Healing My Liver the Natural Way
May 12, 2011
By Guest Blogger
By Miri Eynan Once I heard “You’ve got cancer” a few years back, I thought no other news could shake my world. I was wrong. When the doctor went over the routine scan results and casually mentioned, “Your liver is fatty and doesn’t look good at all,” I was surprised. “What do you mean?” I asked. “It’s just a fatty liver,” he said, brushing it off. “The type of liver alcoholics sometimes have.” He suggested… Read More >
I’m NOT Sorry
April 13, 2011
By Guest Blogger
There was a time when the words “I’m sorry” were powerful. They were words that, sitting in the corner in time-out with arms crossed and brow furrowed, we refused to utter. We would sit there all day and go to bed early, but we would never speak those two little words. Many pivotal moments in relationships have centered on these two words. “I’m sorry” may have been the make-or-break moment in those delicate hours after… Read More >
6 Tips to Boost Your Positive Vibes with Negative Ions
March 16, 2011
By Guest Blogger
by Stuart Watkins Have you been getting your daily dose of negative ions? We need exposure to negative ions to be more positive in our life. I know, it sounds a little backward at first, doesn’t it? Negative ions are invisible molecules that clean the air around us by attaching themselves to positive ions (from dust, smoke, electronics, car exhausts, our breathing, etc.), so they’re not just floating around for us to breathe into our… Read More >
5 Easy Tips to Supercharge Your Affirmations
March 2, 2011
By Guest Blogger
by Danea Horn Affirmation: “I am abundant.” Thought: “Wait, what about all that credit card debt?” Affirmation: “I am filled with vital energy.” Thought: “I don’t think so. It took a giant cup of coffee to open my eyes this morning.” Affirmation: “I give and receive love freely.” Thought: “Yeah, right.” Affirmation: “I am happy.” Thought: “Nope. Not even close.” Affirmation: “I am fully present in this moment.” Thought: “What is it that I have… Read More >
Love List: Join the Crazy Sexy Diet Revolution!
January 26, 2011
I am blown away, humbled and stoked! Guess what? We find out whether we made the New York Times Bestseller list TONIGHT. Am I nervous? No. In fact, I’ll go out on a limb, against all my superstitious judgment, and say that I think we did it! I think YOU did it. But you know what’s bigger than the acknowledgments? The movement we’ve created. I see it firsthand. I see it in the bookstores,… Read More >
What We Heal in Ourselves, We Heal in the World
December 10, 2010
By Rolf Gates
Over the last few weeks I have had the privilege to participate in two remarkable conferences. The first was a military conference whose aim was to find innovative ways to address the array of challenges nine years of warfare has posed to the community it serves. The organizers were expecting 200 military medical professionals to attend and over 400 showed up. It was my particular honor to present on the day devoted to the exploration… Read More >
Integrative Cancer Care for the Whole Person
December 2, 2010
By Guest Blogger
Are you navigating cancer? What is your map toward wellness? Diagnostic tests, research, doctor’s appointments and evaluating cancer treatments are key components to optimize survival and quality of life. Anyone moving through a cancer journey needs the best conventional cancer care available, but that is only part of the equation. Providing Whole Body Care Research studies have shown for many years that cancer grows in “fertile soil” or a hospitable environment in the body that… Read More >
Love List: Build a Pitt Crew
December 1, 2010
Champion, Last week I shared my daily practice. This week I want to clue you in on my monthly self-care plan. I admit, my daily practice doesn’t happen every single day, but it happens more days than it doesn’t. So you do the math. If there are seven days in a week that means that I check in with myself at least four mornings per week. Remember, we’re spiritual athletes and we need to warm… Read More >
Journey into Healing with Drs. Wayne Dyer and David Simon
October 29, 2010
By Terri Cole
I recently attended an interesting seminar, Journey into Healing, at the Chopra Center in Carlsbad, California. I was looking forward to learning about the power of living an Ayurvedic lifestyle, meditating and unplugging for a week. I was surprised by what I actually experienced. My decision to sign up for this seminar was influenced by my desire to experience an in-person lecture with Dr. Wayne Dyer, the featured guest facilitator. When Dr. Dyer’s seminar began… Read More >
Punk Rock Cured My Cancer Blues
October 21, 2010
By Guest Blogger
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer in August 2008, it seemed like a pretty good joke. ‘Cuz I wanted to die. I was at the bitter end of a 2-year break-up, the kind that scrapes away at your self-esteem until you’re a shell, wishing only that your lover might finally pulverize you and (ideally) swallow you so you never have to part. Actually, I should give the dude some credit as he did find… Read More >
Love List: Integrative Doctors
October 20, 2010
My path to becoming an empowered patient has led me on a journey across the country visiting every kind of doctor you can think of! In my quest for crazy sexy health, I’ve discovered some MD jewels whom I’d like to introduce to you. You’ve probably heard about these folks because their knowledge is red hot, and I know my readers are serious health detectives, but just in case, here are some of my favorite… Read More >
When is the Right Time to Tell Your Children About Your Diagnosis?
