Read that title again…doesn’t it sound wonderful? We live in stressful, chaotic times, and although it may be arguable what century was the most difficult to live in (or what area, for sure!), there is no argument that we are subjected to more stimuli than human beings have ever been exposed to before. As a […]
What is Your Story?
Every one of us has a story; a collection of memories, feelings, comments from others, etc, which may be told to inform, engender feelings in the listeners, or to influence. The story or stories help us with our feelings about ourselves, too. They help balance the thoughts we have about who we are and who […]
No More Blaming. No More Excuses.
It’s time for honesty, truth, transparency, realistic expectations, and taking responsibility to all return to our society, and in a big way as their absence is destroying us. The battle of our respective and collective egos to maintain, or regain, power is leading to an intolerant, alternative truth, alternative fact culture where we can call […]
Acupuncture: What is it and how does it work in today’s terms?
Acupuncture has been around for over 2000 years and that’s a conservative number. It started in China and spread throughout the World, now being used in nearly every country and double-digit styles. There have been countless attacks on acupuncture and the perpetuation of the myth (or outright lies) that there are not enough studies on […]
FACEBOOK: A Look at the Social Media Platform and its Effects on our Health.
Facebook has been taking the world by storm since its inception some 10 years ago. Growing exponentially, it has gone from a handful to now, nearly 300 million users worldwide. Granted, not everyone spends equal time on it and thus, the number is far lower, but this still leaves a multitude of millions who spend […]
A Few Simple Keys to Successfully Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis
We are living in very stressful times; political, educational and religious divide, financial worries, juggling work and home schedules, and now a pandemic, which will likely heighten, not only the stressors I just named, but now many of us are worried about our health and/or the health of loved ones. Having said this, I would […]
STRESS AND ANXIETY: WHAT THEY CAN DO AND HOW TO TREAT THEM
We are all facing never before seen and uncertain times. Our lives have been greatly disrupted and so have the lives of almost everyone around us. The COVID-19 crisis has amped up our stress levels, which, in many cases were already too high, to new heights. This taxes our adrenal glands and with the higher […]
How Nutrition Optimizes Immunity
We are faced with a global pandemic, whether you believe it, or not. We are 3+ months in since Patient Zero in Wuhan China and the Coronavirus or Covid-19 as this version is being labeled, is running rough shod around several Countries, maybe more. There is a rush to create a vaccine as well as […]
Some Things to Keep in Mind in Regards to COVID-19
We are facing unknown territory; a global pandemic with varying “facts” and intense, but unknown effects on our health, jobs, economy, families, etc. This is going to affect almost everything, and at the same time, as something that is mostly out of our control, it will be what it will be. Why do I start […]
How Does Acupuncture Help Depression?
Depression has been a growing problem in the United States for the past few decades. It is complicated in that the term carries a simplistic definition in the minds of the general public, when in reality there are many different kinds of depression with a variety of underlying causes. I will shed light on some […]