The Gerbil Wheel of Life Is Spinning Fast
It seems like the gerbil wheel of life is spinning faster than ever these days as time flies by... This is one of the reasons mindfulness is such a popular topic...and much needed these days. I hope you can take the time today to just focus on the moment and maybe do...
A Hug a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
There are so many awesome healthy choices we can make every day that are FREE...and this is one of the best! Hugging for a few seconds can really help to calm you down and reduce stress...give it a try today! STORY AT-A-GLANCE A hug can improve your mood by...
Can’t Sleep? Perhaps You’re Overtired
Our busy lifestyles and incessant thinking (and overthinking) can often extend into the night, when we'd like to be sleeping! Here are some ideas that can help... If you’re one who lies awake at night dreading the hours that roll by as you fruitlessly try to get at...
Non-Toxic Nail Polish May Not Be So Safe
Please remember that anything you put on our skin, hair or nails gets absorbed into your body! The skin is our largest organ and will absorb toxic chemicals as easily as natural substances. Many of these toxic substances (think hair dyes, cosmetics, nail polish,...
Is Technology Sucking The Life From Us?
Excellent article on the inherent dangers of social media... While technology provides all sorts of convenience in our lives and allows us to stay connected...what is the cost to us?!?! In the 17th century, a secretive group of Capuchin Monks went into graveyards with...
The Life Stressors Most Likely to Kill
Super interesting study that ranks some of life's most stressful events! The VAST majority of chronic illness (like more than 90%) is due to stress. It may be events like the ones mentioned below, or more likely a growing list of compounding daily stressors that...
Cholesterol Does Not Cause Heart Disease
There has been quite a bit of research (and many books and articles) that dispel the myth that cholesterol causes heart disease...and yet it persists. More and more people continue to be prescribed statin drugs as we lower the acceptable total cholesterol...
Low-dose Aspirin..Help or No Help?!
As time goes on, more and more researched studies are being shown to be incorrect. Taking low dose aspirin to prevent heart attacks might be the next... Please read the entire article to learn more about aspirin, statin drugs and more! In this newsletter, we're going...
Intermittent Fasting for Health and Weight Loss
Have you ever tried fasting? For some body types, this is very difficult to do. I like the approach of intermittent fasting and believe that more of us can adopt this into our lives with less issues. Basically you plan your eating into a 8 hour window...check out the...
Generation Zapped
Wonderful (but scary) documentary on the dangers of all of our wireless technologies. They are definitely convenient...but at what cost?!?!? Please watch this movie - Generation Zapped - to learn more about what you can do to mitigate EMFs. Find some remediation...
Could Taking Longer Holidays Help You Live Longer?
In case you needed one more reason to actually take your vacation... Also...it is really important to completely disconnect from work mentally as well as physically! If vacation means only checking your email twice a day, your brain is still not checking out, which...
Could Your Back Pain Be Caused By Something Called Fascia?
The fascia is one of the least publicized, but most important systems for the structural integrity of your body! If you have ever heard of Rolfing (or Structural Integration)...this is where it comes to play. STORY AT-A-GLANCE Your fascia, the fibrous connective...
Focusing Our Energy
A good friend referred me to a very interesting TEDx talk that describes how some of us have many different interests and talents and don't fall neatly into one path or career. Even if this doesn't describe you, all of us are split between SO many different directions...
Heal Your Body Through the New Science of Optimum Hydration
Quality/filtered water is absolutely CRUCIAL for good health. Almost every biochemical reaction in our body requires it! This article describes some of the best ways to get something called structured water, which is important for cellular health and respiration....
Flexibility in Life
One of the key secrets of life that I heard long ago is to "want what life wants". The foundation of this is to surrender to the flow of "what is", rather than what we "think it should be" (expectations). The more we can flow with what happens, the more we can remain...
Industry Corruption
I remember when I first read about the inside stories of corruption and greed in the health care industry in the late 1990s...hard to believe and very disturbing for my belief system at the time. It is almost 20 years later and at least we are seeing more exposure on...
Roundup: a Crack in the Wall
Fabulous article (with 28 references) that highlights the enormous health risks associated with Roundup (Glyphosate)! I believe that glyphosate is one of the major contributors to "gluten sensitivity". Not that it's not real, but I think this plays a major role! There...
Anxiety May Be an Inherited Trait
Anxiety is something that more and more people are dealing with today. Could technology play a role? ...and not just the content we consume, but rather the ElectroMagnetic Fields (EMFs) we are exposed to?!?! Check out some ways to protect yourself... STORY...
The Benefits of Helping Others
True fulfillment comes from helping others using the gifts and talents that you've been given... It feels great when you receive a gift, whether it’s a material item you’ve wanted or something less tangible like a helpful hand or praise from a person whose opinion...
Releasing Expectations
It's been said that "expectations are resentments under construction"... For me, balancing expectations with life flow has been a constant struggle. I have a vision in my head of the way things "should go", and then when they don't turn out that way, it leads to...
