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Have you ever come to the conclusion that you don’t want what you thought you wanted? In the ever evolving realm of life, I realized slowly over the past year that what I wanted and dreamed about doing and having (some day) isn’t what I want anymore. The instant that sentence and realization came into my brain was a moment of clarity and true freedom. When I think about what I thought I wanted, it now feels like a prison of my own making.

Understanding holistic health means understanding your roots and your connection to Earth and Heaven. The Earth, we’ve been taught, is one of nine or more planets in a solar system. It has a history, a geology, a topography and many electro-magnetic forces that create and allow life. It has ...

Life can be a Pandora’s Box at times and no matter how hard you try to get over your problems they seem like a whirlpool that you can’t come out of. This may be problems with your marriage, relationship or your professional life. Globally there has been an increasing trend to overcome these problems through healing services. Such services have proved beneficial for a majority of people who have tried them. There are a number of such service providers all around you and hence you need to be extremely choosy while selecting a holistic healing centre.

There are few things that can ruin your summer like a cold. Sure, you get the flu in the wintertime. you're supposed to. But summertime is the perfect time to get sick, according to new research. What's worse, summer colds last longer than winter colds. According to Dr. Bruce Hirsch, it's because of something called an enterovirus. This virus is present in the summertime to help rhino-, corona-, and parainfluenza viruses wreak havoc on your body. Here's how to protect yoursel

You’ve probably been there before. You begin with every intention to lead a healthy lifestyle by eating right and exercising and then life gets in the way. The kids get sick, or you have to work late to meet an unexpected deadline, or a friend calls and needs help. Whatever the reason is, it often doesn’t take much to derail you from your eating plan and you suddenly fall into the trap of eating convenience foods on the run rather than the healthy meals you had planned.

Imagine this; you are gazing over your home proud that you have just vacuumed. You feel safe, secure, and protected from allergens, dirt and particles. You think your asthmatic child is sitting in a clean room with both the flooring and the atmosphere purified because you just vacuumed with a vacuum containing a HEPA filter.nnAfter all, the best vacuum is a vacuum containing a HEPA filter correct? Sadly this is not the truth in all cases.nnWhile numerous consumers are led to

Coming to the end of a Year can be rather Overwhelming, Exciting and Daunting at the same time just where has the time gone and what have you achieved, what have you done during this time. This what I like to call the time of Reflection. It is important to reflect and to take time to bring to your conscious mind just what you have managed to achieve taking into consideration your mind, body and the emotional aspects of your life.r

Our physical and mental functions are controlled through signals transmitted from the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) to other parts of the body. However in MS these signals can become interrupted due to the loss of myelin sheath that normally protects nerve fibers and resultant nerve damage. If the nerve fibres carrying signals to the muscles are affected, the person will suffer movement symptoms. Some of the common symptoms in MS are: visual disturbances, wea

Are you one of those people who just can't say "No"? If you are, know that this way of being is simply not good for you and the people around you. You might be asking yourself how can being nice all the time be bad for me and others. Here's how it's bad for you: When you always say "Yes" ...

With the ever-rising cost of health care looming into the future, many of us are looking to the past for answers in natural home remedy (for Gout especially) for the treatment of what ails us. nnThis also goes for disorders like Arthritis and Gout. Home remedy is mostly being used as treatment. nnMedicinal plants and herbs have been around for as long as humans have roamed the earth. Through centuries of trial and error, experts say that we’ve gotten it down to an art b

People living with mental health disorders experience terrifying mental and physical symptoms such as shortness of breath, unbearable headaches, and consistent rumination that make even the simplest work like impossible. Also, the people without mental health issues who face the daily stress of job or money can experience the same feelings and symptoms. Residential treatment program offered by various treatment centres, has helped myriad people in their pursuits of achieving

September is the Official National Yoga Month as designated by the Department of Health & Human Services. At Beyond Body Mind Spirit, we believe it’s time to go BEYOND a physical workout…BEYOND stillness…and merge the inner with the outer…achieving union…the definition of yoga. Our Yoga Month Offerr

The body does need fats as these are vital for nerve and brain function: However it is vitally important that we consume the fats that are good for our body and not those that are going to lead to heart and circulatory problems.

