Eating Well: The Connection Between Diet and Anxiety March 8, 2013 • 2 Comments I am discovering that what I eat, or don’t eat, plays a large part in how much anxiety I suffer on a daily basis. It is a chicken and egg scenario: does this paralyzing anxiousness come about on its own or is it fueled by the biochemical environment I create within my body? Although adjusting to widowhood and single parenting…
Marriage and Betrayal: I Burned My Wedding Dress March 4, 2013 • 0 Comments This past August marked what would have been my 25th wedding anniversary. As a way of releasing the commitment bound to that day, I burned my wedding dress. Over the years, I tried on the oyster-pink raw silk garment to see if it still fit. At times it did, while others it did not. In August, it fit my body…
Healing Foods: Liver Pate Recipe February 7, 2013 • 0 Comments Eating liver requires a bit of daring, but according to informed sources it is an incredibly beneficial food for your body. I learned a trick about liver: if you soak it in lemon and garlic for 24 hours before cooking, it dilutes the overpowering liver flavor. However, I did not do that in this recipe. This recipe is adapted from Practical…
Naturopathic Medicine: Simplicity is the Mother of Healing February 1, 2013 • 0 Comments Traumatic stress can be physically devastating, or at least it has been that way for me. That small, indignant part of me thinks, “For gods sake, I’ve lost my house, my children have suffered, I changed my life. Do I have to break out like a pre-pubescent teen and lose my hair as well?” The other day, I asked the…