Mediterranean Diet wins!

by | Feb 28, 2013 | Health News

Groundbreaking research just published in the New England Journal of Medicine finds the Mediterranean Diet actually does significantly cut the risk for heart attack, strokes and death from heart disease. The diet is high in fish, nuts, fruits, veggies, olive oil and...

Seven Popular Reasons for Foot Pain

by | Feb 25, 2013 | Health News

Foot pain can be debilitating.  Just ask any woman who is in ill fitted high heels!  In fact wearing non supportive, ill fitting shoes can be the culprit for not only foot pain but also, low back and leg pain.  Even headaches can be caused by foot problems! When I see...

The difference between feelings and emotions

by | Feb 21, 2013 | Health News

Feelings: Emotions: Feelings tell us “how to live.” Emotions tell us what we “like” and “dislike.” Feelings state:”There is a right and wrong way to be.“ Emotions state:”There are good and bad actions.” Feelings state:“your emotions matter.” Emotions state:”The...

Feelings vs emotions

by | Feb 19, 2013 | Health News

One of my patients handed me an article about “emotional maturity” and I decided to write about it. First, it is important to define what “emotional maturity” really is.  The article defined it as “the development from a state of taking to a state of giving and...

Love is simple

by | Feb 14, 2013 | Health News

On this February 14th, Valentine’s Day 2013 remember these words from Iyanla Vanzant’s book UNTIL TODAY.  Love is simple.  We make it hard with our trappings, expectations and demands.  We make loving difficult, painful, hurtful and regrettable because we...

Gandhi

by | Feb 4, 2013 | Health News

The other night I watched the movie “Gandhi” for the third time in my life.  If you haven’t seen the movie, I highly recommend it.  Once it was over, I went online to review more of this man’s legacy. One thing that stood out loudly for me was his conscious effort to...

Brains are different!

by | Feb 2, 2013 | Health News

In the past 10 years research has shown that there is a distinct difference between the male and female brain.  This is not only reflected structurally but also psychologically.  Understanding these differences helps with relationship issues at times. For instance,...

Words of Wisdom

by | Jan 31, 2013 | Health News

quoted from Until Today by Iyanla Vanzant Life will accommodate you in any way that you choose.  Life is always listening to the silent request of your heart and mind.  Life is always surveying the landscape of your heart,  gathering the bits and pieces of the...

Noise pollution

by | Jan 30, 2013 | Health News

Learning to respect the rights of others was one of the basics of my upbringing.  In our neighborhood we knew who was elderly and needed to feel safe.  We knew who was sick and needed a quiet space to heal.  We knew who was having a baby, getting a divorce,...

Leap in Consciousness

by | Jan 27, 2013 | Health News

I haven’t blogged in a while.  I miss it of course, but feel there is such a swirl of activity and emotions on my island that my pen hesitates to be definitive. The motto that has emerged for this year is “2013. No going back.  Be awake or live in lack.”  Everywhere I...