Feeling our best, sleeping better, and improving overall mood are all parts of wellness. We often focus on diet and exercise and forget some of the foundational tools to optimize our lives. I hope this blog is helpful–and just in time for Valentine’s Day weekend! Let me know if you have other tips for how
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Women are gaslit in healthcare—this we know. A 2022 survey revealed that 71% of women had doctors who told them their symptoms were imagined. I was told I had nothing wrong with me, despite one fibroid trying to birth itself and causing a hemorrhage. It was only after an ultrasound—in which there was ample, photographic proof of an issue—that I was listened to by my doctors.
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January’s Brownie Bites Covered Gaslighting in Women’s Health, Chef Allen Campbell Views On Longevity Nutrition, Reducing Hot Flashes With Vegan and Pegan Diets, and Benefits of Vitamin D Blog #1: Gaslighting and Hysterectomies The Brownie Bites takeaway; 🏥 Doctors recommend hysterectomies for almost any uterine issue in midlife (if they listen to women in the
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Whole foods, lots of plants, no refined sugar, avoiding gluten.” -Chef Allen Campbell Fasting and Autophagy for Longevity
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The Vasomotor Villain Up to 75% of American middle-aged women report having hot flashes. In Western Medicine, this is understood to occur as estrogen levels decrease, which leads to vasodilation – the sudden widening of blood vessels – which then causes hot flashes. (I want to give a nod here to Traditional Chinese Medicine and
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(Originally published on my LinkedIn as an article.) As I write this, I’m sitting in Boston where sunset will occur at 4:39 p.m. I use the term “sunset” lightly since there hasn’t been much sun. Without my Vitamin D3 supplement, I’d likely be deficient, and may even experience the effects of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
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Hysteria This is an adapted excerpt from my upcoming book–not the good and juicy stuff (that’s for the final publication). But a snippet about being gaslit for years by doctors—and how it is not uncommon.
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It can be complicated to set up your business, and even more complicated to grow it. Over the years I’ve found some amazing resources and am excited to share these companies with you! I’ll continue to update this list as I grow my own businesses!
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When we arrived at the summit, we could see 90+ miles. I knew what I needed to do, what my purpose was, and which path I needed to take to be aligned with it.
We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. -E. M. Forster A year ago today, at 8:15 a.m., I woke up to “the email.” Several paragraphs of his itinerary, day-to-day stress, random thoughts on Chile, and then, “I love
