Does Your Weight Determine Your Health? Can you tell someone’s health by their body size? Is shrinking your waistline the key to being “healthier?” Many would say an emphatic “yes!” to these two questions. Unfortunately, weight loss and fitness has become synonymous with health, and diet culture has sneakily infiltrated itself into integrative [...]
Moving Forward into Health and Wellness Now that 2021 is behind us, many are hoping to move forward on better footing than they have for the past few years. At the start of the new year, I invited you to explore how you think about health and what you define it to be. [...]
How Do You Define Health? Perhaps it matches the dictionary’s description? According to Merriam Webster, health is: 1a: the condition of being sound in body, mind, or spirit b: the general condition of the body 2a: a condition in which someone or something is thriving or doing well: well-being b: general condition or [...]
Click on the photo to watch the video. Can your spiritual and religious beliefs impact your mental and physical health? If you’ve caught my previous articles on the connection between these topics, you probably won’t be surprised by the answer. They most certainly do! Over the past few weeks, I’ve explored how religion [...]
Click on the picture to watch the video. The Disconnect of Health, Religion, and Spirituality When is the last time your physician asked you how your spiritual and/or religious health was? As a naturopathic doctor, it’s something we were taught to consider from day one of our client’s health history intake and onward. [...]
The Hot Topics Many Avoid During the Holidays - Religion, Politics, and Healthcare Want to clear out the room almost as fast as a fire alarm going off? Bring up either politics, religion, and/or healthcare at your next family gathering! Bonus points if you do this to someone with alternative viewpoints. Not in [...]
The Holiday Stressors The beauty of the holidays also comes with more expectations. Shopping, attending extra gatherings, financial strains, and additional preparations can cause added stress. This spur of activity, on top of the already chronic overwhelm of the current world circumstances, can heighten the intensity of emotions that may be triggered by [...]
The spirit of the season is upon us. This means the holiday rush is compiled atop of all the other happenings of current events. Anyone feeling a need for a little breather from all this stress, trauma, and drama? As many of you are aware, I am a strong proponent of how essential oils [...]
‘Tis the Season of Stillness, Contemplation… and Stress During this season of giving, many come together with family and friends to celebrate the spirit of love and to share in gratitude for their blessings. It is a time of reflection on the past year, an appreciation for overcoming life’s trials, and a celebration [...]