September 23, 2010
By Guest Blogger
Your children are playing with medieval characters – horses and knights, dragons and ladies-in-waiting. You watch them from the doorway of the room. The room needs dusting, you think. I should return those library books, you think. I have cancer, you think. Your children, absorbed in their make-believe, are laughing. It is the most perfect moment, sunlight sinking through the window, the softness of being in your home with your family and its smells and… Read More >
Asking for Help
July 9, 2010
Howdy Sizzling Hot Sassies! Let’s take some advice from the wisdom-filled words of The Beatles: “Help! I need somebody!”. In this weekly vlog installment I talk about asking for help and I drop the f-bomb, so mothers cover your children’s ears! I love you, you’re worth it, now stop whining and ask for help! I’ll go first. What the heck do you want me to munch on, muse over and yackety-yack about next week? Peace… Read More >
Access to Cancer Testing and Treatment
July 8, 2010
By Guest Blogger
By Jennifer Carter, M.D., M.P.H., founder and president of N-of-One Cancer is a word that doesn’t often evoke hopefulness, but people like Kris Carr, founder of Crazy Sexy Life, have shown that cancer patients can and do lead rich and vital lives. In addition to the diet and lifestyle principles discussed on this blog, readers should know that cancer treatment has changed dramatically over the last few years. I learned this first hand from watching… Read More >
A Declaration of Independence for the Free Soul
July 5, 2010
By Guest Blogger
By Tama J. Kieves In honor of Independence Day, why not write your own Declaration of Independence? What do you want to declare or break free from? I want to break free from holding back my power. I no longer want to live with only my low beams on. I want to shine so unequivocally that others decide to abandon their own shadow choices. I want to break away from the undermining thinking of the… Read More >
5 Things I Learned About Yoga from the Pros
June 30, 2010
By Guest Blogger
Photo Credit: evanbdudley By Jason Wachob I’m not a yoga pro or a yogi. In fact, I’m not even your typical yoga person. First of all, I’m a dude. I’m tall – 6’7″ to be exact. Yes, is the answer to your next question: I played basketball. I played for four years in college at Columbia, in New York City. I also was a trader on Wall Street for years. But enough about me, you… Read More >
Health Challenges: Ten Tips for Happiness
June 9, 2010
By Guest Blogger
By Maria Mooney Over the past five years, my illness evolution has unfolded exactly the way it was meant to unfold, and I have thoroughly enjoyed the process, admittedly becoming impatient at times. My diagnosis of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (RSD/CRPS) has been my greatest gift, my teacher, and my master, bringing me closer to my core self, others, and a higher power. I received the message loud and clear in the form of… Read More >
Transforming the Body into a Sanctuary
May 31, 2010
By Guest Blogger
Photo Credit: Hillary Harvey By Jeffrey Davis I don’t have time to feel ill. At least, that used to be my attitude. I didn’t ignore a head cold or sinus infection. I just had my acupuncturist wife pin me down to perk me up, practiced a few key yoga postures, and moved on. Dis-ease desisted. But then a tick bit me in the gut and kicked my attitude in the butt. That was in June… Read More >
How To Activate the “Rest and Digest” System
May 20, 2010
By Guest Blogger
By Giuliana Torre The key for optimum health is operating from the parasympathetic nervous system as opposed to the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). The sympathetic nervous system is what activates the flight or fight response. It is triggered by stress, fear, caffeine, and just about anything else that causes the heart rate to increase and keeps us living on an adrenaline rush. For many of us, this is a state that is sustained all day… Read More >
Minimizing Metabolism to Maximize Health
March 31, 2010
By Guest Blogger
By Julieanna Hever, M.S., R.D., C.P.T. We are constantly told that we need to rev up our metabolisms in order to burn calories, stay lean, and maintain health. This is completely misleading. Throughout history, scientific experiments have confirmed that animals live longer when kept on a calorie-restricted diet. We have also seen in the literature that slimmer people tend to be healthier overall. What we can extrapolate from this data is the fact that the… Read More >
