covered the first three of five energy drainers. They included unhealthy, “fast foods” that give you a quick burst then leave you sluggish. Overusing technology and never taking a break was the second energy buster, and the antidote is taking 30 to 60 minute quiet breaks from your devices. The third area is associating...
Stretch It Out! 5 Benefits of Stretching
Stretching is a natural and instinctive activity and is innate to all animals. We stretch when we wake up, get up from a chair or when we’ve been driving for long periods of time. Watch your dog or cat and they are always stretching throughout the day. Shouldn’t we be stretching throughout our day? Everyone can learn to stretch, regardless...
How and Why Do I Start a Yoga Practice? 6 Side Effects of Yoga
Before you start anything in your life, especially a practice like yoga, you should examine your intentions. What is my motivation and drive in this direction? Why do I want to start a yoga practice? In case you need some help, I'll give you MANY reasons why. 1. Increased Internal Health Benefits Just by starting a yoga practice you can receive...
4 Biggest Weight Loss Mistakes
Whether it’s a New Years resolution, or just a desire to look and feel better, people jump ahead into self-prescribed weight loss routines constantly. Looking around, its plain to see that many of us are genuinely in need of some change. Bulging waistbands, skyrocketing stress levels, and a proliferation of cheap and fast food has created a situation that...
Eating Well and Mindfully: Living a Meditative Life
You may ask yourself, “What do meditation and eating have to do with each other?” The answer is that they actually have a great deal to do with each other. What happens during the day is that we tend to get so busy that we’re not 100% present with “what is” and we really miss out on wonderful experiences...
Top 5 Toxins Lurking In Your Home
With yesterday’s media reports of Arsenic found in a variety of foods including health food bars and organic baby formula I feel compelled to share the other chemicals lurching in your food and environment, way worse than Arsenic. You may be wondering, what could be worse than Arsenic? Keep reading to find out the 5 most common toxins, the...
