Tag Archives: emotions

Spirit and Soul: Nourishment You May be Overlooking

Posted on October 28, 2019 by amusico

There are other forms of nourishment we often overlook. Your physical body is not the only thing that requires nourishment, detoxification, exercise, rest and rebooting. Your spirit and soul – mind, will and emotions – also require daily maintenance. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Overall Health and Wholeness, Soul Health, Spiritual Health | Tagged emotions, faith, health, hope, love, mind, nourishment, soul, spirit, will | 10 Comments

Weight Loss: Why Detox is Step One

Posted on January 14, 2019 by amusico

The first two weeks of the Today Is Still the Day plan are what I refer to as detox weeks. Some people get nervous when they hear that word but there’s no need for anxiety! I have very good reason … Continue reading →

Posted in Detox, Detoxification, Soul Health, Weight loss, Women's Issues | Tagged body, Detoxification, diet, emotions, nutrition, soul, spirit, Today is Still the Day, weight loss | 5 Comments

Nutrition: 5 Ways to Eat More Mindfully

Posted on July 2, 2018 by amusico

How you eat is just as important as what you eat. Michal Pollan says: “We forget that, historically, people have eaten for a great many reasons other than biological necessity. Food is also about pleasure, about community, about family and … Continue reading →

Posted in Digestive Health, Nutrition, Soul Health, Weight loss | Tagged atmosphere, attention, distractions, emotions, mindful eating, speed, timing | 2 Comments

Healthy Living: The Choice is Yours

Posted on December 4, 2017 by amusico

We are all familiar with genes and DNA. We inherit certain genetic characteristics from our parents and other ancestors. You may have your father’s nose, your mother’s eyes or your grandmother’s body type. It was believed that whatever genes you … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Health, Diabetes, Emotional Health, Heart Health | Tagged diet, disease, DNA, emotions, environment, epigenetics, genetics, habits, lifestyle, nutrition, toxins | 4 Comments

Health: Gut Bacteria, Moods and Parasites

Posted on August 28, 2017 by amusico

This summer was predicted to be one of the worst when it comes to tick borne diseases. When you think of ticks you automatically think of Lyme disease but there’s more than just that. Ticks carry not only bacterial diseases … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain health, Emotional Health, Overall Health and Wholeness, Supplements | Tagged babesiosis, brain, cognition, emotions, Lyme, monolaurin, mood, parasites, probiotics, tick-borne disease, ticks, viral symptoms | 11 Comments

Heart Health: 16 Facts You Need to Know

Posted on February 6, 2017 by amusico

February is when we celebrate Valentine’s Day and it is also National Heart Month. We focus on the heart for both, although in different ways. I thought it might be helpful to give you some quick and easy facts about … Continue reading →

Posted in Heart Health, Nutrition, Overall Health and Wholeness, Spiritual Health | Tagged emotions, gratitude, health, heart health, nutrition, salt, saturated fat | 6 Comments

Health and Inflammation: What Does “Awe” Have to Do With It?

Posted on October 24, 2016 by amusico

In case you didn’t realize it, your emotions influence your physical health. It’s long been known that the emotions of love and compassion activate your parasympathetic system (the healing and restoration system) and stress activates the sympathetic system (fight or … Continue reading →

Posted in Emotional Health, Overall Health and Wholeness, Soul Health | Tagged awe, emotions, health, illness, immunity, inflammation, mind-body connection, parasympathetic system | 2 Comments

Health and Stress: How Your Best Friend Can Be Your Best Medicine

Posted on June 6, 2016 by amusico

We’ve all read about how pets can improve health and mood. What could be better than being greeted by a wildly enthusiastic puppy who is ecstatic to see you, even if you just went outside for 3 minutes to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain health, Emotional Health, Heart Health, Overall Health and Wholeness | Tagged anxiety, emotions, health, heart coherence, lower blood pressure, pet owners, pets, stress relief | Leave a comment

Health: Smiling is Good Medicine

Posted on April 25, 2016 by amusico

I have written in past posts about the health benefits of hugs and laughter, but you may not have realized that just smiling, all by itself, has benefits as well! Smiling has been proven to stimulate the release of ‘feel … Continue reading →