by admin | May 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Its springtime in Northern California and the weather is beautiful! Getting outdoors in nature can have amazing benefits for your health! Do you make it a priority to get outdoors regularly? It’s definitely worth the effort for those of us with chronic health...
by admin | Apr 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
(This is the second part of a two part article. If you missed the first part, you can read it here.) Last week I talked about how stress can cause the body’s “fight or flight” system (also called the sympathetic nervous system) to kick in and release stress chemicals...
by admin | Apr 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
Do you ever get to the end of your day so exhausted that you just can’t wait to drop into bed? You drag yourself through the last few hours of the evening knowing that you’re so tired you’ve definitely got a good night’s sleep ahead of you. Then just as you crawl...
by admin | Mar 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
I used to have all kinds of thoughts about the word “meditation”. I pictured myself sitting cross-legged and humming, with incense and strange music in the background – definitely not gonna happen! I’d heard that it helps with chronic illness, but it just didn’t make...
by admin | Mar 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
In a few weeks I will be going to an event with acquaintances who I haven’t seen in about 4 years. I know there will be the usual exchange of pleasantries, “So good to see you!”, “What are your kids up to these days?”, and of course, the dreaded, “How are you doing?”...