Author: ESS_Naples

Find Your Dream Inn in Moab
Moab is a cool, little southwestern town populated with locals and tourists looking for their next outdoor adventure. Moab doesn’t offer quite the amo [...]

Is Moab the Next Best Thing to Sedona?
“I may have found the next best thing to Sedona,” is what I thought the moment I drove into Moab, Utah. For those of you who know me well and my love [...]

Denver to Vail: Experience Antlers at Vail…Your Home Away From Home
I awoke to a beautiful, sunny 80 degree day in Denver, picked up our Nissan X-terra which will be our traveling vehicle for the next two months and he [...]

Eat, Sleep, Play, Thrive…in the Western US – 60 Days of Finding the Best Farm-to-Table Restaurants, Ecofriendly Hotels and Outdoor Adventure
And we’re off! 60 days on a whirlwind tour of the western US’ best luxury, ecofriendly properties and farm-to-table restaurants.
As many of you k [...]
Sweeter Dreams: 10 Steps to Safe Slumber for Kids
While children are awake, parents are vigilant about keeping them safe, from holding hands while crossing the street to applying (and reapplying!) sun [...]
Conscious Kids Conscious Money
You taught them how to read and how to ride a bike, but have you taught your children how to manage money?
Since they probably don’t have much of it, [...]
Better Food Better Behavior
Would you like to see remarkable improvements in your children’s learning and behavior? Take a look at their diets–at home and at school.
A case st [...]
Does My Child Have Food Allergies?
Constipation, diarrhea, hives, rashes, eczema, dark circles around the eyes, sneezing, runny nose, coughing and wheezing, ear infections, poor weight [...]

The Vitals of Juicing
Today, more people are becoming aware of the importance of a healthier diet and overall better nutrition. GMO’s, hormones, antibiotics, pesticides, ma [...]
Emotional Fitness: The Key To Your Happiness
Last year more than 255 million prescriptions were written for anti-depressants in the U.S. alone. That’s really quite an amazing number. According to [...]
The HCG Diet
The HCG diet was developed originally by Dr. A.T.W Simeons, MD, a British endocrinologist. His protocol and medical findings were published in his man [...]
Planning Ahead for Healthy Lunchboxes
Even though it’s summer break, it’s a good time to begin efforts on improving school lunches for your children. By the end of the school year, lunches [...]
How to Have a Healthy Pregnancy
Having a baby is a natural and beautiful process. It is a blessing. However, for many women it can be a stressful time. Stress can contribute to a mor [...]
Wentworth by the Sea…The Last of the Grand Dame Hotels
What is that quaint, little portside town with the glistening steeples and lovely, historic homes and architecture? This is a question I would ask mys [...]
Is Stress Making You Fat?
The answer is YES. Stress can be exactly what is causing you to keep putting on weight even though you have been making healthy dietary choices and e [...]
Luxury Comes Naturally at the Inn by the Sea in Maine
With a tagline like “Luxury comes Naturally,” you can be sure I was looking forward to my stay at the Inn by the Sea in Crescent Beach, Maine. So ofte [...]
Do You Really Know What Hormones Do?
As Sue thought about her upcoming anniversary celebration, it was with mixed emotions. She was really looking forward to an evening out with her husba [...]
A Quintessential New England Ecofriendly Resort: The Nonantum Resort
Quintessential New England... that was my first thought as I drove through the picturesque, winding, maple and oak tree-lined roads into Kennebunkport [...]
Who stole our retirement?
My father worked at his company for 45 years. Now 82 years old, he still enjoys a healthy pension that provides for him and my mom. Today, if you are [...]
Is There a Relationship Between GMOs and Gluten Sensitivity?
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) have become increasingly prevalent in North America since their commercial introduction into the mainstream food [...]
The Benefits of High Cholesterol
That’s right, the benefits. While researching this article I came across an interesting study that demonstrated the power of cholesterol. Researchers [...]
The Naturopathic Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases
When I see autoimmune patients in my practice, one of the first things I tell them is that they need to know their own body better than any of the doc [...]

Attracting the Perfect Partner
It’s Valentines Day and I am having dinner alone again. What am I doing wrong? Why is it so difficult to find someone I’d like to spend time with?
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The Statin Battle Intensifies
Have you heard? A huge shift has occurred in medicine. For years, High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL—the ‘good’ cholesterol) and Low-Density Lipoprotein [...]