You Don’t Have to Live With It!

Posted in Blog on Jul 24th, 2011 Somehow, we seem to have signed on to the idea that falling apart and breaking down physically is an integral and inevitable part of life. I’ve had clients as young as 30 come into my office believing it was normal for them to feel increasingly lousy at their age.  Please don’t believe it!  While no one lives forever, and we can’t hope to look or feel at 70 the way we did at 35, the goal is to be healthy,...

Female in Your 40s or 50s?

Posted in Blog, Programs on Nov 30th, 2010 Don’t let ANYONE tell you these are the “normal” signs of aging! Now is the time to reclaim your life! Thinning hair? Tired all the time, and tired of being tired? Lost your libido? Weight creeping up more than you’d like, especially on your belly? Feel a little foggy? Too tired to exercise? Pains in your joints? In a culture that worships at the altar of youth, what can a woman expect...

Gluten Sensitivity Featured in The Times Herald Record

Posted in In The Press on Dec 27th, 2009 Read my article, plus an interview with 2 of my wonderful clients, as featured in the The Times Herald Record on December 23, 2009. Can Going Gluten Free Change Your Life? Goodbye to Gluten: Two Who Feel ‘So Much...

Sleep: Health Essential #1

Posted in Blog on Nov 22nd, 2009 If I had to pick one thing that would improve quality of life for most people, it would be to increase both the quality and quantity of sleep they get.  A good night’s sleep means: Falling asleep easily, within 15 minutes of putting your head down on the pillow; staying sleeping soundly, through the night, for 8 hours (10-12 for children and teens), without waking up; and waking up feeling rested, refreshed and...

5 ways to help break the cycle of stress

Posted in Blog, In The Press on Oct 14th, 2009 From Fran’s column, Holistic Outlook, in The Times Herald Record. Stress. Not only have we all got it, but it seems we’re experiencing it chronically and in increasing amounts. Chronic stress takes a huge toll physically, emotionally and mentally. Because it is linked to inflammation, it contributes to many degenerative diseases, including cancer, heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s and arthritis. On...

Women: How to make your 40s and 50s fabulous

Posted in Blog, In The Press on Sep 2nd, 2009 From Fran’s column, Holistic Outlook, in The Times Herald Record. Is it true that, for women, aging means gaining weight, lost libido, thinning hair and increasing aches, pains and physical woes? Absolutely not! This can be a wonderful time of life, if women learn to take care of themselves as well as they’ve taken care of everyone else in the decades before. These are the years when lifestyle choices...