Live Up to Your True Potential

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YOUR TRUE POTENTIAL Do you ever find yourself in the same emotional landscape over and over again? Okay, sure, the scenery and faces around you might be different, but the way you feel – a tangible sense of dissatisfaction – seems all too familiar. Could it be Deja vu?  Karma? A result of your childhood?… [Continue Reading]

Understanding Swimmer’s Ear

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Swimmer’s ear (otitis externa) is an infection of the skin lining the ear canal.  This problem is most common among swimmers or children that spend a lot of time in water.  When water gets trapped in the ear canal, the lining becomes damp, swollen, and prone to infection. Narrow ear canals increase the risk of… [Continue Reading]

Regulating Through the Holidays and into the New Year!

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Regulating Through the Holidays and into the New Year! Could it really be that time of year AGAIN?!  Halloween leads to Thanksgiving which kicks off the Winter Holidays and then it’s Happy New Year!  Right about now, life picks up speed at a feverish pace, both at school and at home.  That’s why it is… [Continue Reading]

Self-Gratitude Exercise

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    Self-Gratitude Exercise   Step into the life we’ve chosen Pause 2 to 4x’s daily-either spontaneous or planned times Notice what’s going on/connect with the life inside of us The way I’m savoring or living the values that I want to hold-give myself gratitude for what I’m doing that’s meeting my needs Also notice… [Continue Reading]

The Different Birth Choices for You

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Finding out you are pregnant can be the most important discovery of your life.  There are many decisions to be made including where this child is to be born and who will be at the birth. On the island of Maui and Hawaii in general, there are basically 2 choices, to give birth at the… [Continue Reading]

BPA on Receipts

Bisphenol-A (BPA)Bisphenol A a chemical widely used in plastic bottles and in the linings of food cans can mimic actions of estrogen, a reproductive hormone. Linked to fetal developmental problems, obesity, and even cancer, this estrogen-mimicking chemical was recently banned in Canada. Several recent studies have found significant traces of BPA on store receipts printed… [Continue Reading]

Chronic Inflammation

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When we have colds or infections in our body inflammation is a result of increased blood flow which brings with it an army of “good” immune cells to battle the infection. Chronic inflammation happens when the immune cells stay active and begin battling heathy parts of our bodies. It’s an immune system imbalance triggered by… [Continue Reading]

FATTY ACIDS AND YOUR SKIN

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We are now learning that some forms of fat are good for our bodies and our skin is no exception. Since it’s the  largest organ in our body and the most noticeable, we want it to look it’s best. Fatty Acids are primarily made up of Omega 3 and Omega 6. These acids have garnered… [Continue Reading]

ANSWERS FROM the RIGHT BRAIN

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Problems are known to have answers and if we look at all the elements, grading them for pros and cons, we assume we’ll come to a logical and analytical solution. So goes the thought of the left brain. The right brain takes a different approach. It looks at the whole picture without separating out the… [Continue Reading]

A BIRTH PLAN

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First time mothers and women who may have had a difficult first birth may be worried about the labor and birth of their child. Having a birth plan can give women the structure and ease they need in order to relax into a process that is uncontrollable in many ways. Birth plans also spawn an… [Continue Reading]