by Dr. Melanie | Feb 13, 2019 | Brain Health, Healthy Thinking, Immune Health, Meditation, Mind-Body, Nutrition, Personal Growth, Prevention, Stress
The impact of your brain health on love and performance. What’s Love Got to Do With It? Well, Tina Turner says it well: It’s a second-hand emotion. Second hand? Or secondary to what? Love certainly has an effect on our brain and body. When we are in love, we feel...
by Dr. Melanie | Feb 8, 2019 | Healthy Thinking, Personal Growth, Spirituality
Expectations of the “Love” Day The problem with holidays, especially Valentine’s Day, is that they put added pressure on many people to partner up. Themed movies, commercials and sitcoms sensationalize the holidays to promote more consumer spending versus...
by Dr. Melanie | Dec 19, 2018 | Ayurveda, Healthy Thinking, Mind-Body, Nutrition, Stress, Weight Loss
Blast the Bloats and Binges with These Tips. Bloating and heartburn after holiday meals takes the fun out of festivities. Sometimes these are caused by binging from mindless eating or emotional triggers. You can be so caught up in conversations during the office...
by Dr. Melanie | Jul 31, 2018 | Global Health, Healthy Thinking, Meditation, Mind-Body, Natural Healers, Spirituality, Travel, Try New Things
This article is based on my encounter with Wayan in March, 2018. Bali, Indonesia I don’t typically star gaze in the celebrity sense. If I did, I would’ve sought out Wayan back in 2015 during my first trip to Bali. Ketut Liyer, the famous palm reader from the same book...
by Dr. Melanie | Jul 7, 2018 | Healthy Thinking, Immune Health, Meditation, Mind-Body, Natural Healers, Nutrition, Prevention, Skin Health, Stress
I was planning to publish these articles at a quicker pace than this. But I had my own wakeup call while doing some research. In late May, I came across a news story about Miss Illinois’ experience with melanoma. I referenced it in my last article. The link is at...
by Dr. Melanie | Dec 17, 2017 | Brain Health, Healthy Thinking, Nutrition, Prevention, Skin Health, Stress
Detox is a Dirty Word Part 3: The Hormone Factor One of the most unsuspecting source of toxin overload in our bodies is xenoestrogens. Xenoestrogens are chemical compounds, natural and synthetic xenohormones which mimic the effects of estrogen in the body and disrupt...
