Category: Body
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Does It Distract or Inspire?
It isn’t necessary to be raised by hoarders to learn organization, survive agitated depression to learn compassion, live with a loved one who gaslights & deflects to master the art of seeking & offering clarification, or experience a restraining order from a mentally unwell young adult to know the pain of “only as happy as your…
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How Your Hobby May Heal You
Your body is your business and your brain is the CEO. It communications through whispers and shouts. When the whispers are ignored, ‘shouts’ come in the form of illness. One might ask, “So what’s a whisper and how can I pick up on it?” Effective listening includes recognizing your own mood (the whisper) and catching…
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Holiday Health & Wellness
Holidays represent different things to different people. For most, a wide variety of emotions unfold. Some greet holiday time with eager excitement; others, with anxiety driven anticipation. Self-reflection may help reveal questions and answers that can lead to greater awareness, appropriate preparation, and a more joyful experience. There are many types of self-reflective questions that…
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Cooling Inflammation
Inflammation is a signal that involves pain, stiffness, and oftentimes weakness in the affected area. When we live with ‘chronic inflammation’ of any kind, it behooves us to recognize that this ‘signal’ is a symptom of a greater imbalance. Taking anti-inflammatory pills ‘as the treatment’ is similar to using masking tape over your car’s ‘check…
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Relationship Gone Sour – Can It Be Fixed? (Part I)
Wondering where you stand? Here are a few clues: when a family member with whom you once shared unconditional love says: “Call me only in an emergency” there is a clear self-protective boundary being drawn. This suggests that person doesn’t feel safe with you on some level – be it physical, emotional or spiritual. …
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Children In Second & Third Grade Crave Healthy Interaction
Reading interactively is a wonderful way to open up important conversations, create a safe environment for your children to ask questions that are meaningful to them, and an excellent way to share your ideas about topics you might not otherwise touch on. “Marcy and Her Friends” (click here for details) is a book written to…
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Building Lasting Relationships
Learning how to earn trust & respect from yourself & others, as well as how to recognize when trust &/or respect are lacking in a relationship, helps us not only redefine goals & boundaries, but these lessons go a long way in helping us achieve the mind/ body/ spirit balance we so richly deserve. Here’s…
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Protecting Our Children From Our Anxiety
The vibration between parents trickles down to children and animals in the home. This is not news to anyone who lives with other people. So how can parents who are over-burdened with anxiety regarding tight finances and distress over the nation’s politics, compounded by health issues, work (or unemployment) and perhaps even issues surrounding disagreement…
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Congestive Heart Failure: A Functional Medicine Approach
Note: Before following any online information (including this article) please check with the medical professional in charge of the patient’s care. Organ systems are complex, and specialized care often falls within a constantly changing landscape. Always check dates of sources cited, and opt for the most updated guidelines (data within 3-5 years). ~ Dr. Iankowitz…
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Lifestyle Tools That Become Lifelong, Lifesaving Gifts
The proper lifestyle tools become lifelong, lifesaving gifts. Caring for young children compels us to create a healthful environment. We begin to put greater thought into balancing sleep/wake schedules, exercise, diet, the air our youngsters breathe and the surfaces they touch. So how can we be sure we are making the right choices? One way…
Dr. Nancy Iankowitz DNP, RN, FNP 