Many athletes, professionals and amateurs alike, experience some kind of leg pain at one time or another, whether from the mechanics of pounding movement on a hard surface, or keeping their legs in the same position for extended periods. But rarely do they attribute the discomfort to a dysfunction in their venous (veins) system. But not all aching legs are simply due to physical activity or even the effects of aging. It may actually be vein insufficiency that’s causing those symptoms and not that five-mile run. The first thing to understand is that leg pain in general is not...

Welcome to the New Year! For me, it’s a time for reflection and assessing which path I’d like to be on in regards to my health, especially when it comes to prevention. One method of prevention that everyone should consider is thermography. For those of you not familiar with the term thermography, it’s a means of assessing any area of the body via a heat-sensitive camera. The human body constantly gives off heat to maintain a stable body temperature. An infrared camera detects and translates that heat into an image. The camera operates much like a regular camera but...

Welcome 2017! As I write this, we are still wrapping up 2016 and feeling the effects of Mercury Retrograde coming on; one last chance to really slow things down and look at what this year has been about and to plan for what actions to take once it goes direct. In numerology * (of which I am not an expert but a very interested follower) 2016 adds up to a 9, bringing the energy of transitions, completion, service, and endings. I don’t know about you, but I have been experiencing these aspects in many areas of my life over...

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 need. Some people overeat to compensate for an unpleasant experience(s). Others eat excessively to reward themselves, or possibly for self-entertainment. Eating can be used to compensate for a lack of love, to lessen fear, to overcome frustration, to deal with boredom, to protect yourself from other people, to avoid sex and to produce comfort. Clients from my hypnotherapy practice report that eating...

The New Year means time for resolutions. Often, people have the best of intentions regarding their resolutions. However, it is often difficult to maintain them for the long-term. If this has ever happened to you, it’s not your fault! The resolution was faulty – not you! Below are ways to set resolutions so you can succeed year after year. Set achievable goals based on your current levels. Grandiose goals, for example “I will start eating healthy” or “I will exercise five days per week” or “I will lose weight” are extremely hard to achieve and sustain because they are...

There are seven chakras in our bodies and they are the centers in which energy flows through. Blocked energy in our chakras can often lead to illness, so it’s important to understand what each chakra represents and what we can do to keep this energy flowing freely. The 4th chakra is your heart chakra. The developmental stage is between 4-7 years and the body parts it affects are the lungs, arms, chest, hands and shoulders. An open heart center radiates love, trust, emotional strength, and peace. Its color is green and the location is in the center of the...

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 was unemployed and the modeling agency had pressured her to commit, based on their need to fill the position. What did she have to lose? On the surface, it seemed like the right thing to do at the time; but for whom, Stella or the modeling agency? Modeling can be a rigorous career coupled with anxiety about healthy food choices, sleep requirements...

I’m driving West on Rt. 44 past beautiful rolling hills in Salisbury and Lakeville on my way to Hudson Valley for a two month stay in Rhinebeck and High Falls. As I cross into New York and head over Winchell Mountain Road to Rt. 199 which will take me into Rhinebeck, my jaw drops as I come to the top of the hill and gaze out over miles of some of the most breathtaking countryside I’ve seen on the east coast. It probably didn’t hurt that the sun was also setting behind the Catskill Mountains creating a stunning skyline...

Unlike the past, today’s butternut squash flesh is sweet and tender, palatable to both kids and adults alike. But many folks don’t realize how much nutritional benefit butternut squash imparts. It contains very high levels of vitamins A and C, key immune supporting nutrients important for warding off illness like winter colds and flu. It is also rich in fiber. While it contains a large amount of carbohydrates and is known as a starchy vegetable, there is growing evidence that certain pectins in the starch may have additional anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and may even help regulate blood sugar....

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 time when we do not live in a constant state of stress, competition and fear that we are not enough or that we don’t have enough. I imagine a time when we have compassion for others who haven’t yet reached that time (including ourselves). I imagine a time when we put ourselves first so that we are operating in the world from...

Imagine you have just entered a fairytale land with a beautiful canopy of 100 foot trees, rustling ferns, an ocean breeze and the only sounds are the leaves softly blowing in the wind and an occasional owl hooting in the distance at night. You have arrived at the WildSpring Guest Habitat in Port Orford, Oregon. This place to me was almost beyond words. You have to see it to believe it. WildSpring is a small, eco-friendly resort 60 miles north of California. Private and secluded, on five acres of a lovely residential forest, a bluff overlooking the ocean, with...

As summer is behind us and autumn arrives, we tend to spend more time inside, both mentally and physically. All seasons are a time of transition and with that comes some shedding of old and beginning again. It is more important than ever to take care of ourselves so we have the strength to take care of others both mentally and physically, especially in times of transition. To some this is also known as the practice of self-care. I offer some of the following suggestions as additional ways you can feel as good and happy all winter long just...

“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 a few months and she didn’t want to miss it. But attending the event would involve a 5-hour flight. She was nearly hopeless yet determined to face her fears. As our EFT session began, I gathered history and found that she did have some traumatic memories from her few flying experiences long ago. In one case, a plane had not pressurized correctly...

Sometimes we just can’t figure it out. Our lives are not going how we want them to go. We have read the experts’ books, listened to the manifestation CDs, gone to the meditation classes and looked at the spiritual websites. We have all of the tools and everything we need to help us. So why do we still get stuck? Why do things happen in our lives, and in the world around us, in ways that we can’t understand and that are not as we had planned? Ten years ago, a book called The Secret brought the concept of...