You are not alone and you are not the only one searching for a treatment for GERD. Internet statistics show that people searching for GERD (gastro esophageal reflux disease), acid reflux and heartbu have been exponentially increasing over the past few years. And there are 2 possible reasons because of the high internet traffic on this subject. People are discovering that taking antacids will only treat the GERD for weeks! And millions of people have been permanently treating

Boost your Immune System Detoxify Your Body & Regain Energy with this wonderful Smoothie Blend Cherry Delight Smoothie 2 cups fresh spinach 2 cups water 1 banana 1 cup fresh blueberries 1 cup fresh cherries, pitted 2 tablespoons Greek Yogurt Can substitute cherries with strawberries. 1. Blend spinach and water together until smooth. 2. Add remaining ingredients and blend again. serves two Bon Appetit!!! Great Start to your Day Empowering You to Optimal Health Julie Doherty N.D

Constipation is a gastrointestinal problem that affects almost everyone at some point in his or her life. Constipation causes painful or difficult bowel movements. When you experience constipation, initially reducing pain and eliminating hardened or dried stool from the bowels is the first objective. Laxatives, stool softeners, and colon cleanses are widely available for possible treatment of constipation. However, the use of these products can have severe side effects as wel

As a Naturopathic Doctor I am fully trained in the pharmaceutical prescribing of Herbal & Homeopathic medicines. Enabling me to prescribe and formulate individual Herbal and Homeopathic remedies at the time of your consultation. This is great because as soon as you, my client walks out of the door, you are on your way to becoming well.

While spring is the perfect time to detox the deep tissues of the body, few of us realize the opportunity each spring brings with regard to a deep emotional cleanse. In nature, the harvest in the spring is basically one rich in low fat foods. If we were forced to eat only according to nature's harvest, come spring we would eat almost all "no-fat" foods. This seasonal diet, as described in my book The 3-Season Diet and in our Spring Grocery List , will force us to burn our own

You have probably come across exotic-sounding terms such as “chakra”, “prana”, “aura”, and “tantra” in your course of reading books on spirituality, sex, and healing in the New Age literature section of the bookstore. But what’s the real scoop behind these exotic vocabularies? Are All Energy Healings the Same? Chakra or energy center is a term used in Pranic healing, an ancient Hindu system of energy healing. “Prana” means life energy. “Aura” is anot

I once had a patient who came to me for lifelong hay fever, or allergic rhinitis, as it's known in the medical world. No matter what one calls it, allergic rhinitis is highly unpleasant at best and at worst is severely disruptive to one's life. It includes not only an allergy to pollen, but crossover reactions to foods, temperature changes, and mold.

Are they the cause of our Increase of Disease & Allergies?

If you’ve ever tried to lose weight, then you’re probably familiar with the vast number of dieting books on the market. Every author promises that you will lose weight on their diet. And in many respects this is true. In fact, every diet can be backed up by people who have shed weight while on the diet plan. So in this regard, diets work.

Men Value Freedom and Consistency: Women Value Honesty and Emotional Freedom “A Caring Man is a Sexy Man” In today’s world there is a great deal that men should know about the unique health conce s facing the woman in his life. Often women get busy with caring for their husbands, children’s and other family member’s needs that their own needs seem to get forgotten. There are some simple, thoughtful ways a man can support the woman he loves in having time to take care of herself and to feel good about herself.r

People, especially women desire to preserve their youthful beauty as much as possible. Well, water is one of the natural keys to unlock the secrets of being beautiful. From bathing to drinking, water is part of every woman’s beauty treatment. So, here are some of the amazing beauty tips using water: 1. Water wipes away wrinklesrnIf you drink more water, it will restore the elasticity of your skin. As a result, the signs of “ageing” like wrinkles in your face will reduce

Homeopathy has been around since the 1700's. There were two schools that developed then, one was Homeopathy, and the other Allopathy (modern Physicians {MD's} are Allopaths). The big money was with the Allopaths. Medical schools, associations, and all the specialties, pharmacies, etc., derived ...

LOVE: The experience of a blissful and highly gratifying feeling that elicits a deepndesire and enthusiasm to live one’s life to the fullest. In the dawning of morning light In the sound of wind through the trees An ocean wave laps upon the shorenand the sparkle in your eyes reminds me ...

