“Fibromyalgia is dramatically increasing in both prevalence and public awareness.” Learn about “a comprehensive protocol to see optimal results…from severe fatigue and widespread pain” in a Townsend Letter research article, “Effective Treatment of Pain and Sleep in Fibromyalgia: A Comprehensive Clinical Approach” by Jacob Teitelbaum, MD.

For other health conditions, check out the Evidence-based Research Articles database.… Continue Reading →

How do you select a healthcare practitioner to match your needs? What qualities do you look for and which do you avoid?

The article link below offers you guidelines to follow using common sense combined with intuition to choose the right practitioner for you.

Article Link: What to Look For in Your Healthcare Practitioner by Judith Orloff, MD

For additional articles, visit the American Holistic Health Association’s Self-Help Articles Collection.… Continue Reading →

We could all use less stress in our lives, especially now.

In the video link below you will learn about simple mindfulness practices that ANYONE can do.

Video Link: Mindfulness and Gratitude Practices with Mira Dessy, NE

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Check out the AHHA Gift for a Better Life, a single-sheet flyer that introduces the powerful concept of the holistic approach. It’s available for free!. Who do you know who could benefit from receiving a copy? You can download the flyer and share by emailing it or hand delivering a printed copy (double-sided). It can empower that person’s life. Note that this flyer is available in both English and Spanish.… Continue Reading →

Wally Decker’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis was devastating for him. He felt defeated and had been told that nothing had been found to cure the disease. With the help of his psychotherapist, he was placed in the Suggestive Therapeutics Treatment and Protocol.

The article link below describes how acceptance into the program, and the daily affirmations Wally received opened his mind to healing possibilities.

Learn how this challenging prognosis was turned into a better understanding of self and ultimately to a reversal of the original diagnosis.

Article Link: Overcoming Alzheimer’s: A New Life For Wally by Barbara Derrick, PhD

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One of the most helpful forms of support you can offer a loved one with cancer is the use of touch. A simple 20 minute massage can reduce symptoms and side effects of cancer in half.

The video link below shows you that caregivers can learn some basic skills for touch and massage to use with their loved ones who are cancer patients.

Pass your love and good wishes through your hands.

Video Link: Touch, Caring and Cancer with William Collinge, PhD, MPH and others

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In your circle of family and friends, how many have died in the last twelve months? Is your real world experience matching the scientific articles that report mortality rates for all age groups as “excessive”? Probable causes for death statistics that are higher than expected are listed, but calculated in a variety of ways, so it is difficult to compare to look for consensus. Plus, articles are highly technical, so they are also not easy for the general public to fully understand.

If you are a take-charge individual and want to learn from these statistics in order to improve your … Continue Reading →

Are you the caregiver feeling frustrated, overwhelmed or over-extended by the person or situation you are responsible for? Is your own wellness on the line here? OR Are you the person requiring the medical assistance or medical nurturing?The article link below provides you questions to ask yourself and your caregiver to really evaluation your present situation. Just because a situation seems helpless now does not mean it needs to stay that way.

We all have the ability to make changes and choices that are good and healthy for us. The time to start discovering that is now. You can do … Continue Reading →

You might not be able to eliminate the stressors in your life entirely.

However, the video below offers you four simple steps to reduce the negative impact of stress:
1 – Kill the ANTS (Automatic Negative Thoughts)
2 – Focus on Gratitude
3 – Exercise
4 – Get your Diet Right

Video Link: 4 Easy Ways to Reduce Your Stress and Anxiety RIGHT NOW! With Daniel Amen, MD and Tana Amen, BSN, RN.

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OK, last year your New Year’s resolution to improve your diet got tabled after “the dog ate your cookbook”… The good news is that any day of the year is suitable for resolving to change our lives for the better. As a new year begins, however, we tend to be more open to re-evaluating our habits, including those related to health. Such introspection often leads many folks to realize that they are digging their own graves with a fork and a knife by overeating or consuming unhealthy fare.

Those who have already made positive dietary changes and stick to them, … Continue Reading →