Lifestyle Changes for Adrenal Stress Syndrome 1. Avoid Adrenal Stimulators In order to normalize the adrenals, the removal of stimulants and sources of adrenal stress is the first place to start. Those who do not comply with this have minimal results. The following...
Dr. Cheryl Kasdorf ND
Dry Skin Brushing
Dry Skin Brushing What exactly is dry skin brushing? Why do I need to do that since I scrub in the shower? Doesn't it hurt? How can I add one more health practice to my day? What is it? Dry skin brushing is an easy, fast, no-cost way to keep your skin soft and...
Effective Communication
Empower Yourself and Others in Difficult Situations Habit is stronger than reason. To make a habit of saying what we want to say in an effective way, we may be searching for words at first, and Marian provides us with examples. Then we do it better each time with...
The Dance of the Mind
Cultivating self-awareness by moving the mind inward; plus, a description of the “molecules of emotion” and their ties to consciousness and neuroscience As printed in NDNR (Naturopathic Doctors News & Review) June 2008 / Mind-Body Medicine issue 'Life isn't...
How I found Natural Action Water
Years ago, when I read about Viktor Schauberger, known as the “Water Wizard,” I was deeply inspired. He grew up with a great interest in the forest and waterways; he was a student of Nature. Water was his consuming interest; he set out to discover its laws and...
Dandelion – Spring’s Gift
It's Spring! No doubt you have noticed the coming of spring with plant life pushing upwards from the earth. The sun is rising earlier and we can too, to participate in the active nature of spring. We can work with the profound cyclic effects of the seasons on our...
Wonder-Marvel-icious Retreat
Beyond the edges of the Universe . . . Beyond all space and time . . . And yet, here, now . . . Greeting the morning with meditation and Tai Chi . . . The Bright Path Ishaya teachers, including me, and students of The Bright Path Ishayas' Ascension meditation...
Slippery Elm
You guessed it, Slippery Elm comes from Elm trees that grow in the Eastern United States. The inside portion of the bark, the cambium, is what is used. The mucilage, starch and sugars in it make it "slippery." It will soothe inflamed or damaged tissue, which in...
Gemmotherapy & Phytoembryotherapy
When I first heard about Gemmotherapy, I thought, yeah, that's the therapeutic use of gem stones. I could not have been more wrong. Gemmotherapy, sometimes called Phytoembryotherapy, is a branch of Botanical medicine that is the traditional medicinal use of plant buds...
Stop the Medication Cycle
How to Stop the Medication Cycle What do the conditions of high blood pressure, pre-diabetes, type 2 diabetes, anxiety, and depression have in common? Mostly, in our society, they are managed by pharmaceutical medications, then considered treated. Let’s look at high...