Articles & Inspiration to Support Your Mind, Body, And Spirit
The Pandemic and Your Hormones
For years, I’ve been checking hormone panels for females experiencing many different hormonal symptoms. Overall, the most common pattern I’ve seen is referred to as estrogen dominance. The estrogen level is normal while the progesterone level is low. This creates...
Health Basics Check-In
This blog is about returning to the basics. I'm not sure what it is about our society. We seem to have an "all-or-nothing" approach to health. If we're not greatly restricting food, exercising in a bootcamp style, or majorly pushing our limits, we don't really do...
The COVID Conundrum
Life is getting more and more open. Things are slowly returning to normal. Yet, many bodies are not. I’m seeing more and more people who are concerned about weight gain they haven’t been able to resolve with diet and exercise, fatigue that doesn’t go away after rest,...
Summer Health
It's Summer time! As the seasons change, so does our health focus. Health Focus: Heart & Small Intestine In Chinese Medicine, there are two organs that correspond to the summer season: the heart and small intestine, the organs of the Fire element. They are...
What’s Your Body Telling You?
One of the most interesting things about my work is how often people already know exactly what's going on with them. They already know the foods that bother them, the lifestyle changes that would make the biggest difference for them, and the general idea of why they...
Why Every Woman Needs Holistic Pelvic Care™
I’ve gotten a lot of interesting reactions over the past 6 years since I began doing Holistic Pelvic Care™ (HPC), a technique that combines inter-vaginal massage with breath work to help women* clear stagnation and other issues in the pelvic area. Some people have...
Who Knew Soluble Fiber Did So Much?
When cholesterol levels are elevated in otherwise healthy people, I begin to wonder if it's an issue with soluble fiber intake. A lesser known reason for elevated cholesterol levels has to do with what happens to cholesterol once it reaches the gut. After the liver...
You Have Permission
A common thing that happens in my office every day is that I give people permission. I give them permission to take care of themselves first, to say no to things that drain their energy, to rest when they need, and permission to be who they really are. This seems...
Permission to Be Loved
Last week on the blog, I talked about giving yourself permission to say no, to rest when needed, and to shine as your best self. You can read that here if you missed it. This week, I want to go one step further and give you permission to be loved. I know that seems...
Exercise Can Be Fun!
I don't know about you, but for me, getting regular exercise has been one of the challenging parts about this pandemic. Pre-COVID, I had a regular routine of attending a Nia dance class three times per week. On the other days, I would walk or do a pilates video or...