Becoming Empowered
When the “baby boomer” women hit menopause we refused to sit quietly and sweat. We educated ourselves and applied what we learned. I hope that this same generation will look at the looming Alzheimers threat and refuse to fade into a nursing home without doing everything we can to maintain and even improve our health. Though I’ve been combining Traditional Oriental Medicine with Functional Nutrition, and seen first hand the improvements in people’s health, I honestly didn’t know if this same approach would work for brain health. There is so much doom and gloom around Alzheimer’s disease that I didn’t question my own assumptions.
I studied Dr. Pearlmutter’s book, Grain Brain, and found hope in his ideas, but when I read Dr. Breseden’s book, The End of Alzheimer’s, and his success with early cognitive decline, I decided to invest my time into helping people with their brain health. I studied with Dr. Breseden and became an MPI Qualified Practitioner. I am combining that with years of experience using Traditional Oriental Medicine and offering these tools to my clients.
Now, more than ever, it’s time to become empowered with information. It’s time to question the niggling voices in our head that tell us, Oh well, see, you’re starting to lose it; Being in pain is just a part of aging; or Your mother has Alzheimer’s Disease, so it’s inevitable.
If you think that you’re going to get Alzheimer’s Disease, and nothing you do will make a difference, then you won’t see a reason to incorporate the lifestyle changes that are being shown to help with cognitive decline. If you understand that your genes are not your destiny, then you will see a reason to take the next step, and the next step, and the next step… You will become empowered to live a healthy life.
In this blog I want to share the pearls of knowledge that will help you have a healthy brain, but, reading is not enough. You must apply this information to make a difference.
I hope you enjoy
“I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking.” – Albert Einstein
Have you ever noticed that when you are shopping for a specific car you start seeing that vehicle all over town. It’s not that there are suddenly more of those vehicles. Our brains constantly filter out vast amounts of information that we receive through our senses and then focuses on things that are of interest to us,
“I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking.” – Albert Einstein
Have you ever noticed that when you are shopping for a car you start seeing that vehicle all over town. It’s not that there are suddenly more Subarus, Toyotas or Audis. It’s actually that our brains are constantly sifting through the vast amount of information that it takes in in every moment,
On February 16th we enter the Year of the Dog. In the Chinese Zodiac The Dog represents courage, loyalty and high moral character. Dogs look for ways to be of service to friends and family. They will often put everyone else’s needs ahead of their own. If we live in harmony with Dog energy, this will be a time to work together and enjoy a playful, active and nourishing year.
In the Winter rather than resist the cold and darkness this is the perfect time of year for quiet contemplation and reflection on those things that touch our hearts and nourish our souls.
We cling to our own point of view, as though everything depended on it. Yet our opinions have no permanence; like autumn and winter, they gradually pass away.
~ Zhuangzi
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men.
Couldn’t put Humpty together again.
This story left me feeling pretty confused when I was kid.
The moment you change your perception is the moment you rewrite the chemistry of your body.
~ Bruce H. Lipton Favorite Report
Last year I became certified as a Wellness Coach. One of my goals as a health care provider is to empower my clients with tools that will help them maintain and improve health. I have always stressed educating and informing people about nutrition and self-care,
Travel Tips
There’s an old song that comes to mind as I write this that goes something like, “Be prepared is the Boy Scouts marching song. Be prepared…”
Traveling during the holidays can be a time of shared meals, fun and adventure, but there is also so much that is out of your control. Following a few simple tips can make the difficult times much easier to manage.
If you are flying or if you have special dietary needs always travel with food.