Snake Oil or the real deal? How can you tell? Astounding claims about healing illnesses through diet and alternative therapies are far from new. In the 1880’s, snake oil was peddled among railroad workers to reduce joint pain and inflammation. Today, with the ease of data transmission and social media, we are inundated with influencers, and …
I write this in August, a time of year I now relish as the temperature starts to moderate and daylight shortens. It wasn’t always this way. I once dreaded August because it meant that school was just around the corner. The transition of going back to school was always a hard one for me. Not …
Are you feeling stuck in your body? Unable to get back to the activities you love due to injury or tightness and restrictions? You’re not alone. Many people find it hard to get to, or get back to, healthy habits after an injury, or other setback. Even though it’s something you want to do, it …
We all have triggers, both positive and negative. They can be conscious or subconscious. The conscious ones are easily identified. These might be things like a specific topic of conversation, a person or group, a song, an odor, or anything else we overtly know that evokes an emotion or makes us react in a certain …
I am a huge proponent of genetic testing. For me, it’s not about ancestry, but because I am curious about my health and traits. From talking to many people about testing, I also understand that many do not want to get tested due to various reasons. In this email, I’ll write about the benefits and …
Snacking – or eating meals – when you’re not hungry Losing touch with your body’s natural hunger and fullness signals can lead to chronic overeating, weight gain and metabolic disorders, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Snacking or eating meals when you’re not hungry stops you from honoring true physical hunger and instead allows you …
I woke up Saturday in a state of restlessness. Despite getting things done during the week and getting enough sleep, I couldn’t shake the feeling of overwhelm from all of the chores I had placed on my “list” for the day. i began the day as I always do, with meditation, hot tea, gentle back …
Last night in a freak storm, we lost internet. Not the electricity out, but a cable to our home alone went down in the backyard. I was angry. So angry. And I sat in my anger with my partner, my dog and the two service people I finally reached. (One on the phone and one …
It’s taken me years to gain acceptance of myself. And acceptance has built for me in pieces. I’ve never been “ok” with my curly hair. As a kid, my parents couldn’t get a comb through it and of course it hurt for them to try, so I screamed and yelled and so, they insisted that …
I write this with a smirk on my face. Meditation is not always a joy. In fact, only after a decently long meditation is it remotely close to being joyful. Some days, sitting for meditation is the hardest things to do – like running in a trough of clay. My daily habit has ebbed and …