I was writing a handout on plastics for the patients up here and discovered that recycling code 7 means the container is made of polycarbonate, which is a source of the dreaded bisphenol A (BpA). So then I went to look in my cupboard and discovered the little cups of organic applesauce I had bought [...]
Preventing Infection – Prevention is the Best Medicine
1. Wash your hands! – making kids wash their hands 4x per day in school cut absences due to illness in half; adding hand sanitizer use made this even more effective
2. Manage stress – Smith NEJM 325:606, 1991 – psychological stress was a better predictor of who got [...]
From my childhood, when “Plop plop fizz fizz” was on TV to now, when the “purple pill” is being peddled, we have been taught that stomach acid is bad, and causes people to have “indigestion.” The truth is, nature has gone to quite a bit of trouble to develop stomach acid – systems to produce [...]
My first lecture to the residents at FMSW will be about a holistic approach to treating heart disease. If you are interested in seeing the powerpoint (which refers to the studies to persuade physicians), click here.
The bottom line is that it is not all about cholesterol numbers or even about cholesterol and homocysteine and CRP [...]
Melissa Bukosky-Boodjeh, M.S., CYT is a professional, senior Environmental Scientist. She began her practice of yoga in 1992 as a tool for recovering from illness. Inspired to share, she completed her first 200 hour Interdisciplinary Hatha yoga teacher training in 1999 from the Nosara Institute which combined Kripalu yoga with conditioning exercises synthesized from movement [...]
Keeping the Blues at Bay
A Holistic Approach to Maintaining a Positive Mood in Dark Times
What is Depression? – A Spectrum Disorder
Minor Depression, Major Depression, Recurrent Brief Depression, Dysthymia, Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood. These are fluid distinctions, and people often move from one subtype to another in their clinical course.
Symptoms: Low mood or Loss of [...]
Combination of herbs that:
• Inhibits the COX-2 enzyme and reduces inflammation*
• Promotes healthy joint function*
• Promotes normal cell growth*
• Contains organic herbal anti-aging constituents that inactivate free-radicals*
Per the company;
New Chapter has extensively researched the herbal pharmacopoeia and international medical databases and discovered that the following time-tested herbs, properly extracted and blended in the correct proportions, [...]
Names: Vitex, Chasteberry, Monks’ pepper.Collection: The very dark berries should be picked when ripe, which is between
October and November. They may be dried in sun or shade.
Part Used: The fruit.
Constituents: Iridoid glycosides which include aucbin and agnoside
Flavonoids including casticin, isovitexin and orientin
Essential oil.
Actions: Uterine Tonic
Indications: Chasteberry has the effect of stimulating and normalizing pituitary gland [...]
“The first day of the rest of your life.”
Imagery: A Vision of Healing
Check-in: Share items from your gratitude journal.
Some ways in which you have changed since this group began.
Some ways in which you’ve stayed stuck since this group began.
What are some (2) areas you would like to focus on in continuing your healing path?
Relapse Prevention-Panic [...]
Imagery: Using Healing Colors
Check-in:
1. Gratitude.
2. Reactions to Sarno
3. Goals:
a. A goal you’ve set for yourself
b. One or some of your emotional hooks that get in the way of making changes
c. Cognitive distortion(s) connected to these hooks
d. Any obstacle you’ve encountered in achieving the goal
e. Some of the solutions you’ve come up with in regards to [...]