The Healthy Side of Darkness
We need to remember that throughout human history much of our health, particularly our work/sleep balance, has been tied to daylight. Since the invention of lighting, first flame, then electricity, our instinct has been to maintain daylight through artificial means further and further into the darkness of the night. Now there are so many businesses, government buildings, commercial areas, even our streets that have created a 24 hour light cycle between daylight and artificial light that 80% of North Americans cannot see the stars in the sky at night. Even small towns are now turning to overly bright LED fixtures that require much less electricity and last much longer. But the cost is one that many of us may not be able to afford. The cost of our health, our vision and our environment.
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Are You Sick if You Think You Are Sick?
How much of an illness is our own perception? Conventional medicine says that if something does not appear in testing, then it is probably not an issue or it’s all in your head. Far from it!
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The Summertime Bug Bite Decoder
The summer is wonderful … except for the bugs!!!
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Cellular Senescence
The secret to slowing your aging process is something your cells understand all too well. It’s called cellular senescence and it’s now the most sought-after natural process available. It’s the fastest-growing solution for chronic symptoms and illness that our clinic has seen since we opened in 1997.
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It Takes A Village
Holistic means essentially in contemplation of the whole. So when I'm putting together a plan for someone to address their symptoms, conditions or diseases, I have to consider their emotional health, their physical health, their nutritional health, their lifestyle, their stress level, what has happened to them in their life, and myriad other little things many of which have become rather intuitive over the 30 years I've done this. In other words, natural healing takes a village...
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Can We Escape From the Womb
When patients sit down to tell me about their history, they never mention their parents, as though their personal experience is all that influences their health. But in fact, our health history begins further back in time then we may even know. Jung had the right idea when he espoused the collective unconscious. We truly are the sum total of our ancestry, not just our life experience.
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Turning Back the Clock With Herbs
After thirty years as an herbalist I had become a bit jaded about “new” herbal discoveries. Until one appeared on my shelf that really opened my eyes!
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Are You Depressed? It May Be a Good Thing!
Our society and our medical community suggest anti-depressants for everything from digestive disorders to chronic skin conditions. Because we believe that what is a reaction to either external or internal forces is actually an aberrant unconnected emotion. And if you feel better, then you are better. Next! This is a ludicrous conclusion.
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A Cup of Tea Can Save the World
Not only do you feel better drinking tea, you actually FEEL better! Let’s drink to that!
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The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Then Stop
I had the luck of ending up behind a school bus this morning that was picking up neighborhood children and whisking them off to school.
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Don't Let a Little Thing Like a Cliff Scare You
How many people does it take to change a light bulb when they have a fear of heights? Always one more than you have on hand, which means you are all standing around the foot of a ladder looking up at the offending light bulb in sheer frustration.
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How is Your House?
If only we would prepare our bodies and our health as well as prepare for intense weather. The people who are weathering the weather the best are those that were prepared.
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