Three Great Alan W. Watts Quotes

Three Great Alan W. Watts Quotes

I discovered Alan W. Watts a couple years ago purely by chance.  He helped me access contentment in my daily life through his translation of Eastern philosophies, in particular Zen Buddhism. Here are some of my favourite Alan W. Watts quotes with pictures from my 2013...
Three Really Good Things for Your Digestion

Three Really Good Things for Your Digestion

Three really good things for your digestion: Bone broth, chia seeds, and a moment of mindfulness With the wealth of information out there on nutrition right now, it’s difficult to incorporate every new food trend into your diet. And why would you? Sometimes it’s hard...
Dog days and the latest articles on contentment

Dog days and the latest articles on contentment

More and more I am seeing articles and research coming out about the importance of mindfulness and what contentment is, or rather, how it’s felt in the present moment. It’s possible that the digital age is making it easier to feel disconnected and anxious...
Sleep articles

Sleep articles

Want to learn more about sleep habits? Below is a collection of articles I’ve read in the last couple months about sleep. 1. Naps and how they are good for you (The Guardian). Read article here 2. Getting better sleep. Read article here 3. A interesting...
How to sleep well

How to sleep well

Patients often ask me how they can improve their sleep naturally. Studies have shown that bad sleep can dramatically alter your health and one of the best ways to increase your well-being is to ensure you get a proper night’s ‘kip’. Especially during...
How do you talk to someone who is grieving?

How do you talk to someone who is grieving?

Grief is something that we all go through at some point in our life. Life happens around us and sometimes we get burnt by circumstances. When there is a shadow of grief in our lives- What is the best thing for someone to say? How do we heal and stay healthy? As in...
Psychiatric drugs are doing us no good

Psychiatric drugs are doing us no good

Read about the staggering figures for prescriptions of SSRI antidepressants in recent years in this article.  ‘The problem is that many of these drugs simply do not work as people suppose. The main effect of antidepressants is not the reduction of depressive...
Video: Your body language shapes who you are

Video: Your body language shapes who you are

A great presentation about ‘power posing’ as a way to lower cortisol levels and increase confidence. Some promising research has come out and no drugs necessary! 🙂 Amy Cuddy is a professor and researcher at Harvard Business School, where she studies how...
Emoticons and emotions

Emoticons and emotions

Anxiety is something I see a lot in my practice.  I am curious to know why it seems like there are more and more people I meet who are ‘anxious’. Things have definitely changed a lot in our world in the past ten years (remember before Facebook? remember...
Depression, the secret we share

Depression, the secret we share

“The opposite of depression is not happiness, but vitality, and it was vitality that seemed to seep away from me in that moment.” In a talk equal parts eloquent and devastating, writer Andrew Solomon takes you to the darkest corners of his mind during the...
Sunshine is a good thing!

Sunshine is a good thing!

For so long we were told to stay out of the sun because of the risk of skin cancer. However, that is how we get most of our vitamin D, a vital ingredient in many important physiological processes in our body. In the Pacific Northwest this is especially true. We just...

Insomnia

This is a VERY informative and comprehensive article on insomnia by homeopathic physician, Dr. Whitmont (NY): Read me Highly, highly recommended read!    

Dangers of Hormone Replacement Therapy

Below is some research that highlights the dangers associated with hormone replacement therapy (HRT). One study, in particular, had to be cut short due to the high incidence of cancer among the participants. It’s not for everyone and worth speaking to your...

Homeopathy and menopause

(Taken from the Society of Homeopaths About Homeopathy section) How do I know whether I am going through the menopause? When the levels of oestrogen and progesterone fall during the menopause, this automatically causes the level of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)...