Holiday expectations. House cleaning. Decorating. Making the perfect meal. Sending cards on time. Shopping for the right presents. Hosting family. Oh my goodness, this time of year is filled with expectations. This past week, I had at least four conversations with patients about their stress over holiday preparations. But during the conversations, what came up […]
Trouble with sleeping? No problem, all you have to do is just simply…… ….. are you waiting with baited breath for THE answer? ……. ….. still waiting? ……. Ahhh, I don’t want to disappoint you, but I don’t have the one and only perfect answer. There are lots of people and companies on the internet
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Let me set the scene: it was my early twenties – maybe 22 or 23. I was living in Chicago, working at my first full-time professional job. The job seemed wonderful – program coordinator for cross-cultural training programs. Ah yes, this was the type of job that made up for all of the “stay-in-school” jobs
Ahhhhh spring! Warmer weather (except when we get snow or icy windy rain in Illinois), getting outdoors breathing in all that fresh air (or rather, pollen), smelling the pretty flowers (a.k.a. sneeze-bushes as my husband calls them). Are you walking around giving the evil eye to your friends and family who are symptom-free
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Randine Lewis, author of The Infertility Cure: The Ancient Chinese Wellness Program for Getting Pregnant and Having Healthy Babies. Picking my book selection this month was so easy. And you wouldn’t think so given the number of books out there – type in “fertility books” on Amazon and there are over 14,000 results! I love
Do men get stuck on the two-week roller coaster of fertility too? You bet. So much of the focus of medical appointments and internet articles and books on Amazon speak to the female side of fertility. But that is leaving out half of the equation. Guys are definitely affected by the two-week-wait as well. I
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Trying to conceive can be such a uniquely stressful time in life. You live your life in two-week increments. Two long weeks…. “Woohoo, I ovulated! Let’s go!” then two more long weeks…. “Is that a twinge? Nope. Period. Dang it. ” Repeat and repeat and repeat. Some months you want to throw in the towel,
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Do you need your knees? You betcha. How about… do you knead your knees? I bet some of you need to knead your knees, but don’t. Or maybe… is it a knee slapper when you try to knead your knees when you know you need to because your knees need kneading? Oh boy, how many
braynk bryank braynk Snooze… Braynk Braynk Braynk Snooze… BRAYNK BRAYNK BRAYNK Snooze… BRAYNK-BRAYNK-BRAYNK-BRAYNK-BRAYNK-BRAYNK-BRAYNK-BRAYNK-BRAYNK How often does the alarm rouse you from sleep as you inch your hand over to hit the snooze button a little longer despite your best intentions of getting up on time? Do you rationalize that you don’t need much time to
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Here are 7 Easy Ideas to Feel Better Now
