Many years ago I realized that I had a poverty consciousness. Today I call this poverty consciousness the WalMart mentality, which is trying to get as much as possible by giving as little as possible. I decided that if the principle of the "law of the…
As the largest organ of the body, the skin plays important roles in both our physical and emotional health. Not only does the skin serve as a protective barrier for the body, it is also a major organ of elimination. But, beyond these physical functions,…
PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome) is a term used to describe varying combinations of over 150 symptoms women may experience during the final week of their menstrual cycle. PMS symptoms typically occur during the last week before the period, and typically include…
The human immune system is amazing in its remarkable ability to determine what is "self" and what is "non-self," or in other words, what is a part of the body and what is foreign to the body. It is able to tag what is "non-self" so it can be destroyed…
In the early 1980s, I was able to attend a life-changing workshop. I don't remember the name of the instructor, but I do remember the theme of the workshop, which was "be careful of the words you use, because the words you use, use you." What she stressed…
According to an article in the Huffington Post in January of 2015, about 350 million people world-wide suffer from some form of depression, with about 16 million adults having at least one major depressive episode during 2012. This means that slightly…
I've observed the tendency of most natural healers, myself included, to spend a lot of time caring for others, while often neglecting to care for ourselves. This might be because we feel that self-care is selfish and that it is more noble to serve…
Arthritis is a Latin word that simply means “inflammation of a joint,” which means that a person’s joints are painful, red and swollen. That’s a nice description of symptoms for an illness that affects 22.7% of adults in America. This means that…
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