It was great affirmation, yesterday, to see two incredibly well respected healers, Deepak Chopra and Andrew Weil, talking about most everything I believe in, on the Dr. Oz show. These doctors talked about meditation over medication, herbs and spices over pills and procedure, and tofu, tempeh, seitan, and beans over cows, lambs and chickens. It was good to hear Chopra explain … [Read more...] about Change a Letter, Change Your Life
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Give Me a Break–A Blood Pressure Break, That is.
The funny (not haha funny) thing about blood pressure is that it is ever changing. We can all make excuses for why ours might spike, but the reason's don't matter. What matters to our arteries is that those accumulated spikes can do damage as well as sustained elevated numbers, can. Here are some ways to help give our pressure a break...and I wont even mention the word … [Read more...] about Give Me a Break–A Blood Pressure Break, That is.
What’s in Your Child’s Juice Box?
Yesterday, watching the great and wonderful Oz, (Dr. Oz, that is) I became aware of the connection between apple juice and arsenic. This morning, the controversy is all over the national news. Everyone who buys apple juice (in particular juice boxes) needs to be aware of the possibility that there may be too much arsenic in those little boxes that you are giving your children … [Read more...] about What’s in Your Child’s Juice Box?
Svaha. Treat Every Act as Special and Sacred. Svaha.
It's easy to say "live in the moment." It's not easy to explain how to live in the moment, and for many of us that is a challenging task, but one we must all work on in order to truly achieve inner peace and open ourselves up to the multitude of blessing we ALL have. Getting in touch with the rhythm of our hearts or the rise and fall of our chest as we breath, without judging … [Read more...] about Svaha. Treat Every Act as Special and Sacred. Svaha.
The Last Heart Attack
Yesterday (while I was wide awake, this time) I watched Dr. Sanjay Gupta's special, The Last Heart Attack, on CNN. I highly recommend that everyone try to find this when it airs again, On Demand, on the computer---somewhere! With a family history of heart disease, at 41 years old, Dr. Gupta went on a quest to delve into his own body with scans and tests and see if he could … [Read more...] about The Last Heart Attack