Stress less with healing affirmations and flower power.
Holidays provide us with the perfect opportunity to reconnect with what’s really important in life and to reach out to friends and family.
But in the hustle and bustle of festivities, the holidays can be challenging in a number of ways. When I get harried, hassled and hungry, I try to remind myself of how important the daily messages that the mind sends the body can impact wellbeing and the ability to cope with stress.
And somehow I remind myself about the water.
Researcher Masaru Emotio, PhD… Continue reading Categories
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December 22nd, 2011Stress less with healing affirmations and flower power.
Holidays provide us with the perfect opportunity to reconnect with what’s really important in life and to reach out to friends and family.
But in the hustle and bustle of festivities, the holidays can be challenging in a number of ways. When I get harried, hassled and hungry, I try to remind myself of how important the daily messages that the mind sends the body can impact wellbeing and the ability to cope with stress.
And somehow I remind myself about the water.
Researcher Masaru Emotio, PhD… Continue reading Tis the Season of Emotional Overeating
November 24th, 2011
Simple strategies to tame your chew.
While it may be the season to be jolly, for many it is a difficult and frightening time. So, I asked my favorite emotional eating expert, Dr. Denise Lamothe, to weigh in on emotional overeating and a strategy to outsmart it during the holidays. Here's what she had to say:
Navigating your way through the holiday festivities is a challenge to be sure!
Have you ever really paid attention to how focused our culture is on food? Virtually every occasion we experience has food as a central theme.
Think of… Continue reading Bone Up!
September 13th, 2011
Take your calcium with vitamin K and vitamin D.
We now know that osteoporosis is not simply a “calcium deficiency disease” or even a hormone deficiency disorder. Thanks to the latest research which has ignited the Vitamin K and Vitamin D revolutions, we can now be assured that the calcium we do consume ends up in our bones—not in our soft tissues or arteries.
Bone loss,you see, is a rather complicated condition that impacts an estimated 10 million in the US.[1] Another 34 million Americans are at risk of developing osteoporosis due to a condition of low bone… Continue readingSummertime Barefoot Cure
June 23rd, 2011
Lower stress and promote calmness by taking off your shoes.
It’s the strangest thing I ever heard, but could our shoes be killing us? Synthetically-soled shoes, unlike the leather soles of decades ago, insulate the body from the natural healing energies of the earth—which is as basic to health as water, air, and food. The earth is an endless source of negative electrons which can quickly neutralize free radical-induced inflammation—the cause behind pain, tension, swelling, and stress.
That's why the Earthing technique and technology is becoming so popular among everyday people who are suffering from a lack of energy, poor sleep, hormonal… Continue reading The Great Masquerader
May 12th, 2011
The many faces of B complex deficiency.
In today’s crazy world, the B complex family of vitamins has all but been forgotten. Stress, sugar, alcohol, the Pill, medications, a low-carb diet, and coffee rob you of your already dwindling reserves of this critical water-soluble vitamin family—which must be replaced daily.
Once a foundational supplement for anybody suffering from hypoglycemia, eating disorders, depression, anxiety, irritability, and even heart disease, it’s high time the B complex made a real comeback.
It really concerns me that we are all so eager to try the latest greatest "bandaid" in the form of moisturizers or concealers to hide our stress lines, skin rashes, or overly… Continue reading When Aftershocks Rattle Your Personal World
April 12th, 2011
Shake off stress, anxiety, and depression naturally.
If there is one health solution I can’t live without, it’s Ultra H-3. As the single most effective dietary supplement to help me cope with life’s inevitable ups and downs—deadlines, interviews, articles, the passing of loved ones, unexpected friends’ illness, natural disasters, the economy—it helps me maintain my sanity. I call it my secret weapon “Blues Buster” because it has such a profound effect on brain chemistry—producing a naturally induced mental high.
Few herbs, hormones, or even meds can equal Ultra H-3’s uplifting… Continue reading SOS for Stress
March 29th, 2011
Magnesium to the rescue.
Earthquakes. Tsunamis. Nuclear meltdowns. I can’t help but think of the ominous Chinese proverb, “May you live in interesting times.”
Without a doubt, we are living with major Earth changes on a daily basis. When it comes to health, the single most important lifestyle change you can make these days is to optimize magnesium intake. Many of us are aware of the importance of both calcium and magnesium metabolism—two minerals essential for the nourishment and health of the nervous system, as well as of bones and the heart. Maintaining a… Continue reading Did a Deficiency Make You Do It?
February 21st, 2011
A lack of zinc in your diet may be making you aggressive.
Several years ago I ran across a fascinating article in Psychology Today which focused on the origin of violent behavior. Was it nature or nutrition? Could the underlying cause be in one’s upbringing or in their genes? Or just maybe it could be some type of nutritional imbalance.
Taking the nutritional stance was William Walsh, Ph.D. and his team at the Health Research Institute in Illinois. Walsh and his colleagues published a study in Physiology & Behavior (1997)… Continue reading Age-Defying Energy Strategy
February 16th, 2011
Think and feel young—at any age.
Years ago when I was nutritional director at the Pritikin Longevity Center, I had the opportunity to speak with a number of distinguished individuals—ambassadors, celebrities, CEOs, and former government officials who had traveled the world. I became intrigued by glowing reports from many of these people about an amazing anti-aging therapy.
Not only did they report increased energy and mental clarity, but they also showed clear signs of youthfulness—graying hair returning to its natural color, better skin and stronger nails, fewer… Continue reading The Mother of All Hormones?
January 10th, 2011
Recharge your body and your brain.
"Mother of All Hormones?" Yes, you read that right, and we're not talking DHEA here.
Without this "mother" hormone your body couldn't produce other hormones like estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, cortisol, or dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), for that matter. The hormone—that nobody is really talking about—has really powerful effects on aging, memory, mood, sexuality, and even sleep. It is the critical building block in the production of all other hormones that you have heard me writing, talking, or blogging about these days.
In fact, this uber hormone may be the ultimate raw material in your entire body. It's so… Continue reading 
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