Posts by Karen

One of the scariest things anyone can imagine is losing their independence, and for me it’s even scarier to lose my ability to think and reason. Can you imagine not being able to figure out how to dress yourself, or forgetting the names of your loved ones? How about being away from your home and…

Have you ever allowed your mind go down a rabbit hole of crazy? Yeah, me neither…except you know you have and so have I. It usually happens in the middle of the night when all the gremlins in your brain are wide awake and on high alert. At least that’s when it happens for me.…

Portion control, periodic weight checks, regular exercise, making good food choices, figuring out which foods are good and which are not…these can drive a person crazy. But they don’t have to drive you crazy. Here are some pointers to help you make sense of all the conflicting information you are constantly bombarded with. Fat is…

Have you ever heard the adage…you can’t pour from an empty vessel? If you’ve ever been my client, you have because that’s a mantra I use often. If you don’t care for yourself, how on earth are you going to continue to care for others? Your reserves are finite and if you don’t nourish yourself…

Here is some news that many might find disturbing. You know that glass of orange juice you like to have in the morning? Well, drinking just that one small glass daily could increase your risk of some cancers. And it isn’t just orange juice…it’s any juice, or for that matter, any sugary drink. According to this…

Our bodies are amazing machines. They can take whatever food-like substance we give them and at least for a while, make it work as fuel. But eventually, they will stop working if we don’t consume the right nutrients. Because of the Standard American Diet (SAD), the environment, high levels of stress, and water, soil and…