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Delayed diagnosis of Lyme disease has devastating effect on patients

“The most widely used lab tests for Lyme have been shown to miss more than 50% of cases. That’s no better than a coin toss.” via Delayed diagnosis of Lyme disease has devastating effect on patients. I’ve been telling people this for years, along with many other points in this report: Lyme is in allContinue reading “Delayed diagnosis of Lyme disease has devastating effect on patients”

Boosting the Brain, Mending the Mind

I can’t remember why I walked in the room, I can’t remember names, I can’t retain what I just learned, I can’t focus without getting distracted…

Don’t let anyone tell you those are “normal signs of aging”. Or “just hormones”. Nope. You can reverse all that. I did, and more.

Why can’t I eat that?

Restricting what you eat short term can give you so many benefits long term. But it’s not about calories or dieting. It’s about how to reboot your metabolism and rebalance your hormones.

Talk on Lyme Disease at the Chester Public Library

I’ll be giving a presentation on Lyme disease at the Chester Public Library on Monday June 22 at 6:30 PM. Registration is free.

Happy Mother’s Day

Since I was a teenager, I believed that being a mother was my deepest calling. (My work is my calling, too, but it was my kids who led me into this work, each of them with their “unsolvable” health issues as babies.) Seeing my kids evolve and surpass me, seeing them so far ahead ofContinue reading “Happy Mother’s Day”

5 Surefire Steps to Eating Healthier

So you’ve decided to eat healthier. Good decision! Nothing – truly nothing – is more important to the quality of the rest of your life. Here’s my 5 step simple how-to to get you started.

Forging a Path through Breast Cancer: Bridging the Gap between Conventional and Holistic Treatment

Another chapter of my personal experience navigating breast cancer by combining conventional and holistic methods.

The Good The Bad & The Ugly: Natural and Artificial Sweeteners, and how they stack up

We love our sweets. And the more we have, the more we crave. That’s not simply habit, or lack of will power. It’s biochemistry. Understand that, and you take control. Read more…

Can Systematic Growth Monitoring Lead to Early Detection of Celiac Disease in Kids? – Celiac.com

“This study shows that most kids with celiac disease experience faltering growth prior to diagnosis. An effective growth-monitoring program could have detected celiac disease in these kids several years earlier.” I have always told parents that short stature in childhood can be one significant indication of gluten sensitivity (NOT just celiac disease). via Can SystematicContinue reading “Can Systematic Growth Monitoring Lead to Early Detection of Celiac Disease in Kids? – Celiac.com”

How to Revitalize Your Life

I can honestly say I’m an expert in Revitalization, having spent 2 decades teaching clients non-invasive holistic methods to recover their health and vitality, and having successfully reclaimed my own vitality after going through breast cancer and chemo. I feel great – and I want you to, too. Here are my top 3 tips in 5 different areas of well-being: skin, digestion, sleep, hormones, and energy.