Posts Tagged ‘wellness’
Longevity Lessons from Ikaria, Greece
The Blue Zones : You may have heard about them before. Dan Buettner wrote a book about them noting these five (5) regions of the world where people live healthily and well into their 100’s. Scientists have studied these areas of the world in an attempt to understand the reasons for such longevity among these centenarians.…
Read MoreTop Healthy Lessons You Can Learn from Your Dog!
I am a pooch fan. While I have owned a variety of pets, including dogs, cats, birds, hamsters, turtles and even a snake during my life, my affinity is drawn to the canine! But let it be said, that being the wellness passionista that I am, I believe that all pets can have a…
Read MoreAre You Ready for the Wisdom of Ayurveda ?
My first exposure to Ayurveda was about ten years ago when I attended many workshops on the Teachers Path at the Chopra Center. It resonated with me. The idea of holistic wellness and incorporating mind-body-spirit into my personal health equation, which, by the way, was far from the allopathic medicine philosophy I grew up with,…
Read MoreWhat Cravings Teach Us
Ahhhh….You know what I am talking about here. That insatiable desire for something: food, carbs, salt, sugar, sex, love, or whatever. Its called a craving. And we all have them, but some of us are better at giving into them than others. When I was pregnant with my daughter, I craved meat and potatoes. WHAT?…
Read MoreThe Prescription Medication Cocktail: Precusor to Your Funeral
When I decided to write the post, I knew in advance that many people might not necessarily agree with me nor like what I have to say; but I write to you from my heart. About eight (8) years ago I lost my father. He died instantaneously of a massive heart attack. My dear mother…
Read MoreThe Guitar Gal in Me: A Prelude to Well Being!
It all started when my 4th grade teacher, Mrs. Darby, would bring her acoustic guitar to class (usually on Friday afternoons) to play for us. As students, we were encouraged to sing along, and it became a really a fun way to end the school week. Thats when I fll in love with the guitar.…
Read MoreMaking Things Bloom!
Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockle shells, And pretty maids all in a row. So there you have it. A nursery rhyme about Mary growing her garden. And a beautiful garden she grew! How about you? Do you like to grow things? For simplicity sake, lets start…
Read MoreUnclogging Your Emotional Toilet! Eww…
Okay. This sounds super gross. Unclogging a toilet? Really? But its actually a beautiful analogy. When the toilet (the loo) gets plugged, its usually because it physically can’t move the waste it contains, right? Well, same goes for you and your emotions. Think for a moment about how you feel when you are heavy with…
Read MoreThe Shake Out of Nutritional Shakes
Probably many of us have all tried a “nutritional shake” in the past year. At least we were told it was nutritional, right? As a wellness passionista, many, many people have asked me to support/endorse their “nutritional” products (shakes, energy drinks, protein supplements, weight loss products) in the past year. I have turned them all…
Read MoreWhen Life Gives You Lemons, EAT them. Get Healthy!
There is an old proverbial saying , “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade,” meaning to take the sourness/bitterness of those lemons and turn them into a sweet/pleasurable drink of lemonade…in other words to be optimistic in the face of adversity or challenge. However, I say, when life gives you lemons…EAT them! Why? Because that…
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