You may have heard about the Placebo Effect – but what about Nocebos? I’m part way through Lissa Rankin M.D’s new book now on the New York Best Seller list Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof That You Can Heal Yourself. I’ve been looking forward to this book since I heard it was being published, since [...]
Juicing for health – one woman’s take on how to start juicing from Sarah at Mom On A Spiritual Journey Juicing for health IS actually easier than I thought. When it came to giving up caffeine a while back, I thought that was going to be difficult too, but it was relatively painless since I [...]
Change the World with One Click World-Changers! Change the World? How easy is that? Well I believe that we are more empowered than we have ever been to broadcast the energy of positive change in the world. I’m currently taking a course with author Amy Ahlers and inspirational MD Lissa Rankin (OwningPink.com) to learn more [...]
Do you take dietary supplements – do they help you? Do you take dietary supplements – anything from multi-vitamins to fish oils? Do they help you? Do you know anyone who has been poisoned by them? Well, the FDA thinks you could be at risk for poisoning, and after 17 years where a previous ruling [...]
Organic food more affordable in this part of the ‘Heartland’ – apples have made it! Doing a quick shop in my local Dillons last week, I was pleased and surprised to notice this price match. (See photos below). Pink Lady Apples (non-organic) $1.99 a pound Organic apples (Fuji), also $1.99 a pound Why buy [...]
8pm Eastern/7pm Central on ABC, Tuesday nights are definitely ACTIVE on my DVR for Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution I followed the first series based in Huntingdon, West Virginia, and have watched the first episode of this series based in Los Angeles, CA. If you’re not familiar with Jamie Oliver or the Food Revolution, Jamie Oliver [...]
Why members of the public are rallying over GMOs and labeling of our foods GMOs stand for Genetically Modified Organisms, and you are probably eating them somewhere in your diet. Did you know that? Probably not, because they’re not labeled. Just this weekend all over the USA, GMO rallies were organized to spread awareness of [...]
Intuitive eating for flu remedies – e.g. ‘eating what you feel like’ (within reason!) My oldest daughter Callie, age 8, came down with a fever last Saturday night, followed by coughing and sneezing and general tiredness. Fortunately for me, she’s always been pretty good at self care, even around age 3-4 knowing when she’s not [...]