Wisdom of Healing

With cold and flu season with us again, it’s time to do all we can to keep ourselves and our family members strong and healthy. Eating nourishing whole foods is well known to improve our health, but there are many myths and misunderstandings regarding how we might eat so as to maintain and improve immune [...]

When my daughter, Kaia, was three years old, she and I were severely burned in a scalding water accident from a defective heating system in our home. We lived in the Boston area and so she was rushed to the Shriners Burn Institute. I was taken to Mass. General and treated briefly. They prepared a [...]

My serious health issues, beginning in early childhood, led me to a lifetime of learning about what is truly natural, healthful, beneficial and free from side effects. Although it has often felt like an arduous road, I am ever grateful for my good health today and for the lessons I’ve learned, the journey I’ve traveled [...]

Many of the women that I speak with about nutrition are concerned about whether their loved ones are getting enough of all the right nutrients to nourish their bodies and minds. The USDA has focused on the minimum nutrients necessary to prevent illness, but we also want to be sure that our loved ones experience [...]

Do you ever wake up feeling completely worn out? Did you then decide you just couldn’t face going into work or on with your plans? You are not alone. The statistics in America on work days lost to the effects of fatigue are staggering. People of all ages, from young children to the elderly, are [...]

Kids are back to school and autumn brings parents’ concerns about their children’s ability to focus, complete tasks and retain what they’ve learned so that they will be successful in our competitive world. There may be appropriate times to resort to prescription medications, but giving a child a class two narcotic should not be the [...]

If you are a new Mom and have any concerns about breastfeeding, relax and read on. There are dozens of foods and herbs that can help lactating women produce rich, abundant milk supply to satisfy their little ones.

This second week of October, the weather in the northeast began in the mid 60’s, reached the low 80’s, dropped back to the 50’s and the first frost is expected any day now in the early morning hours. I have spoken to several people these last few days that are experiencing the cough and runny [...]

There is no doubt that the discovery of antibiotics has saved countless lives. When we have a life-threatening bacterial infection, antibiotics may certainly be the answer to winning the battle. But the question has arisen in recent years; are we overusing this miracle drug, jeopardizing our health and ability to fight minor pathogens, in the [...]