Bonnie | November 23, 2009
I know I’ve spoken about those who are sick being compassionate with themselves. It is often hard to find that place of compassion. We are not perfect. Allowing ourselves to be and to heal is an act of compassion. When we move through very stringent exercise or dietary systems, it’s important to be sure we [...]
Bonnie | November 20, 2009
After attending the Weston A Price Foundation Conference this past weekend, I was thinking about the role that butter plays in Chinese Medicine. One very healing food that is used in this medicine is called congee or jook. Congee is typically made by using one part rice to six parts water and cooked slowly over [...]
Bonnie | November 18, 2009
As an animal person, I was thrilled to see this particular article about people who had pet therapy needing less pain medication. I suspect that pets help in a variety of ways, even if only substituting for the community we so often lack.
Bonnie | November 17, 2009
I am always torn between the fact that I do believe diet can play a huge role in preventing disease and healing those who already have a disease. At the same time, as a healthcare provider, I can see my patient’s struggle with the guilt of chronic disease. Many of these people eat a good [...]
Bonnie | November 16, 2009
I have noticed that there are three different types of people when it comes to how they view their doctors. One type of person falls mostly into the generation of my parents. They listened to their doctors and that was that. They didn’t question. If the doctor was wrong, they didn’t search out another doctor, [...]
Bonnie | November 11, 2009
I don’t read Zen Habits nearly often enough. There’s a list of 21 things you can do to simply your life. I particularly like #8 on his list: Eat only 7 things. If you’re trying to be healthful, but are having a hard time navigating complicated diets, try this hack to simplify things. Limit yourself [...]
Bonnie | November 10, 2009
The other day one of my patients asked me what my “rules for eating” were as we discussed diet. I think we all have to make our own rules. The things I hope my patients would think about as far as what to eat include: Eat foods that occur naturally, like real meats and fresh [...]
Bonnie | November 9, 2009
You know, we have all heard that life is about quality not quantity. I’d also like to point out that not one of us can determine or control our quantity of life. We like to think but in actuality we don’t have complete control over what happens to us. There is a point at which [...]
Bonnie | November 6, 2009
Many of my patients work on self healing. They purchase tapes or go to seminars. They are about the Law of Attraction and work with that. Many of these patients are chronically ill and they remain so. I believe that these things can help them. On the other hand when they come to me after [...]
Bonnie | November 3, 2009
One of the blogs I subscribe to had an interesting series on “What is Fitness“. What I liked about this series is the fact that Mark discusses the definition of fitness, talks about what fitness likely meant to “Grok” as he calls his Primal Man and how fitness has changed for us. What really describes [...]
