Easy Ways to Help Yourself During Sneezin’ Season
My series on “Whole Health” continues with this guest post by Nelsa Ciapponi, MD, ABIHM. Dr. Ciapponi is board certified in Family Practice, and has studied Integrative and Holistic medicine. She is a graduate of Duke and Medical College of Pennsylvania She was with CMC in Family Medicine for 8 years. Natural Remedies for Cold and Flu Season People often ask me, “What are some natural therapies for cold and flu?” Home remedies... [Read More...]
Transitions…Endings & Beginnings
ENDINGS, BEGINNINGS & THE SOMETIMES DARK HALLWAYS IN-BETWEN This month we celebrate Black History month and next month, Women’s History month. So I have been thinking about my own history as an entrepreneur and woman in transition and what it means to me. I notice that I want to “re-live” the successes of the past and hold on to them as a guide for the future. And even though I know that the times are very different now, I find it challenging... [Read More...]
Susan’s Super Suggestions for Small Steps
“Small steps make grand adventures!” ~ Winnie the Pooh Today we have the incredible advantage of having the amazing knowledge of traditional “western” medical science and the also amazing knowledge of other wellness traditions to learn from. Each one has much to offer and to enable us to be more healthy & more productive lives. Sometimes the “holistic or alternative ” therapies are seem as strange... [Read More...]
ITS A DOG’S LIFE
I’ve been so fortunate that for most of my life I have had dogs. I have learned a lot from them. But recently an experience with a dog taught me a lot about health….which reminds me once again that there are gifts in everything. Often I take my two rescue mutts to a large field where they can run off leash and meet other dogs. A few weeks before I had chatted with a young woman named Cindy & met her year-old Boxer “Max.” Cindy... [Read More...]
Happy New Year! Start It Right…
WHAT WILL THIS YEAR BE FOR YOU? You know that every new year you say... This will be the year I will…. ·Get healthy/lose weight ·Find a new job ·Save Money ·Get Organized ·Start my new business ·Have a great relationship Yet somehow it doesn’t happen. You don’t need more “self-help” information…you need real-time professional support,and practical ideas + accountability. Even if you are the most talented... [Read More...]
Bringing in the Light
Season’s Greetings, Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, Celebrate Kwanzaa, Happy Holidays, Solstice Salutations, Feliz Navidad. However you celebrate it, I wish you a wonderful Season of Light. In every tradition, we commemorate the end of the darkest & longest days and the beginning of a time of more sunlight. We light candles and have “sparkly things” that reflect the lights and represent more sun. Throughout the world, this time is... [Read More...]
