BUILDING COGNITIVE RESERVE: LETTING GO

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Cognitive reserve is that little bit of extra brain power, saved for when the brain is under attack. It is the well of support that kicks in when anything, traumatic or routine, drains all your mental energy or closes a neural pathway and leaves…

Shiitake Mushroom Seaweed Soup

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Try this delicious combination of seaweed and shiitake mushrooms to add an extra boost of minerals to your Healthiest Way of Eating. Enjoy! Prep and Cook Time: 30 minutes  6 whole dried medium shiitake mushrooms 6 cups warm water 4 medium-sized…

We are All “Fat Heads”

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The brain is made up of 60% fat…. Add to that, the coating that protects our nerve fibers (axons) that are a crucial part of the brain’s communication system called myelin, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myelin) is 70% fat! Adequate intake…

Things to Think About

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Sit down and compile a list of mentors in your life. For the purpose of this exercise, exclude familymembers. • Once you have compiled this list, take a moment to thankeach of these people for the gifts that they have givenyou. • Now the…

The Mick

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I chose this chapter from my book to illustrate the power of combining stories with exercises to facilitate change. The story highlights the challange and the excercises offer a way to change the outcome. It was 1956. My father and I were going…

THE STORM OF THE CENTURY

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It is amazing to realize the incredible force of Mother Nature. As the storm was raging, I took a look outside to see three 50 ft. high Leyland Cypress trees being forced to the ground. The incredible amount of strength that that requires is…

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION

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It's the same old thing, each year people make New Year's resolutions and they last approximately one to two months. Why is that? The reason is that most people are unable to change their self-image or internal representation of that particular…

In the Face of Adversity

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As you may know, I am a huge fan of the New York Yankees. I have been a Yankee fan all my life, probably because my father was a Yankee nut. To see what has happened to the Yankees this spring is disheartening to say the least. The situation,…

HOW CAN I LOOK YOUNGER WITHOUT SURGERY

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Today's biggest questions: "How can I look younger without surgery?" "Which products are right for me?" "If I have sensitive skin are there products to address my needs?" And. . .the biggest one of all, "Are there Nature Based products I can…