Considering all of the patients I’ve seen over the years, there is one emotion that stands out as being the hardest for people to deal with. It’s had to feel. It’s hard to express. It’s hard to let it go. It starts with an “A” and ends in a “ger.” Yep. It’s anger. You probably [...]
I don’t see a lot of cancer patients in my practice. It’s something that I’ve found a bit frightening. And to be honest, it’s not the disease itself, it’s the way people seem to get disempowered with that diagnosis. I find it depressing how quickly people tend to roll over and submit to the idea [...]
I’ve been thinking about something I wrote a couple weeks back. This is the paragraph to be specific: It’s all just data. And with that data you can make an adult choice about what you’re going to eat or how often you’re going to consume it. The context of this paragraph was a review of [...]
I’m always looking for lessons in my daily experiences. For example, I’ve learned a couple things from public washrooms. Below is a personal encounter I had with an interesting fellow. I’m not sure I’ve fully learned what this story has to teach me. Recently I was waiting for a bus. A homeless man pulling a [...]
Orgasmic Meditation Hello! What a topic title! What is this exactly? Well, Orgasmic Meditation (OM) is typically done with a partner who lightly and slowly touches the upper left part of the woman’s clitoris. There is no intercourse, and this gentle stroking happens for 15 minutes. One quarter hour where two minds and two bodies [...]
Is there really such a thing as being a night owl? I’m a fan of sleeping, both for myself and for my patients. Sometimes I have my own challenges with it – especially when I have been consuming my food allergies. (What? True dat. I wrote about that here.) We all know sleep is important. [...]
I realized that for all the time and energy I have spent teaching how stress can affect the body, I haven’t spent nearly enough time explaining what to do about it. And my favorite remedy for stress (besides orgasmic meditation ;) ) is deep breathing. I’ve touched on deep breathing in a couple articles, but [...]
Here in the northern hemisphere, we’re very much aware of autumn setting in. The mornings just a little darker. The air just a little crisper. Leaves are browning and falling. Sweaters, sweaters, and more sweaters adorn the the racks in the stores. With this seasonal change comes an increased likelihood of colds and flus. And [...]
Wow, I’m blown away by a new resource. It’s called, “The Plan” by Lyn-Genet Recitas. It came highly recommended to me by a patient who emailed saying, “I’m finally losing weight on ‘The Plan.'” She, like so many women, has been struggling with her weight for years. I thought, “Oh great. What is the latest [...]
After fatigue, anxiety is the 2nd most common symptom my patients report to me in my naturopathic practice. Why is this so common lately? We worry about money. About work. We stress over the most minute aspects of our lives. What to make for supper. What to wear. Of course there are larger worries: what [...]
