Integrative health combines conventional approaches with complementary therapies. Most of us are familiar with conventional (also known as Western or allopathic) medicine, as well as the MDs, nurses, and allied health professionals that provide it. But complementary therapies can be used alongside traditional medicine for a more holistic approach to health. And if you're going to be your own … [Read more...] about Step 11: Explore Complementary Therapies
SELF CARE
Step 5: Explore the Wheel of Health
Often we take a tunnel-vision approach to our health, thinking "if I just exercised more ..." or "if I just ate better ..." But humans are multi-faceted, and so is our health. Our lives involve more than just moving and eating. The Wheel of Health, a tool developed by Duke Integrative Medicine, helps us consider our whole selves and see how weakness in one area can lead to some wobbliness in … [Read more...] about Step 5: Explore the Wheel of Health
31 Steps to a Healthier You: 2017 Challenge
A few weeks ago, I asked a simple question of my e-mail subscribers: What's your greatest struggle right now? And quite a few of you responded. Some of your replies tugged at my heart. They resonate with me, because in many cases I've been there. And in other cases, I still AM there. So with appreciation for you, I'm creating a series. Each day in October 2017, I plan to post something new … [Read more...] about 31 Steps to a Healthier You: 2017 Challenge
What I Learned in Summer of 2017
Hi. I've missed you, and writing, and writing for you, during my break this summer. Before going headlong into fall, though, I decided I would take a cue from writer Emily P. Freeman, who encourages her readers to "pause to reflect on the past season before we move ahead into the future." So here we are. These are 7 Things I Learned This Summer, in no particular order. 1. The … [Read more...] about What I Learned in Summer of 2017
Beware the Slippery Slope in Self-Care
The Slippery Slope often appears out of nowhere, just when you think you're coasting along on the journey to good health. You're eating the right things, moving the right ways, doing all the right things, and T.H.E.N. You're not. I fell down the Slippery Slope this week. Monday brought the first day of Spring, and with it the first seasonal allergy attack I've had in nearly three … [Read more...] about Beware the Slippery Slope in Self-Care
Resolutions? Forget Those and Create a Lifestyle
As we prepare to flip the calendar, are you making some resolutions for a new year? Maybe you're beating yourself up a bit for dropping last year's resolutions faster than the ball fell in Times Square. But certainly you made progress in some areas, didn't you? Are you ready to go even further in the new year? Then ditch the resolutions altogether. Create a lifestyle. Do you want to … [Read more...] about Resolutions? Forget Those and Create a Lifestyle
