When you hear “health food,” do you immediately think of rice cakes and other sh*t that tastes like cardboard? “Can I have some fat, sugar, and salt, please?” Yeah, samesies.

November 18, 2024

Mack's Farm Sign

We have covered so much ground! We’ve taken our energy levels up-up-up with: That’s a lot, so give yourself a high five. Seriously, HIGH FIVE YOURSELF! Now, we’ll explore the ancient power of transcribing our immaterial thoughts into words on material paper. Image Credit: April Heath LMT Journaling Our thoughts and feelings are worth paying […]

November 11, 2024

Gratitude journal with blue butterflies on the cover

Over the years, I’ve marveled at how tension mounts in the same places in people’s bodies. Without fail, there’s a stubborn knot where the neck meets the shoulders on the right side.  Image Credit: ID 58121001 © Studio Grand Web | Dreamstime.com I call this junction of neck and shoulders the Crossroads of Mind and […]

November 9, 2024

Woman massaging her shoulders

What determines how much water is enough? What happens inside the body when we drink too much, too little, or just the right amount of water? True story and a helpful video with answers. True story: my elderly mother has always hated drinking water. “It doesn’t taste like anything,” she says. I sigh. “Mom, it’s […]

November 4, 2024

Healthy woman drinking water from a bottle

There’s a lot of hoopla about “self-care,” but what does taking care of the self mean? It looks and feels different for everybody.

October 28, 2024

List of activities that count as self care

We’ve covered five things so far that boost energy naturally from sunlight and laughter to movement, gratitude, and meditation. Today’s post is about spending quiet time in nature.  Image Credit: April Heath, LMT I recently watched The Earthing Movie. How putting bare feet to Mother Earth yields such healing benefits is hard to put into […]

October 21, 2024

Silhouette of a palm tree with a pink cloud above

While meditation has more than one purpose, it’s possible to focus attention on feeling energized. Samples included.

October 14, 2024

Redheaded woman sitting with eyes closed

Gratefulness can improve sleep, mood, and other health conditions.

October 7, 2024

Introduction: We’ve all heard that laughter is the best medicine, and we feel it in our bones to be true. But is it? How and why? Image Credit: ID 71283039 © Bowie15 | Dreamstime.com Laughter Is it the best medicine? According to Mayo Clinic, it has both short term and long term benefits. Short term: […]

September 23, 2024

7 images of people from diverse ethnicities laughing

by guest author Dr. Philip Finemore DPT, PT Image credit: ID 310688881 | Healthy Body © Volodymyr Melnyk | Dreamstime.com Introducing Dr. Philip Finemore, DPT, PT, Cert DN, Cert VNS. Dr. Finemore, received his Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology in 2013 & his Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2015 from Husson University in Bangor, ME. […]

September 16, 2024

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