Author: ESS_Naples
Menstruation, the Moon and Empowerment through Choice
Every 21-to 35 days women bleed for 2-7 days in order to biologically bear children in a grand sacrifice of their body to perpetuate the human race. W [...]
8 Natural Treatments for HPV Infections
Cervical cancer is the 3rd most common gynecologic cancer and the 8th most common cancer among women in the US. Mean age at diagnosis is 50, but the c [...]
4 Financial Strategies for Changing Careers
Here in Connecticut, October is known for its transitions. As temperatures dip and the air becomes crisp, leaves on trees change colors from vibrant [...]
Thriving as an Empath: The Art of Self-Care for Sensitive People
Self-care is essential for all empathic people. When you mindfully and lovingly practice it each day, your sensitivities will flourish. The self-care [...]
Unmasking The Real You
Imposter Syndrome: It’s a problem that affects people from all walks of life, in all types of organizations. It’s often most associated with people wh [...]
The Sun: Your Most Beautiful Adversary?
Ah yes, here comes the sun. So warm, so beautiful, so life giving.
How can such a beautiful, blazing star cause so much damage?
Let’s look at the fac [...]
The Thunderbird Inn: The Hippest Hotel in Savannah
I’ve rekindled my love affair with Savannah! Going to grad school at Georgia Southern University, I spent many a night on River Street or in the histo [...]
Amp Up the Healing With Electroacupuncture
I always chuckle a bit at the look of terror that spreads across my patients’ faces when I first tell them I’d like to hook up some of their needles t [...]
3 Financial Planning Strategies for Couples
Recently a woman in her 40s approached me to talk at the end of a financial workshop that I delivered. With tears in her eyes she said simply, “Thank [...]
Treating Pain Naturally
Pain is cited as the most common reason Americans access the health care system and is a leading cause of disability. The National Center for Health S [...]
How You Think About Pain Affects Your Pain Response
Chronic Pain is an entirely different beast than acute pain. Chronic pain comes from the brain and is perpetuated by inflammation, molecules that tel [...]
Mindful Moments for Children and Teachers in CT
Educators and parents alike are taking notice of the stress that surrounds our children on a daily basis. The stressors and demands of modern American [...]
Become a Fire-Starter at the Office
Are you ready to start a fire at work? I don’t mean becoming an arsonist. I mean becoming someone who accelerates whatever they focus their attention [...]
N.E.D. (No Evidence of Disease) Plays at Ridgefield Playhouse on September 20th
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Nimesh Nagarsheth, Gynecologic Oncologist and drummer and percussionist of N.E.D., to learn more about thi [...]
Integrative Bowen Therapy for Treatment of Chronic Pain
Pain is something that we all experience throughout our lives. Whether severe, moderate, or mild, everyone has had to bear some pain. In most cases, p [...]
The Language of Disease
The predominant conventional medical system in the United States has evolved into a system of labels and categories. Diagnosis and treatment is based [...]
Postpartum Nutrition for Mom and Baby
There is a lot of information out there about pregnancy and the required steps that a mom ought to take in order to have a healthy pregnancy, however, [...]
Healing with Ancient Wisdom & Modern Science
As humans living on earth we are of one race existing in one place. Although we are one in that perspective we vary in many ways such as places in the [...]
An Unwanted Freedom
This summer, our precious 15 year old family dog Hailey made her transition to non-physical. It was a deeply emotional time for our entire family and [...]
Osteopathic Medicine for Relief from Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is commonly defined as any pain, which lasts more than 12 weeks. Whereas acute pain is the normal sensation which alerts us to an injur [...]
Natural Ways to Address Acid Reflux & GERD
Chronic gastrointestinal (GI) complaints are often treated with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), antibiotics, and other medications that offer temporary [...]
No Medical Explanation for Your Pain?
Psychogenic Pain Disorder (PPD) refers to a person experiencing pain with no medical explanations for the pain. It has other names such as “Pain soma [...]
Could Toxic Burden Be Causing Type 2 Diabetes?
We have been trained to think of type II diabetes as the type that you “earn” through diet and lifestyle choices. While lifestyle does play a role in [...]
It’s Not You, It’s Me
Projection is a psychological defense originally identified by Sigmund Freud in which one unconsciously attributes their feelings or impulses onto ano [...]