Your Modern Day Medicine Woman’s Tips….. How To Stay Healthy During Cold/Flu Season (and what to do if you get sick) 1. Wash your hands frequently or use hand sanitizer, and keep your hands away from your face 2. Drink lots of water 3. Eliminate or limit sugar of all kinds – studies show that […]
Holiday Survival Guide 2012
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December 18, 2012 Welcome to the holiday season. If this sentence makes you cringe, you’re not alone. A time that is supposed to help us feel more connected to others, to our loved ones, and even to God, can often wreak havoc with our stress levels and our immune systems. Overeating, over-drinking, and just generally […]
Happy 12/12/12!
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Happy 12/12/12! I’m looking out my window at a light drizzle, with blue skies and sunshine in the background, watching a hummingbird flit around 🙂 What an auspicious start to the day (hummingbird is the representative of joy in animal spirit medicine). I’m feeling a peaceful excitement today. There has been a lot of hoopla […]
3 Major Causes of Brain Fog
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What do I mean by “brain fog”? When your head feels like it’s stuffed with cotton and you can’t string two sentences together, or when you feel kinda spacey and you can’t think straight. Have you been there? There are many possible causes of brain fog, which is not really a diagnosis as such, but […]
Lessons From My Border Collie
July 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
1. Get Some Exercise – duh. 2. Know Who You Are – the DNA in this dog is so strong – he is bred to herd and he does it very well. So well in fact that he has […]
Mother Nature Is Messing With My Head – Help For Allergy Sufferers
July 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Allergies – ugh. Drip. Drip. Hack. Sneeze. Wheeze. Yuck. Is Mother Nature messing with your head?! Is this beautiful season making you miserable with allergies? Add in crankiness and a foggy head to the above symptoms and you are definitely NOT a happy camper. What to do if you don’t want to take medications, or if […]
Summer Solstice & Magic Potions
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Summer is here! Sunny greetings to you on this first official day of summer, the longest day of the year. Summer is my FAVORITE season – I love the long sunny days, getting to wear flip-flops most of the time, playing at the beach, driving with the windows down, all the wonderful produce at the markets, […]