May is Liver Awareness Month

Fatty Liver Disease Epidemic Did you know that you or a family member may silently have fatty liver disease? This is a question I posted here a while back.  I thought that since May is “Liver Awareness Month” it was worth re-posting this earlier article I...

Chronic Stress Health Epidemic and 3 Ways to Relieve It

Chronic Stress is a National Epidemic Chronic stress is a national epidemic that is taking a toll on everyone’s life and health.  Why is this?  What is going on?  We are living in a world that is placing more and more demands on our time.  Are you feeling pulled in...

How to Overcome Emotional Overeating

How to Overcome Emotional  Overeating  Eating is a part of life and it is an emotional experience.  Always.  There is a crisis in people’s self-image of what they are to look like.  Girls as young as 8 years old have felt the pressure to stay slim and will start...

Menopause And Insomnia

Menopause And Insomnia Why It Happens And What To Do As a nurse practitioner, I treat a lot of women who are struggling through the hormonal changes associated with peri-menopause (the time leading up to menopause) and menopause.  One of women’s biggest complaints is...