Are you trying to make conscious food choices, eat at home more or increase your variety of foods? It takes daily commitment for several weeks before a new habit becomes automatic behavior. We are all making several decisions daily about what, when and how much we feed ourselves. So choose well and notice how great [...]
Sometimes we find ourselves living in our heads too much. Days can go by where we are so focused on our thoughts, intentions and plans that we forget we even have a body! Our thoughts and emotions exist to help us live a happy, fulfilling life not to rule every moment. Awareness of the body [...]
We are enjoying the harvest from our family vegetable garden. Pumpkin is the new vegetable this year. Eating fresh vegetables daily is such a treat – so many tastes, smells, textures and colors! Whole natural foods feed our bodies the nutrients they need to rejuvenate, repair and sustain energy. Do you have obesity, diabetes, thyroid [...]
My interview with Amy Spencer, ERYT of Niralambaya, Windham, NH Amy: Please tell me a little bit about your first introduction to yoga and how that practice has evolved for you? Andrea: I started doing yoga about 15 years ago. I was tired of the gym and wanted to enjoy exercise. Yoga gave me so [...]
We all know vegetables are good for us, but did you know they can heal your body? I can’t say enough about how the nutrients in vegetables and fruits benefit every organ system, revitalizing health and reversing disease processes. Quality, quantity and variety are all important factors in vegetable consumption. So I like to purchase [...]
At Holistic Health Services we can help you bring your body systems into balance so that you can feel great physically and emotionally! A holistic approach that addresses the body, mind and spirit gets to the root of the problem. Using a medication to treat a body symptom doesn’t really heal the body. In fact, [...]
We all want to eat healthy, but our busy lives can get in the way of preparing fresh, nutritious meals. This is where the protein shake comes in! As one of your go-to quick meals or snacks, does your protein shake need some jazzing up? I like whey protein myself, but there is soy, pea, [...]
I remember when my kids were little and how I fussed over feeding them healthy foods. They did like a good variety of foods and were happy eaters, but I was always worried about something. Were they eating enough, were they growing properly, were their brains developing? I don’t think I am alone in experiencing [...]
We are enjoying the harvest from our family vegetable garden. Eating fresh vegetables daily is such a treat – so many tastes, smells, textures and colors! Whole natural foods feed our bodies the nutrients they need to rejuvenate, repair and sustain energy. Do you have arthritis, GERD, high cholesterol, high blood pressure or chronic [...]
Here is a self-care questionnaire I recently came across. Occasionally we all need to be reminded that self-care is important for our physical, mental and emotional well-being. I encourage you to fill out the questionnaire honestly and see which areas need more attention in your life. In the right-hand column, write down the score (from [...]
