The most profound thing I or anyone can do for your health is to help you experience a state of relaxation, care, and love, and then support you in recreating that experience more often in whatever ways work for your life. My chosen tool happens to be acupuncture, and it’s incredibly effective. There are…
I recently found out that Boulder has trucks that drive around neighborhoods in Boulder city, Longmont, Lafayette, Erie, Louisville, and Superior spraying toxic pesticides into the air in an attempt to control the mosquitoes. Permethrin is the pesticide currently being sprayed for mosquito population control. Effects of Permethrin Exposure This information is from the…
You Can’t Afford to Wait to Start Eating Well Eating well means something different to everyone. Many people believe their diet is healthy when it’s not ideal, and others don’t think what you eat really matters very much. During most of my 20s I only cared about eating “well” to lose weight. I never considered…
Do you have a healthy relationship to exercise? Boulder, your exercise addiction is showing. We don’t talk about this enough. Exercise is assumed to be healthy at any frequency and intensity and with any underlying motive. But, like anything, too much can be dangerous and the motivation for working out is revealing! Feeling anxiety if you…
Matcha tea, not to be confused with maté, is a variant of green tea. It’s my absolute favorite, and not just because it’s trendy right now. I’ll be drinking matcha till I’m old and wrinkled (if I’m lucky enough to get old and wrinkled). Real talk though, the hype around matcha tea benefits has…
Here’s how it went for me today: argument with loved one > emotional triggers around feeling abandoned light up > I feel nauseous, dizzy, antsy, shaky, on the verge of tears all day > get off work and go to therapy (great timing, right?) > totally avoid talking about what I’m actually stressed about…
You may be experiencing signs of anxiety without realizing it. It wasn’t until I was 25 that I even identified with the term “anxiety” to describe feelings. I was familiar with feeling nervous, or stressed, but anxious? Not in my vocabulary. It took even longer to start to notice what anxiety actually felt like in…
Holiday Season Self-Care Checklist Every year I aspire to have any holiday gift making or shopping done by December 1st, to remain sugar-free, and to spend the month doing introverted enjoyable things like journaling, taking baths, yoga, drinking tea and oooh-ahhing at the twinkly lights. Surprise, not the case! However, I have managed to make…
Grain-Free, Dairy-Free, Paleo As a lifelong mayonnaise lover, this homemade mayonnaise really hits the spot. I love that it is fast, easy, and gives me full control to use high-quality oil. Ingredients 2 large eggs2 cups avocado oil3 tsp honey mustard (I like Annie’s organic)1/2 to 1 full lemon juiced, to tastedash of sea salt…
I was diagnosed with celiac disease in 2013 after many many years of unexplained health issues. I was likely suffering from the disease for a long time before that. Celiac disease and gluten effects are different for everyone but I want to share my story for those of you who are curious. No, I never…