I wish I could tell you that I deal with every day perfectly no matter what. Would you believe me if I said that? Probably not.

You have been told to wear sunscreen to protect your skin from the harmful rays of the sun. You have been told that if you don’t where sunscreen you are increasing your risk of sun damage and the most deadly form of skin cancer, melanoma. Did you know that the sunscreen you are using may actually be full of toxins? As you head out for fun in the sun this summer stop and look at what ingredients your sunscreen actually contains. Every year the Environmental Working Group (EWG) puts out an annual guide on sunscreen. They usually release this guide in early July.

Primarily if I were doing a hair loss review I'd generally be talking about hair replacement sugary or some kind of prescription medication. Now lets face it there aren't that many alternatives when considering re-growing hair. Thank goodness there is an all-natural product called Provillus that provides an all-natural option to treating hair loss and baldness. Then again before we get into the cure for baldness let’s take a look at why hair falls out to start with. The mai

Let’s face it, who isn’t stressed in these modern times? Incessantly we are bombarded by the demands and influences of the day. The build up of tension in our bodies and minds pays its toll and results in physical and mental/emotional imbalances. We need effective tools to manage and ...

I am sure that you have found "Taking a Trip" to the supermarket these day, requires great investigative skills. Not unlike that of a detective, in fact you really have to become a "Food Label" Detective. You have Never been faced with so much "Choice" or competition within the supermarket sector. What's Lining Your Supermarket Shelves Just looking a the choices alone in the milk section - There's full cream, lite, skim, A2, fortified, organic, pasteurized, non-pasteurized, lactose free, almond, coconut, goats milk, heart healthy and the list goes on.

Do you ever find yourself sad or unhappy and don't know why? You're not alone. Not long ago, a study stated that for every 100 women, nearly 37 prescriptions for antidepressants are written yearly. These medications typically provide relief of symptoms only after ten weeks of daily intake. Choosing this path requires a long term commitment. Often there are medication side-effects to deal with such as weight gain, sex problems, headaches, and stomach aches. Worst of all, recent studies indicate that placebo sugar pills work almost as well.

While many Americans still seem programmed to run to the doctor at the first sign of trouble, more and more of us are using our own knowledge about alte ative options to addresshealth conce s. Modern medicine has encouraged a shift from the holistic healing aproach to the treatment of symptoms ...

"Jane Doe wants to be your friend on Facebook." Well, that wasn't the actual name, but it was the message that greeted me in my inbox this morning. I don't remember who Jane is. Hmmm... Did I ever have an actual conversation with Jane, or did she find me online? Did she fill out a detox form at my table at the last event? Did she come into my office? Is she a "blast from my past"? Or was my name suggested to her automatically because we have some friends in common?

I have had the pleasure and privilege of being associated with the School of Natural Health Sciences for the last seventeen years as a course designer and writer and, in more recent years, as a tutor. Because of my long and enjoyable association with the School, when Julia Vaughan-Griffiths (School Principal) asked me to compile a book to assist potential students, and to introduce and de-mystify some of the terminology and practices in the various healing modalities available in holistic therapies, I was naturally delighted to undertake this task.

A recent conference of the Oasis of Hope Hospital confirmed the close connection between sugar and cancer. Oasis was the first hospital in North America to combine orthodox and alte ative healing methods in the treatment of cancer and other serious diseases. They have been in operation for 45 ...

Let’s get it straight we see broken relationships all around us. Couples separating and broken families are becoming common. Mistrust, adultery, lack of sexual involvement and others are often cited as reasons for couples separating. In most of these cases both the partners walk out with a heavy heart from the relationship. Browse the internet and you will come across thousands of tips on how to heal a relationship. All that these tips stress on is communicating, forgiving and expressing love towards your partner as solutions towards a healthy well being.

