Balance

The glorious drug, caffeine, is frequently used in pre-workout and fat-burning supplements to increase energy and focus. It improves mental alertness, memory, exercise performance, and fat burning. So why are they so popular in these supplements?  Caffeine studies have shown enhanced peak torque and motor unit recruitment in lower and upper body muscle groups. The increase […]

We are all connected, we like to say. It doesn’t always feel that way, especially with my own children and  those I serve. The force and frequency that so many of our young people operate with today has us all in a frenzy. The pace is too frantic. The energy out there can be just

Question: “I have heard of the importance of letting my feelings be there but wonder at what point am I giving feelings such as depression and anxiety too much attention. I am afraid I will get stuck in negativity.” Dear Reader,  This is actually a pretty common exploration that happens in therapy. The theories I

Question: I am a woman in my 30s recently diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. I experienced some challenges in college and my personal and professional life, because “I wasn’t like other women.” I don’t think of myself as the “typical person that has autism spectrum disorder and feel normal.” My therapist encouraged me to

Ancient medicine, with its timeless attunement with nature, provides a complete complement to modern medicine’s approach that has developed immediate, branches-to-roots, symptom-oriented, and scientifically advanced medical solutions. Certainly, many of these modern solutions are undeniably important and necessary in particular circumstances, especially those of urgency and emergency. However, in order to balance this approach, we

If you’re serious about a goal, you want to do everything you can to accomplish it. However, sometimes giving it all you have every day can backfire. If you feel like all your hard work has shown little to no results lately, there are a few reasons why. You may be overtraining and undertraining at