Salt & Water for Health

The Importance of Salt & Water for Health This is THE video I recommend every client watch!  Dr. Barbara O’Neill covers so much ground in this talk, explaining the critical importance to health of these two fundamental elements—water and salt.  She is masterful at making very complicated information easy to understand. In this video lecture […]

Fats that Heal/Fats that Kill

Here are some basic facts from Dr. Erasmus about Fats and Essential Fatty Acids that everyone should know. This is an important topic so I have several posts on the subject with different experts in the field.  Also see these related blog/videos Dr. John Douillard: Oil Processing & Health Risks – Don’t Use These Oils! NPR’s […]

Think Different Film Series – 2016/17

Since 2012 I have collaborated with the Nantucket Atheneum Library to present a documentary film series that explores new ideas and perspectives related to wellness.  This is our sixth year and I think our best ever.  The thing I love most is that the Think Different Series challenges the audience to consider new ways of perceiving life and […]

Shea Butter Deodorant

Last year I started making my own organic personal hygiene products. It has been incredibly rewarding to know exactly what’s in everything I put on my body, that they are all completely edible, and that they won’t have a negative impact on the environment. Today was one of those rare days when I ran out of everything […]

3 Primary Rhythms: Part 4

Please note: this is the fourth installment of a 4-part blog.  (see Parts 1, 2 & 3) The Fluid Tide The third rhythm I would like to discuss is the FLUID TIDE.  This is the most subtle and difficult to describe but THE rhythm that is most critical for achieving lasting change in the body.   […]

3 Primary Rhythms: Part 3

Please note: this is the third installment of a 4-part blog.  (see Parts 1 & 2) The Heart Beat or Pulse The second rhythm I would like to discuss is the pulse or heartbeat.  The heartbeat is tied directly to respiration.  It is hard to increase your heart rate without affecting your breathing and vice versa.  […]

3 Primary Rhythms: Part 2

Please note: this is the second installment of a 4-part blog.  (see Part 1) The Breath Even though it is the last of our 3-Primary Rhythms to ‘come on-line’, I’m starting with the breath because it is the one we have the most conscious control over and thereby can most easily access for self-healing. The […]

3 Primary Rhythms: Part 1

Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine once said, “Natural Forces within us are the true healers of disease”.  Much as we in the 21st-century like to think our technology can do anything, healing still comes down to nature doing the real heavy lifting.  The effectiveness of my work or any therapeutic approach depends on these […]

Massage For Bunions

Bunion Self-Massage Here’s a great self-help technique from DL Walker for reducing bunion size.  Bunions are a problem I see often in my practice, but it’s not something that can be solved in one session.  It takes ongoing attention to affect any type of lasting change, so to have a simple FREE at-home solution is very exciting.  Let […]

Your Biography Becomes Your Biology!

Thought for the Day — Your Biography becomes your Biology! One of my teachers, Dr. Jim Said, used to say, “The body is not an indication of your potential, it is a record of everything you have been thinking, feeling, and doing.  Don’t look to the body to see your capacity, it’s your history!  Change your thoughts, […]