So, Angelina Jolie got a double mastectomy as a preventative measure, in order to reduce her risk of breast cancer. Should you do the same? Angelina apparently had a particularly strong genetic tendency as well as a strong family history. Angelina made a brave choice that may have been the best one for her, but [...]
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Gabrielle Bernstein: Mind Over Medicine – How to De-Stress
In today’s vlog I interview my dear friend, Dr. Lissa Rankin about her new book, Mind Over Medicine, Scientific Proof That You Can Heal Yourself. In this video Lissa teaches you to activate your body’s relaxation response with a simple exercise scientifically proven to support healing and prevent disease. Learn how to activate your body’s natural [...]
“We Are The Not Dead” – Amazing Photos of Soldiers Before, During, and After War
Even with a fairly widespread understanding of post traumatic stress and other effects of war, it is hard to really know what soldiers go through in defending their countries, apart from what we see on the news. The stress they undergo in training, the many horrors they may witness, the friends they lose, the struggle [...]
The 7 Reasons Why I Choose Gardening for Health and Happiness
Throughout the ages gardeners have known the secrets to longevity and health. They were the roots of mind/body medicine. Today scientific research is unearthing the major wellness principles for both physical and mental health to be found in a garden. Being crazy busy sets us up for chronic stress which creates a tipping point for [...]
The Truth About Medications during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Three years ago, I received a tragic phone call from a friend. Her sister, whom I’ll call Mary — a bright young woman who had struggled with bipolar disorder throughout her life — had recently given birth to her second child. Mary had chosen to go off her psychiatric medications during pregnancy and breastfeeding. This [...]
Playing With Monkeys as a Metaphor for Mindful Living
One of my favorite stories took place a number of decades ago when the English had colonized India and they wanted to set up a golf course in Calcutta. Besides the fact that the English shouldn’t have been there in the first place, the golf course was not a particularly good idea. The biggest challenge [...]
Has Science Discovered the Answer to Eternal Youth?
Ours is a culture that values youth and childlike beauty above anything else, even to the point of neglecting our elderly population. Not only do we covet the strength and flexibility of a spry body, but we obsess over youthful beauty and go to inordinate lengths to maintain it well into aging. Well, forget about [...]
8 Tips To Get Along With Difficult People
From an evolutionary standpoint human survival has always depended on our ability to get along with others.
Wordplay Wednesday: Shivasana
Cool wood floors The heat held inside me My body is heavy Relaxed The room vibrates From chanting Life to all Love to all Peace to all But I don’t join in My throat contracts I feel a deep drive to open My mouth and my heart And sing Each time the mantra repeats It [...]
How to Connect With Your Inner Secret Garden of Joy
If you do not know the difference between pleasure and joy you have not yet begun to live. – Thomas Merton Everyone wants to find happiness, but what if there is something deeper, something more lasting? Happiness is good. It’s a wonderful feeling that comes from buying a new dress or eating an ice cream [...]
