It’s Okay, It’s Just The Pandemic – My Anemia Journey
When the COVID-19 pandemic truly presented itself in the United States during March of 2020, I thought I was invincible to it. Meaning that I didn’t think it would change my daily lifestyle, except having a longer Spring Break that would be done indoors. However, it was then that I started losing myself through small series of events...
Four Ways to Beat Seasonal Depression
Earlier this week we transitioned through the winter solstice. Smack in the middle of the holiday season, the solstice is the shortest day of the year, with night gradually falling earlier and earlier in the preceding weeks. This means sunset at around 4 pm at our latitude in New York City - for a whopping 15 hours of darkness compared to...
Tired But Wired – Your Adrenal Health
Are you exhausted at the same time that your nervous system is revved up? Do you: Rely on caffeine as a pick-me-up in the morning, and/or sleep aids at night? - Struggle to get out of bed in the morning, but are wired in the evening when you should be winding down? Regularly have bouts of insomnia around 3-4am? Often...
The Emotional Elimination Diet
I didn’t realize how emotionally wired I was until someone asked me, “What do you do to relax?” and I didn’t have an answer. It’s funny how I was raised with all these different skills – piano, ballet, figure skating, which garnered a lot of different hobbies – and yet I’ve become so busy that I don’t even know what...
Ways to Boost Your Immune System This Winter
Daylight Saving Time just occurred this week on the East coast, which means the days are getting shorter and the cold weather is approaching making it easier for us to catch colds, viruses, and other related illnesses that prosper in cold climates. Did you know that you can boost your immune system by taking advantage of various...
Healing Emotional Issues with Energy Medicine
If you look at Western medicine, it has made many incredible breakthroughs to heal disease and illness through drugs, treatments, and technology. Although with this scientific approach and focus on just the body itself, mental health has been pushed to the side. When you give little attention to your feelings or emotions, this could...
Manage Your Stress to Boost Reproductive Health, Immunity, and Mood
Stress is unpleasant - who wants to feel irritable and anxious? But it’s more than just a minor inconvenience. Beyond any personal discomfort, stress has been shown to be the root cause of dozens of bad health outcomes. It is linked to cancer, heart disease, metabolic dysfunction, and can negatively impact reproductive health in women...
A Cost-Free Way to Calm Stress and Enhance Your Health
Let’s cut to the chase—I’m referring to slow, conscious, diaphragmatic breathing. Simply shifting your awareness internally with each inhalation and exhalation as you deeply expand and contract your belly, extending the exhale for slightly longer than the inhale. For example, a round of ten breaths employing a 4-second inhalation...
