When I was starting my menopause journey, I drank the Kool-Aid too. 🧃 Hormone replacement therapy was supposed to be the answer for all the problems. ⛔ Weight gain ⛔ Fat accumulation ⛔ Insomnia ⛔ Irritability ⛔ Lethargy I had my concerns. Anyone at risk for developing cancer should be extra cautious. But bioidentical hormones,…

‘Tis the season for dieting. That’s not necessarily a bad thing unless … … you’re trying a diet that is unbalanced. Or, even more importantly … … unsustainable. Any diet that requires strict calorie or macro monitoring is unsustainable. And, all that work won’t even produce the results you’re looking for long-term. PASS! Unbalanced and…

I heard something recently that resonated with me. It’s not the NEW normal … It’s NEVER normal. The only thing constant is change. And change is stressful. The last few years have “fire hosed” us with situations that demand resilience. And 2024 promises more … … creating more stress. And, stress causes dis-ease that escalates…

Last year at this time, I had just started planning my hiking adventure/sabbatical. I had been dreaming about it for two decades, but it was time to check it off the bucket list. Positive anticipation creates, happy brain chemicals …  … particularly dopamine. It’s always a good thing to plan things into the near future…

I regularly run Metabolic Energy System scans for members taking their quarterly assessments. The scans identify what’s draining their energy.  It’s Kryptonite! One of the most surprising results is a high toxic burden from … … supplements. If you’ve been in my world for a bit, you may have heard me say, “I don’t recommend…

I meet women every week that have recently discovered my work. It’s either a breath of fresh air, scary … or both.  When you’ve lived 40 plus years being told to suppress symptoms at all costs, it’s pretty shocking to hear a health care professional tell you to do the opposite. Trust me. I know…

I burned my hand recently and … after I applied ice and herbal burn cream … I thought about you. This was a great example to help explain when it is OK … even recommended … to suppress a symptom. My hand was a bit scorched and HURT. Running water over it was extremely uncomfortable…

My car has a sensor that triggers a dashboard light to let me know when a tire is low. It doesn’t tell me which tire … … but there’s only 4 options. My previous car had a full-size spare that also had a sensor adding one more possible source of the trigger. There are 3…

I’m writing you today from the Caribbean where I am enjoying a couple of weeks of significantly warmer weather and an abundance of sunshine.  My human battery is recharging! That’s what exposure to sun and sea do for us. And when our battery is fully charged our body has the resources it needs to take…

We got back from a Caribbean cruise a few days ago. A couple of weeks of sunshine and warm weather definitely put a smile on faces. At home, the “weather gods” missed the memo that it’s time for spring. It’s cool, cloudy and wet. Just another opportunity to practice unconditional alignment and manufacture some happiness….