Accepting Your Battles: How Struggles Bring Gifts

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“It isn’t what happens to us that causes us to suffer; it’s what we say to ourselves about what happens.” ~Pema Chodron I love acceptance. Acts of surrender create forward momentum. If we all pause for a moment and observe what we are fighting, right here and right now—maybe depression, anxiety, weight gain, low self-image, [...]

Women’s Health Advice That’s Tops

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According to Dr. Tori Hudson, a naturopathic doctor who specializes in women’s health, there are some basic things to think about when deciding what’s important to use out of all the information you read out there. Research supports at least 3-l/2 hours each week of some kind of aerobic exercise with some weight training to [...]

Depression and Alleviating Anxiety: 5-HTP Could be Worth a Try

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After many studies, it has been proven that 5-HTP helps improve the mood of depressed patients and help panic attacks.  The same sources also recommended that more research on 5 -HTP should be done before claims were made. 5 HTP for Sleep and Weight Loss 5 HTP may aid in weight loss and improve sleep [...]

Anti-Spyware Or Avoiding Those Websites Altogether?

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If you own a computer, you more than likely have an anti-spyware or anti-malware program to combat intruders that like to invade and disrupt your hard drive. But if you avoided going to those precarious websites to begin with, you may not need to be constantly troubleshooting those malicious intruders. Our partial hospitalization and intensive [...]

“What’s For Fitness Today?” Tip #3- Read “The Four Agreements”

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Tip # 3 – Purchase a copy of “The Four Agreements” April, 3, 2011 Today’s tip is all about being the best person you can be and the book that can help you get there! You may have seen our book review on “The Four Agreements” By Don Miguel Ruiz. This book is all about [...]

Introducing Renee Hinkins – Local Licensed Professional Counselor

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Depression, anxiety, addictions, or eating disorders are a few things that many women may have to deal with in their lifetime. If you or someone you love is dealing with something within, you can turn to Renee Steiner Hinkins, a licensed professional counselor with national certification and a psychotherapist that practices in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. [...]

Breaking Down Aromatherapy

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We’re talking about what it is, what the benefits are, who does it and why you should think about taking it up too. Read on the find out all the nitty gritty about this mind and body influencing trend. What is it? Aromatherapy is the practice of using plant oils to enhance one’s physical and [...]

What is Wrong, Sweetheart?

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“There is no greater agony than the untold story inside of you.” –Maya Angelou A day at temple for the Jewish New Year… beautiful service and prayers. Hugging temple members and friends. Feeling God in the prayers, the rabbi’s words, the cantor’s melodic voice, the songs, the holy connection to all the world there in [...]

Hormonal Sensitivity And Anxiety

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Some women are more sensitive to hormonal fluctuations than others. For many women, anxiety issues appear for the first time during periods of hormonal change. For other women, hormonal changes intensify previously existing anxiety symptoms. Anxiety is one of the most common symptoms of Pre-Menstrual Syndrome (PMS), post-childbirth, and perimenopause (the period of time before [...]

The Shopping and Food Connection: An Examination of Hunger Diseases

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“The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread” ~ George Bernard Shaw, Major Barbara Have you ever found yourself in a shopping mall, searching, with a slightly pounding heart, for something? Something to wear tonight, tomorrow, or for that next important meeting. Or, is it something yet to [...]