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4 Ways To Help A Friend In Crisis

I just said goodbye to my parents. They drove completely unexpectedly 9 hours straight down to my home to be with me in my time of need. They stayed a full week, took care of my children and I with love, humor, devotion and loyalty.   I love my parents so much. They are a shining example of what a strong, 45+ year marriage can be and a beacon of light in a very troubling time in my own life.     A strong long term marriage is something I’m so appreciative that my parents can model for my own …

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Poor Sleep Linked to Alzheimers: 9 Ways To Fix It.

For ages and ages, human beings followed the rhythm of the sun… going to sleep when the sun went down and rising with the sun in the morning. Our circadian rhythm was in concert with the earth and ensured that we got deep, restorative sleep in order to face the next day.   These days, artificial lighting and long work days mean that most people (myself included!) have some sort of sleep abnormality and/or circadian rhythm disruption. Although we know that lack of sleep causes everything from memory problems, fatigue, decreased concentration, stress, and increased food cravings, a recent study …

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Headache and Migraine: why we get ’em and what to do about it.

I have another health video for you today!   I’m still on my mission to decrease health anxiety around the world in as many people as I possibly can. Today I’m going to do this by giving you a deeper understanding of headache and migraine and reduce your stress over getting your next one… …as well as 4 AWESOME things you can do to make a huge impact on the number of headaches/migraines you get.   I’d love to know your thoughts on this and answer any lingering questions you might have in the comments below… xoxoxox, Laura [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6AueR3OGY0]

The Most Effective Way To Recover From Cancer

Today I’ll be reviewing a recently published study that examines the link between exercise and health… specifically, cancer recovery.   Just like last week’s article, the article today shows that being up on your feet — simply walking — is the best predictor of positive outcome in cancer recovery we have. No stressful or intense exercise needed.   Just being up and about daily is a better predictor of cancer recovery and reduces mortality rates better than any chemotheraputic agent we have, reports Dr. John Marshall, MD.   Published on Jan 13, 2013 in the Journal Of Clinical Oncology, researchers …

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Studies Prove: Long Term Health Is NOT About Exercising Hard

  For years physicians have been recommending an exercise program for cardiometabolic health. Well… turns out it’s not really about the intensity of the exercise.   Several landmark studies have come out in the past few months revealing that it’s not how strenuously you exercise that matters. In fact, it doesn’t matter if you “exercise” at all.   What matters, both in cardiovascular health and in cancer prognosis, among other parameters… is how often you just get up and move around. Answer this… what do you think is healthier? Do you think it is better to:   Hit the gym …

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Decreasing Health Anxiety

One of my missions in life is to help decrease your health anxiety!!!!   Anxiety over health is one of the biggest obstacles in healing. I see it in my patients time and time again — and whenever we can work together to reduce their health anxiety… even just by 1 degree… healing begins. Even in chronic conditions patients have had their entire lives… if they can decrease their health anxiety by one small bit it’s like breathing new life into old conditions and things begin to shift and release.   So I’m going to be doing a series of …

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Fibromyalgia Relief Right NOW

Since so many women in my practice are affected by fibromyalgia, I’m going to blog about it today with a tribute to the energetic dynamic behind this disease… because shoulder tension is something that is personal for me. What can you do energetically to release fibromyalgia flares? Read on:     I carry all of my tension in my neck and shoulders. Painful trigger points, tension headaches, tenderness in my upper back and neck so strong that at times I can’t even wear a bathing suit or a sports bra or a ponytail, or anything pulling on my neck at …

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