Archive for October 2014
The Root of Your Seasonal Allergies
The Allergy Story Doug experienced seasonal allergies for as long as he could remember. In reality he had always had some form of post nasal drip, but come fall in Austin he was miserable. He woke with his head in a fog, the sinus pressure at times felt unbearable, body aches prevailed and naturally it affected…
Read MoreMidweek Pause—Fear
“If we get deeply in touch with the present, we can touch the past as well and transform it.” —Thich Nhat Hahn, You Are Here Consider: Cleaning up past wounds and fears doesn’t have to involve an excavation team. When we can be fully present to our fears, lovingly accepting and acknowledging their presence, the healing…
Read MoreMidweek Pause—Truth
“The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new”—Pema Chodron Consider: You are who you believe you are. By speaking about yourself and to yourself in truths you practice loving kindness. When we are loving and kind to ourselves we can be loving and kind to those whose lives we touch.…
Read MoreLauren’s Kitchen: Hearty Fall Curry
Nothing combines all the flavors of Fall quite as well as this hearty curry from Plant Powered Kitchen that brings together pumpkin, chickpeas, and cauliflower. Don’t forget to make enough for leftovers… Something I did not take into consideration. Looks like I’ll just have to give it another go!
Read MoreLymphatic System 102
The human body needs two systems to operate optimally to support healthy cell reproduction. Those two systems are the cardiovascular and the lymphatic systems. Unfortunately, in today’s practice of allopathic medicine, the emphasis is solely on the cardiovascular. By ignoring the lymphatic system we are missing a huge opportunity to prevent and better manage most chronic conditions. Certainly we…
Read MoreLymphatic System 101
The amazing human body was designed to be completely self cleaning. The lymphatic system is the star of this process and its job is to remove wastes from the cells. Clean cells produce clean tissue and reproduce clean, healthy cells. As important and fundamental to our health as this system is, it certainly tends to be overlooked…
Read MoreMidweek Pause—Joy
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. -Thich Nhat Hanh Consider: It is so easy in the commotion of it all to get to the point where we say, “I just don’t know what makes me happy anymore.” In all our busy-ness we…
Read MoreMaking Time for Illness
Dealing with my own personal version of an upper respiratory inflammation this weekend, I put myself to bed, which gave me plenty of time to reflect on a lot of random things. I’m sharing some for your amusement, but others are more significant, so I hope you will take them to heart. My bed-ridden random thoughts/concerns… You know…
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