Self-Regulation

One of the insidious effects of a chronic stress response is that we can become desensitized to it's harmful influences. So it's common that an individual may not subjectively feel the appropriate degree of the injurious effects of stress.  And because stress is so...

This is the first in a series examining the true nature of the stress response and what you can do about it. The motivation for this series is that stress is the number one cause of illness in the United States and that little is being done to address it. This claim...

What if illness was a reflection, a calling card let's say, of deeper healing resources within us that had been ignored too long. What if the symptoms that we're accustomed to resisting and judging harshly were in truth a meaningful and necessary part of a deeper...

Harvard Medical School and Tufts University just published a study in which they used brain scans to confirm that it's possible to learn to 'like' more wholesome foods, while losing the 'addictive cravings' for the less wholesome. Brain scans have also been used to...

The combination of low thyroid function and overworked adrenal glands generates a long list of symptoms ... including fatigue, weight gain, constipation, depression, fuzzy thinking and memory loss. Thyroid and adrenal dysfunction also underlie common conditions like...

If you're a Seinfeld fan you may remember the ever perturbed Mr. Costanza bellowing "SERENITY NOW, SERENITY NOW!!!". I'm sure that 'The Institute for Very Loud Affirmations' has it's devotees. Control and domination are proven and familiar strategies in our culture...

“If I told patients to raise their blood levels of immunoglobulins or killer T-cells, no one would know how. But if I can teach them to love themselves and others fully, the same change happens automatically. The truth is: Love heals.” Bernie Siegel, M.D., Love,...

Welcome to another edition of the blog, where I do my best to present relevant science that supports the notion that there’s a lot we can do for ourselves, like meditation, energy medicine, and nutrition, to profoundly support our health and wholeness. I recently...