Yearly Archives: 2014

My Journey to the Science of Anatomy (Part 2)

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My Journey to the Science of Anatomy (Part 2)

This article won’t make sense unless you read Part 1 first.

At the end of Part 1, things were looking pretty bleak. Almost overnight, my health had turned from pretty darn good to in the miserableness realm and it became my norm for the next three years.

Sadly, we were convinced there was nothing to be done.

Let me back up a moment, because this information is important to the story. I was to take the medication until my chest x-rays were clear. After a year, I was informed this had occurred and I could cease and desist. Another interesting note is […]

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My Journey to the Science of Anatomy (Part 1)

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My Journey to the Science of Anatomy (Part 1)

anatomy: noun the science dealing with the structure of animals and plants

I had to learn early on in life if I was going to maintain health, I was going to have to become my own body’s scientist.

Permit me to tell my story.

In my early teens (13 to be exact), we didn’t have a whole lot of money. Visits to the doctor required a trip to the local state run clinic. Back then in Florida, a physical was required each year to be eligible for school registration. In preparation for 8th Grade, I made the annual trip to the local clinic […]

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The Whole Body Approach to Health

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The Whole Body Approach to Health

Over the years my focus has been gradually changing.

It began as a goal to lose weight, and then to get healthy.

Now I realize I had it backwards.

After years of research, learning more and more about my body and how it works, and helping a myriad of clients along the way, I have discovered the key is to get healthy first and then the weight will take care of itself.

My desire to share this shift in thinking, knowledge and understanding, culminated in launching the Get Your Thin On (GYTO) website earlier this year.

GYTO is a state of mind. The tagline […]

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Who Knew This About Zucchini?

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Who Knew This About Zucchini?

I love it when my clients make me do research.

Seriously.

The more a client is vocal with me, asking me questions, testing my knowledge, the more we both learn.

This morning a client asked me:

Can I do zucchini with my steak (day)? We have a ton coming from our garden right now.

Believe it or not, no one has ever asked me that before!

As is my way, I started to research, and what I found out was pretty darn awesome!

When I create a correction day, I take a lot of different things into consideration.  For a steak or salmon day, there are two […]

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Cultivate Focus

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Cultivate Focus

Be master of your mind rather than be mastered by it. ~ Zen

Distractions seem to rule our lives.

The world around us is a constant bombardment of information, noise and entertainment. This constant data stream from our phones, computers, mobile devices; in fact, electronics are in front of our eyes all day (and night).

This information onslaught has one purpose; to gain control of our attention and resources.

The result is we live distracted lives and our ability to focus, create and accomplish suffers greatly. It can lead to errors in judgment and careless mistakes. It can also feed procrastination because everything takes […]

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Essential Oils Part 5

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Essential Oils Part 5

When last I left you (Essential Oils Part 4) I was about to embark on the explanation of E.O.B.B.D. or as it is better known:

Essential Oils Botanically and Biochemically Defined

To simplify, there are basically two kinds of Essential Oils:

  • Recreational: This type of essential oil is what we normally see available in health food stores and such, it is mainly used for aromatherapy and when you purchase these oils, you are purchasing oils of unknown origin or quality.  NOT to be used internally.
  • Therapeutic:  To be classified as a therapeutic (of or relating to the healing of […]

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Essential Oils Part 4

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Essential Oils Part 4

Are all Essential Oils created the same?

Um, no.

There is a huge difference between that $30 three pack you can get at Bed, Bath and Beyond (made for just making things smell good) and the $100 bottle of pure Essential Oil (used to help you gain optimal health).

The next question then is this … is there a way to determine whether or not you are getting a genuine and quality product?

The answer is imperative to know as the real value to some of these Essential Oils is the need to take them internally, to allow the body to heal itself from […]

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Essential Oils Part 3

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Essential Oils Part 3

My apologies for the delay – right after the last post, my host performed an upgrade that went a little wonky and I haven’t wanted to post until it got all cleared up.  Looks like we are firing on all cylinders now, so off I go.

When I last left you, we were just about to discuss something called a healing crisis (through the use of essential oils).  Just for the record, this isn’t something that is just made up to help alternative practitioners explain certain symptoms when they are trying to help clients get better.  There is an actual scientific […]

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