Celiac Awareness Month: Go Gluten Free!
May is Celiac Awareness Month. Celiac (SEE-lee-ak) disease is a digestive condition that affects 3 million Americans and is triggered by protein gluten, which is found in foods that contain wheat, barley and…
Austism and Other Mental Health Disorders
It’s no secret that autism has been on the rise in recent years. In fact, in an article on Yahoo News from April 4th, it was reported that Autism Spectrum disorders increased 23%…
Green Your Medicine Cabinet
If your medicine cabinet is anything like mine used to be, it probably needs a good clean out. I always found it difficult to throw out “medicine” so along with my natural and…
Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright
We all have a habit sometimes of getting stuck in a routine. While this is beneficial, say, in terms of getting ready efficiently in the mornings or working through certain problems, it’s easy…
Love And Your Heart Health
From infancy we learn to connect food with emotions. A baby associates the comforting smell and taste of milk with warmth, affection, soft caresses, gentle words and nurturing, cozy love. This multi-sensory emotional…
Sleep: Sometimes Elusive, Always Rejuvenating.
A recent article from Delicious Living (reported in New Hope 360) got me thinking about sleep. Until I reached menopause, I never thought about sleep. I was always one of those lucky individuals…
How to Naturally Ease Symptoms Caused by the Common Cold
The temperatures have dropped and if you haven’t gotten sick yet, there is a chance you might soon. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), cold and flu season can start as…
Fall Allergies…Or Is It?
Twice a year, just like clockwork, allergy season comes around—spring and fall—the dreaded allergies strike. I remember a time when I first moved to New York, I wondered what all the fuss was…
Surviving and Thriving with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis—an autoimmune disease currently has no cure–but there are more options for managing symptoms and achieving a state of remission than when I was diagnosed in 1988. The summer of ’88 was…
