Inspiration für Dich und Deinen Wunschalltag
I pride myself of never getting sick. Thinking back to my middle and high school years, I remember only missing one day of school. That is one day total. I have a strong constitution (thank goodness) and a strong immune system (knock on wood). Over the last 25 years of my adult existence, I have typically gotten sick once a year with some kind of stuffy nose. An MD once told me, that this is a good thing. It gives your immune system a chance to show off, he said. “See, g
All summer I was on this habitual eating pattern of blueberry-greens smoothie in the morning, salad with some kind of protein for lunch and a simple snack for dinner. Then one day about 3 or 4 weeks ago I woke up and thought: It’s time for soups! Just like that, from one day to the other. I knew fall had arrived. You might have attuned to it yourself. I find that most of my clients are aware of fall and summer foods. But what I find folks are not so commonly aware
If you have not listened to part 1 of Healing Autoimmune Disease & Cancer yet, do it now. Then hop back here. This is part 2 or my heartwarming and inspiring conversation with Sam Norman about her lifelong healing crisis with autoimmune disease and thyroid cancer. She has shifted from rock bottom to a place of peace, acceptance and deep inner healing. At the expense of repeating myself, here is what Sam’s journey is about: When you look at Sam Norman today you would never guess that she has
When you look at Sam Norman today you would never guess that she has endured over 30 years of chronic health crisis. Since the first year of her life she has been in constant companionship of doctors. At age 1, she was diagnosed with severe digestive challenges. Hashimoto’s disease was diagnosed at age 13, a vascular autoimmune diagnosis came at age 27, thyroid cancer at 31. She has had seven surgeries throughout her life including a brain surgery at age 9. She was convinced several times that
The first summer after I moved to California I was suffering. I had severe hot flashes and was so hot 24/7 I wasn’t sure I was going to survive. I was 32 and wondering whether that is what a dreadful menopause must feel like !? My first strategy was dashing from one air-conditioned room to another to survive. But then I had to move and the new place didn’t have the modern luxury of cool air. All I could do is collapse in the afternoon and resurrect myself like Jesus after the major
The Bathroom is central station for grooming, vanity and healing. It is also a place to relief ourselves physically – think poop and urine – and calm down emotionally – think taking a long, calming bath, oiling yourself or freshening up after a long, exhausting day. The bathroom is also a place to keep your body well oiled and joints moving smoothly. Growing old is a choice. An achy body is too. While linear age is unalterable, biological age is not. If we stock our bathroom with the right item
Finding your feminine essence in a masculine world is not an easy feat. It’s a discovery, it’s a curiosity. As women, regardless of sexual orientation, we carry a watery nature, an essence, a juiciness and creativity that has been given to us by nature. We can create and birth a human being. Menstruation is one way the body expresses that power. Amenorrhea, or the absence of menses, during a time in our lives when we are expected to have it aka when we are not postmenopausal, is a sign of imba
If you have not watched the 5 best practices for summer according to Ayurveda, watch it now. What we do and don’t do during a particular season either drives us through the roof or balances us out. Before studying Ayurveda, I had no clue that there was a science out there that went into such detail around seasonal eating and seasonal living. Of course, we all intuitively know to some degree that going to the river or lake is a good idea in the summer. Think swimming, paddle boa
That fact is, each season requires you to eat differently, exercise differently, meditate differently and focus differently if you want to keep your body, mind and emotions in top shape aka balanced. Years ago, when I moved from one of the coldest places in the country, Jackson Hole, WY, to one of the hotter ones, Northern CA, I had to get really skillfully, really fast if I wanted to survive the blazing summer heat. The first spring in California was agonizing for me, to say t
