Consulting a dictionary to find the precise meaning of a word teaches us that words have more than one interpretation! 'Suffer' is just such a word.  Setting aside its New Testament meaning of 'to tolerate,' we will focus on the modern turn of phrase, meaning a 'bad or painful...

It seems more than before we are under a lot of stress and anxiety. Which include all generations, our youngest school agers with rising lack of focus and concentration abilities, the teens, and especially young adults. It seems to be in epidemic proportions. The popular drugs aren’t...

That was the reaction of my shiatsu therapist, whom I was calling while in the throes of my latest severe migraine attack. What?! No verbal tea and sympathy?  I was incensed, furious! Gilles was a therapist - he was supposed to be sympathetic! I crawled back into my abject misery, consulted my list...

Tea tree oil, also known as melaleuca oil, is an essential oil distilled from the leaves of the native Australian plant Melaleuca alternifolia. In recent decades, its popularity has grown in other areas of the world as an alternative and complementary treatment. Today, tea tree oil is commonly found in...

Being a member of the wellness community here in Vallarta, I have seen an increase in anxiety in patients of all ages and from all walks of life. Anxiety has no boundaries; it affects us all.   Clearly, the state of our collective affairs and the pace of things keep...

In the past two weeks, I discussed mental and spiritual health. These topics are all very important, and it is even more important that they work together. When spiritual, mental, and emotional health work together, it creates a positive and happy life for us. This is the best way...

Dementia is a canopy term for a collection of symptoms caused by disorders that affect the brain, including devastating diseases like the most common forms of Dementia, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.  Millions of people in the U.S. alone are living with Alzheimer's. It can be challenging to watch someone you...

Lady Luck is not on women's side when it comes to migraines - two-thirds of migraine sufferers are women. A woman's menstrual cycle is one of the major migraine triggers. Today, we're going to ease the finger off that trigger. If you're the type of person who gives and...

Good mental, spiritual, and physical health are three essential things that help us live healthy and happy lives. Believe it or not, many think our health depends only on physical and body function. However, new approaches like psychoneuroendocrinology (PNEC) have proven how emotions and thoughts affect our gut, immune...

What do they say now?? More than one in four women over the age of 65 in the US has been diagnosed with osteoporosis. For someone to be labeled as having this condition, it means they've lost 50 to 75 percent of the original bone material from their skeleton. We...