5/23/08

I want to start today's blog with a moment of silence for those that have had loses during the Santa Cruz mountain fires yesterday and today. Fortunately, as of today, there have been no injuries reported.
Last weekend I attended the Love Awakening festival in Burlingame. This was put on by the Rodan Foundation and my dear friend Jacqueline Pace. They had a myriad of different "Light Workers" offering services including, reiki, massage, tarot card readings, ear readings, and network chiropractic. The afternoon included a short meditation called the "I Love Me" meditation. The idea is to assist humanity in awakening, empowerment and healing. I am finding that with the many changes and challenges that the earth, society and humanity are going through, it is important for me to incorporate a form of meditation or prayer into my life. I believe that if we work together to create change on this level many positive things can occur!

5/13/08

So much has happened since I last wrote in my blog. I went to Portland for a seminar and learned about functional endocrinology. This form of medicine has been defined as "the field of health care which employs assessment and early intervention into the improvement of physiological cognitive/emotional and physical functioning." (J. Bland PhD 1996). This basically boils down using laboratory tests to help determine the cause of the problem. In many cases the cause is not what one might expect. This is where the lab tests and a doctor that practices functional medicine can be of incredible benefit! I have started incorporating this into my practice in addition to my use of homeopathic remedies. One thing that is true in naturopathic and functional medicine, it matters what you put into your body!