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The Chilling Findings Regarding Long Term Use of Psychiatric Medications

Posted in depression, healing recovery, health, males and depression, mental health, therapy on May 19, 2014| Leave a Comment »

First let me say that I am fully aware that psychiatric medications can save lives. My concern is not their existence, but their abuse. All too often people in emotional pain are prescribed medication by their physicians without even the suggestion that there are other treatment options. For example, If your doctor has prescribed an antidepressant, did he or she also mention exercise, diet, counseling, psycho-education, support groups, exposure to natural light, journaling, etc.?

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10 Days to Greater Health and Happiness: An Experiment with Gaiam TV

Posted in health, Inspiration, mental health, Uncategorized, wisdom, tagged , on September 30, 2012| 3 Comments »

Within the past year I’ve reduced my carbon footprint and my work hours while increasing the number of hours I volunteer and engage in mindfulness meditation. I take a water aerobics class and have resumed my journal practice. Still, I consume too much fat and sugar, worry too much, and don’t eat enough fruits and vegtables or exercise enough. Sufficient self care is time consuming and requires a level of commitment and motivation that I don’t always muster.

And so yesterday I decided to conduct an experiment. I signed up for the 10 day free trial with Gaiam TV. I like the idea of having hundreds of videos on exercise, yoga, and meditation at my finger tips and documentaries, films, and interviews that promote emotional, spiritual, and psychological growth and well-being just a click away. Yesterday (day one of my 10 day trial) I took a tai chi class in the comfort of my living room and watched a thought provoking documentary on life and death. Today, I did twenty minutes worth of dancercize before heading off to visit a friend. For the next 8 mornings I’m planning on doing yoga, qigong, aerobics, pilates and strenght training. I’m also looking forward to relaxing at the end of the day with films on compassion, personal development, health and wellness, spirituality, and more. As always, looking for more ways to follow the door mouse’s advice (remember the old song, “go ask Alice?”) to “feed your head.”

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What Can Offer You More Money, Power, Freedom, Greater Health and Can Help Save the World? Ask Roger Doiron.

Posted in collective action, community, consumerism, happiness, health, hope, shared abundance, simple living, sustainability, tagged , , , , on December 23, 2011| Leave a Comment »

In a funny, thought provoking, (sometimes scary) and inspiring TED talk of less than 20 minutes, Roger Doiron (one of Maine’s own) shares how growing our own gardens can improve our health and well-being, increase our wealth, power and freedom, and help save the world. Here are just three of the many facts that Doiron shares during his talk:

Around the world both Hunger AND obesity is on the rise

To keep up with our expanding population, more food will need to be grown over the next fifty years than has been produced thus far during the past 10,000 years COMBINED and we will need to produce this food with LESS – less oil, water, soil, climate stability and time.

Our yards need not simply be yards, they can truly be full service green grocers!

You might want to visit Doiron’s wonderful site, Kitchen Gardners International: A Global Community Cultivating Change where you’ll find information, community, recipes, resources and more.

Here’s just a very small taste of what this website can offer you:

How to plant a garden in the snow
How to give Eco-friendly and budget-friendly gifts
How to connect with and learn from other gardners in your community and around the world
How new low tech technology can assist in growing food in arid environments

Disclaimer: I do not personally know or have ever had contact with Roger Doiron. I simply believe in his work and want to promote it. I firmly believe in the healing power of both nature and community, healthy eating, and living sustainably, consciously, and responsibly.

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Money, Generosity and Happiness

Posted in good life, happiness, health, money, tagged , , , on December 7, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Economist and professor, John Jelliwell, presented an excellent talk at the Dali Lama Center entitled, “Money, Generosity, and Happiness.” The talk is only 20 minutes long and I believe it’s well worth the time it takes to watch.

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eat red meat and die prematurely/ Healthy Recipe Alternatives

Posted in health on March 24, 2009| Leave a Comment »

A study conducted by the National Cancer Institute and published yesterday in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that those of us who are middle aged and older who consume red and processed meat on a daily basis are over 30% more likely to die within the next ten years than those of us who do not. What’s the take home message here? According to nutrition expert at the Harvard School of Public Health, Walter Willett, it’s to shift from eating red meat to eating white meat such as fish and chicken.

Read the full article published at the Washington Post website here

Want to know where to look for healthy recipes? You can find plenty of them at the following websites:

The food network’s Healthy Eating

All Recipes Healthy Cooking

The Mayo Clinic’s Healthy Recipes

Cooking Light

Eating Well’s Healthy Recipe Collections

Food fit

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