All of us on the journey of health and wholeness must reckon with the grave influence of environmental toxins on our efforts. Ubiquitous in our foods, our water, our air, our household products--the number of chemicals in use is growing daily. Exposure to many of...
Yep, our super smart and well-informed nutritionist Nate tells us that's how many servings of vegetables to eat in a day to get the vitamins, minerals, fiber etc necessary for good health. How do we eat that much vegetable matter in 3 squares a day, especially given...
Exercise For Depression And Anxiety Lots of research supports the benefits of exercise to make us less vulnerable to anxiety and depression. In fact, we know that exercise is as effective in the treatment of depression as the SSRI drugs. Why does this matter to...
It’s not the load that breaks you down. It’s the way you carry it. ~Lena Horne We have no shortage of triggers for our fears these days. It's too easy for our amygdalas - those almond-shaped structures in the primitive part of our brains that prime us to react way...
Since I’ve been studying the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder treatment technique called Somatic Experiencing I’ve learned to listen really intently to people’s symptoms. It is not uncommon for people to come complaining of, for example, heart burn. That term carries a...
The studies on Adverse Childhood Events (ACES studies) have uncovered the deeply damaging effects of early life trauma on our health decades later. The strength of the epidemiological evidence is staggering. We know things now that should drive public policy, public...