Posted November 5, 2017 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Alexa

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Many of us are painfully aware of the downside of technology such as auto-correct failures using voice-to-text. A client wrote asking about an appointment time for the following day. The response was, “No idiot. Can next week work?” It was supposed to say, “No, I don’t. Can next week work?”

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Posted October 29, 2017 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Matcha Gotcha

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Regular readers of Debra’s Tips for Well-being are aware of the health benefits of green tea, such as Green Tea, published April 27, 2014. A new kind of health-producing green tea is showing up under the name “Matcha,” a long-standing tradition of Japanese culture. Matcha Green Tea is the highest quality powdered […]

Posted October 22, 2017 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Eburnation

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Although it is a term many of us have not yet come across, many humans living today have it. According to a recent National Institutes of Health article about the increasing incidence of knee osteoarthritis, eburnation (bone sclerosis) is the result of the rubbing of bone-on-bone in our weight-bearing joints. This degeneration […]

Posted October 15, 2017 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

No Hype in Hypnosis

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Hypnosis isn’t the exception. It’s the rule. ~Richard Bandler

Western thought has long valued the rational over the intuitive and the conscious over the sub-, un- or other-than-conscious. Even if you are aware of the power of hypnosis to help you overcome limitations and develop new skills and behavioral strategies […]

Posted October 8, 2017 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Jumping Rope

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When asked what is the best exercise a fitness expert responded, “The one you will do.” With all the exercise options available to us, from 24-hour fitness centers to online classes, from walking to triathlons, and with apps for everything in between, jumping rope is an old-fashioned exercise that might be worthy […]

Posted October 1, 2017 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Something Must Change

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Tommy Rosen (Recovery 2.0 guru who helps folks get free of addictions using yoga) said that something must change about the way you perceive things in order for things to change. One of the best resources for changing the way we perceive things is through Dr. Jerry Jampolsky’s “Attitudinal Healing.” Jampolsky is […]

Posted September 24, 2017 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Where's the Beef?

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In “If Everyone Ate Beans Instead of Beef” Helen Harwatt, a researcher trained in environmental nutrition, and a team of scientists from Oregon State University, Bard College, and Loma Linda University calculated just what would happen if every American made one dietary change: substituting beans for beef. They found that if everyone […]

Posted September 17, 2017 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Happy Belly

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“Health begins in the gut” is a pretty good mantra for health and well-being. Recently I came across an online resource you may want to check out. It is called Dr. Ritamarie’s Happy Belly Checklist and what I really appreciate is that she does not just tell you what to avoid, she […]

Posted September 10, 2017 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Hatfield-McCoy Feud

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Laughter heals us. It is one of our heart’s songs. E.E. Cummings said the most wasted day is a day without laughter.

We know this to be true. We actually know lots of good things but the key is to make it a habit to do what is wholesome. We need […]

Posted August 27, 2017 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Music to Tiny Ears

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You have likely previously heard about the amazing benefit of music with those with Alzheimer’s, persons nearing death, and individuals with PTSD, but now we are also seeing the way newborn babies are responding to music.

“His oxygen saturation rate would fall at times, and the music therapy would get him […]