Getting more food out of your food I distinctly remember a line in the movie ‘Say Anything.’ (You know, that classic movie publicized by the image of the guy holding the stereo up above his head?) At one point Lloyd Dobler’s older sister looks at the junk food he is eating and says, “There’s no [...]

Folding 1000 Paper Cranes This coming Saturday my sister is getting married. It is my divine pleasure to stand up with her and officially witness her big day. The wedding is very DYI. My sister KNITTED her wedding dress. She also did a great job on the decor. One day I saw a picture she [...]

Lessons from Blackberry Picking. My husband and I recently picked some blackberries on the land where we live. Why? Because there were tons, and they are packed with fiber and immune supporting antioxidants, if you must know. The experience became a metaphor for seven guidelines I think are important on one’s healing journey. 1. Perspective. [...]

  Remember a couple weeks ago I wrote about teeny, tiny sticky notes? If you remember that – awesome! If you remember what that was actually about – even awesomer. The teeny, tiny sticky notes served as an example to ramble on about leaving ourselves enough room to be who we want to be on [...]

This spring and summer, I have been doing a lot of learning about cycles and rhythms in nature. I’ve been delving into how darkness flows into light, life shifts into death, and how winter springs into summer (I’m pretty proud of how I worded that last example). I have gained an increasingly deep appreciation for [...]

Rethinking Menopause at Ladies’ Night Earlier this month I did a mini presentation to a group of women at a car dealership of all places. Funny, eh? Funnier? Once a quarter they host a fun event, called “Ladies’ Night,” where they invite women from the community to attend. I have attended this event before as [...]

This article was originally posted on Conscious Nutrition. Mastering the Estrogen Dominant Hormone Roller Coaster “My hormones are all over the place. They’re totally out of wack,” My patients will often complain. “Okay, back up,” I say. “What are you experiencing.” Typically the following symptoms are included in her response: Tender, swollen breasts Low energy [...]

I call it the S-word. I’m not sure what’s running through your mind, but I’m talking about the S-word:Stress. It is hard to avoid, and yet possibly the most important thing to avoid if you’re hoping to be healthy. Have you considered your stress might be making you sick? I know you might have, because [...]

Yeah, but is it really working? Recently I was on a ferry to visit my home town. I parked my car on the vehicle deck and trekked upstairs to empty my bladder before settling back in on the car deck to read my book. In the last few years they have been upgrading the facilities [...]