There always seems to be some research on the horizon to “Cure” cancer: I find this interesting because apart from the fact that there are a myriad of causes of cancer being: diet, medication, oral contraceptives, hormone medications, drugs, emotional stress & excessive drinking of alcohol, just to name a few. Plus the fact that No Health practitioner is allowed to make a statement as such it would then seem an impossibility to have a “Cure” for Cancer. Steps to Lowering the Risk for YOU:

A different city every night, such is the life of a touring musician. Play a show in front of millions of fans, pack up the gear, ride the tour bus, travel to the next destination. Sounds simple, right? What most people don’t know is that a concert tour generates a lot of waste that is harmful to the environment. Fortunately, many musicians nowadays have become aware of this fact, and have implemented a low-waste policy by using biodiesel for their tour buses. rnWhat is Bio

Recent scientific studies have shown that happy people are healthier and live longer. Furthermore, scientists have discovered that happy people have activities they share in common -- and these activities can be learned and practiced by unhappy people with the proven result of making them ...

It was a Sunday morning the first part of August 1982. I fell to my knees, folded my hands in prayer and looked up. I asked to be healed of the terrible affliction of ulcerative colitis that had haunted me for the last twelve years. Then, it seemed as though in one moment, I was given the clarity that I needed to face the truth of my situation.nnTwo weeks prior to this revelation, my gastro-enterologist had done a very painful and humiliating proctoscopic test, one which I ha

Alternative medicine is rapidly becoming part of mainstream American health care. Patients are turning to a wide range of disciplines like acupuncture, iridology, herbal medicine, naturopathy, chiropractic treatment, massage, aromatherapy, homeopathy, and holistic nutrition to discover the underlying causes of illness and disease. Alternative and holistic health practitioners treat entire energy, blood, and neurological systems in order to allow the body to heal chronic condi

Ken Dyctwald in his book Bodymind wrote that "To breathe is to feel, and conversely, not to breathe is not to feel. So how do you feel today? How are you breathing? I have found that it is very helpful to check in on your breath in order to gauge how you may be feeling. Here are some ...

Healthy Sugar? I just had the pleasure of taking one of my private clients shopping. We went to a huge grocery store that had a large natural foods section. In fai ess, my family chooses to purchase from local farmers and local cooperatives. We run into a national chain for occasional supplies like toilet paper. So my worldview around food is fairly one-sided. And the question of “healthy sugars” isn’t usually part of it.

The Difference Between Regular Dentists and A Holistic Dentist Many people still wonder exactly what is a holistic dentist. There are a few major factors that differentiate standard dentists and holistic or “natural” dentists. In this article we will take a closer look as to what separates regular dentists from a holistic dentist. Holistic Dentist Sees the “Whole” Picture One major aspect that separates a holistic dentist from regular dentists is that they view their patie

Bug Busters!nnSpirochetes, yeast and amoeba. Oh my! At any given time you may have millions of bugs swimming in your mouth. Most of them are harmless, but for the 80% of us susceptible to periodontal (gum) disease, they can be a real problem.nnI know this is not a pretty subject, but it is important. Gum disease is the most common reason for tooth loss and can also significantly increase your risk of conditions like diabetes and heart disease. Taking care of your gums can sav

I’m sitting at my desk, considering how to better promote holistic professionals and practitioners. How do I take care of myself, help you take care of yourself, and help others take care of themselves ~ so we can make the world a better place? In helping others, how do we blend what’s already out there so that we can maintain balance in our budgets (after all, we’re not the government) as well as in our mind-body-spirit?

We all have a hard time getting ourselves into the exercise mindset sometimes. (Yes, I admit, there are days I'm so busy I'm tempted to skip it, too.) And when life gets complicated, it's even easier to think of reasons we just "can't" afford to take time out for exercise. If you're in a high-pressure job, an entrepreneur, or someone who works long or unusual hours, you might find it especially hard to take time out regularly for healthful activity. How do you justify carving out time and effort for exercise when your to-do list is longer than your day?

Yesterday, I added some new culture to my family’s diet with some delicious Afghani food. My dear friend Ghizal and I both packed up our little ones (both 3 years old and best buds!) along for a ride to the Middle Eastern specialty store in Houston. What a learning experience! I was surprised at the selection available in organic and specialty health products, though I shouldn’t be. The culture I was experiencing supports a strong Mediterranean-type diet, with such a fresh appeal. The amount of aromatic spices and savory sauces and dips available was delightful.

Thinking outside the box is a metaphor that means to think from a new or unconventional perspective. That's how I like to explain my holistic health approach. Although each practitioner's methodology differs, holistic health deals with addressing health challenges from the 'outside in' instead of the inside out. This requires looking at the big picture first and then zoning into the details, the symptoms.