People have practiced simple, gentle cleansing of the body’s internal organs, tissues and cells throughout the world for all of recorded history. In the last 115 years, with the developments in western allopathic medicine, our culture has moved away from using foods, herbs, breath/prayer and other natural practices to maintain good health and a sense [...]
At a pot luck gathering for an organization promoting environmental activism, I found myself setting my plateful of colorful foods at the table where I didn’t know anybody, just to get to meet someone new. Nearly everyone was chatting with one another. I found an empty spot beside a young lady of about fifteen years. [...]
We’ve been told to count sheep since we were toddlers. We’ve bought the latest mattress, guaranteed to increase sleep quality. And now we’re learning that the sleep medications once touted as safer and less addictive may actually cause us to sleep-drive (like sleepwalking, but behind the wheel) and other potentially serious side effects. But most [...]
Mental illness is prevalent in virtually every community in the US, and is believed to affect most families. It seems obvious that mental illness at its very worst was behind Monday’s horrible shooting at Virginia Tech. But many of us have loved ones dear to our hearts with chronic, long- or short-term issues, whether or [...]
The mother of a client came to me for a consultation for her twenty year old daughter a few years ago. Lisa had been at home in bed in severe lower abdominal pain for four days. Lisa had had a lot of physical symptoms of PMS in her young life, along with irritability, every month [...]
The statistics show a massive increase in diagnoses of the autism spectrum that are staggering. Thirty years ago, only one in 22,000 children was diagnosed with autism. Today, it is shocking to learn that one child in every 160 is considered autistic! Why has this condition become so prevalent? There are theories as to why [...]
Do you worry all the time? Does worry and fear affect your health and how you live your life? Combining medications, as millions of people do, may not be as safe as once believed. So, are you ready to practice a few simple techniques to quiet your mind, calm your adrenals and remember how it [...]
The holidays can be a joyous time, but for the millions of people with digestive complaints and stress disorders, it can be a time of great pain, discomfort and the potential for embarrassment. Overeating, too many delicious sweets and strange food combinations can create a variety of discomforts. And the stress of family interactions often [...]
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 [...]
Women are often treated with a variety of medications just for passing through normal biological phases of life. We need to re-evaluate whether or not we should risk the side effects of such treatments when there are so many effective ways to feel invigorated and free of discomfort by eating the right foods and using [...]
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 [...]