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  • Why Weight?

    There are as many specific reasons for being overweight as there are people, since each person is an individual and has his/her own tapestry of experiences, messages and influences that affect eating habits. Overeating usually fills a...

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  • My Inner Scaredy Cat…Fear!

    EFT Tapping just won the Golden Globe Award for ‘Best Mystery Solved’ in a recent Tapping session with a long-standing client, aka Stella. She had taken a job 25 years ago as a model, purely because she...

    • Posted 7 years ago
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  • Making a Mind/Body/Spirit Connection with Massage

    I envision a time when we all recognize that we are incredibly amazing beings; a time when we value ourselves just because we are here living our lives the best way we know how. I imagine a...

    • Posted 8 years ago
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  • Was it Really Fear of Flying?

    “Amanda” had such a severe terror of flying that she had not been on a plane for 19 years. She called me to set up an EFT appointment because an important family event was taking place in...

    • Posted 8 years ago
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  • Food is Fuel

    A balanced diet. A raw diet. A fad diet. Avoid gluten. Avoid sugar. Go vegetarian. Don’t eat carbs and you’ll get skinny. Remember when the big nutrition debate was as simple as whether or not butter vs....

    • Posted 8 years ago
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  • Lose Emotional Weight by the Pound!

    Have you ever had a craving for a certain food? Mmmm, is that rich chocolate cake with butter cream frosting, just calling to you? Have you ever wondered why you crave the cake at all? Why you...

    • Posted 8 years ago
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  • Easy Steps to Becoming a Maine Medical Cannabis Patient

    As Maine’s medical cannabis program has grown over the last 17 years, program requirements have also evolved. For patients wanting to enter the legal medical program, finding accurate information can be the most daunting part of the...

    • Posted 8 years ago
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  • Tap Here For Best Results

    When I first heard of EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) or Tapping, I thought it was a little crazy! What was tapping on my body going to do for me? Well, I soon found out just how powerful...

    • Posted 8 years ago
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  • Integrative Medicine and Pediatric Mental Health

    Anxiety and Depression:  Lifestyle Basics Anxiety and depression account for the vast majority of cases of mental/emotional illness in our society, affecting people of all ages and, increasingly, children. Over 1 out of 5 children between the...

    • Posted 9 years ago
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  • Late Summer – Coming Home to Our Center

    Summer is lush and abundant just before it ends. Chinese Medicine has Five Seasons, and considers late summer a season of its own, distinctly different, sandwiched between summer and fall, from mid-August to early October.  And it...

    • Posted 9 years ago
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  • For Two Maine Families, Whole Plant Medical Cannabis Makes a Difference

    Raegan, 15, enjoys music, animals, and cartoons. She’s a snuggler, a joyful child who often bestows her beaming smile on her family, friends, and teachers. Sara, 23, enjoys being outdoors, especially bird-watching, and is a caring mother...

    • Posted 9 years ago
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  • Healing Through Sound

    “Sound: an alchemist tool to sculpt reality.” Marci Brennan, aka Marci Starr, is not a newbie when it comes to healing. Starting as a Licensed Massage Therapist in 1994, she has had experience in several settings, such...

    • Posted 9 years ago
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  • Functional Medicine…How it Can Help You

    “So, what do you do?” “I’m a doctor.” “Oh, really? What kind of doctor are you?” “A good one.” Before the person I’m talking with thinks I’m just being glib, I go on to explain that I...

    • Posted 9 years ago
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  • An American Revelation: Nutritional Supplements – Not All Are Created Equally

    In the last few weeks, the New York State Attorney General issued cease and desist letters to GNC, Target, Walgreens and Walmart, requiring them to pull store-brand nutritional supplements from their shelves (specifically herbals), based on the...

    • Posted 9 years ago
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