Sense about Scents: Healthy Advice
Spring and our senses are awakened! Our sense of smell warms up our appetites in anticipation of a delicious meal and at other times works as a warning signal for...
Pillows: A Secret Recovery Recipe
“When tough times come, it is particularly important to offset them with much gentle softness. Be a pillow.” Vera Nazarian, THe Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration There is a time, late at...
Unbroken: Harnessing Willpower for Wellness
Good intentions are simply good intentions unless they become action. Creating healthy behaviours needs an action plan that has a specific goal that you can measure, one that’s achievable, related...
The Life Saving Skills of Empathy
It’s time to make empathy mandatory. Empathy is different from sympathy, very different. Sympathy is feeling sorry and sad for someone’s else situation. Empathy is the ability to understand and...
Balance Training: Use it or Lose it!
The ability to balance is not a heavenly gift but a skill that we have to work on constantly to prevent falls, walk steady and feel more secure with reach...
Music Heals the Soul!
Ever listen to an upbeat tune like “Walking on Sunshine” and feel more energetic or how about the solemn sadness that comes on with “Tears in Heaven”? Music can trigger...
Meditation for Troubled Times
Meditation is so much more that relaxation. It can strengthen our coping skills by teaching us to pause and focus and then the real issues that needs action just bubble...
Walking is Good Medicine
Babies take their first steps around their first birthday, after building leg and core strength and the ability to balance on one foot at a time. It is no small...
Laughter is Strong Medicine for Tough Times
We all cope differently with stress and worry. Some take it very seriously and some roll out their best comedy acts. Let’s talk about laughter, is it the ultimate issue avoidance...
Can Herbs Help Us Heal?
“Time (Thyme) is a herb that cures all diseases” said the wise Benjamin Franklin. It is a play on words and may be true in essence. Our main medicine in...