Eating wholesome nutrient dense rainbow foods, whole grains, legumes, beans, olive oil, exercise, reducing the toxic burden, and restful sleep; these are some of the keys to preventing and reversing chronic illness.
This is a picture of my daughter when she was 5 years old and I took her to Disney World where she got to be a Princess for several days and meet Mickey Mouse who spun her around before I took this picture and Mickey helped her to feel like a Real Princess! It was one of my favorite memories with my daughter when she was growing up! It brought me back to my own childhood when I remember as...
In keeping with the theme of Believing that Good Health is Possible, this month I wanted to share a story of a couple that I met on a nature walk I had at the Rachel Carson Wildlife Refuge in Maine this week. I often go there when I am needing a space to connect with Nature and rejuvenate my spirit! As I was walking along, I met a man and his wife who were taking the same walk along...
This is me having fun and enjoying a cooking class in Bali, Indonesia! I highly recommend vacationing there as the Balinese people have big smiles and warm hearts. They are very community oriented and this is a tradition that we could learn alot from. February is American Heart Health Month and for good reason! It is easy to feel that cancer is happening to everyone...
This is my new favorite book! I read it while I was on vacation and it is a gem I wanted to share with all in our Parenting Community. Did you know that there are a number of people who have had life threatening and advanced cancers who have been able to attain life long remissions? I have seen this in my own career as an Oncology Nurse/ Nurse Practitioner. However, I...
February is the month many of us associate with Valentine’s Day! It is a beautiful Holiday to honor those we love and share cards, chocolate and treasured gifts and memories. This February we continue to explore the keys to building and maintaining a healthful Life through W.E.L.L.N.E.S.S. The first step to creating this wonderful life is W.inning E.very L.iving day thru L.ove! When we think of...
Are you happy? Do you want to be happy? Want to know what the keys to Happiness and Life Long Health are? I was surprised to find that a 75 year old Longitudinal Harvard Study found that the key to Happiness is Good Relationships!! What do you do to nurture your Good Relationships? I wanted to share one of the fun things I got to do for this St Patrick’s Day ….a fun,...
Welcome to March and the beginning of Spring! This month we will continue exploring the keys to building a Life of Good Health thru W.E.L.L.N.E.S.S. WELLNESS stands for W.inning E.very L.iving day thru L.ove N.utrition E.xercise S.erenity and S.pirituality. It is the Simple Key to Lifelong Good Health! Last month we talked about L.ove. This month we delve into...
Spring Greetings to all in our Parenting Community! Don’t you just Love Spring as the world seems to come alive again, the flowers bloom, baby birds shout out to their “bird parents” that they are hungry or another day is emerging and new life is born!! E.xercise is the Theme of this month as we continue to explore W.E.L.L.N.E.S.S© and the simple steps to maintaining good health or helping our...
This month is National Melanoma and Skin Care Awareness Month. We are now in that time of year when we all need to be thinking about protecting our skin and our eyes more through sunscreens and sunglasses as we have warmer days with more sun and we spend more time outdoors. Sometimes it feels like another task to do but our guest this month can share with all of us that it is a...
Life has many challenges and when it comes to our children they are learning how to adapt to the varied experiences in their lives. As adults, our responses often teach our kids ways to cope and respond so it is helpful for us to help them learn that there are ways of coping that will help them to get through not only this one challenge but set a template of how to navigate the many different...