Topic: Health & Healing

As we pass through the Seven Gateways to Enchantment again and again and become a true Enchanted Self, we see that life is all about living and then telling and retelling the stories of our lives to get the most positive juice from our stories. This often means taking pain and misfortune and turning it into meaning and even eventually a metamorphosis of pleasure.

Mentoring and learning from each other is much more that taking a course or explicitly giving someone advice or help. Almost every moment of every day when we are with people has the potential for becoming a mentoring or a learning situation. We talk, gesture, and involve ourselves in many ways with many people. The exchange can be uplifting, informative, reassuring, kind or it can be depressing, depleting, annoying, bothersome and more! I'm sure you can think of both some good and some bad times with other people!

If you’re Highly Sensitive, traveling can be quite a challenge. (For more information, see my article Are You Highly Sensitive?.) I adore travel, but new places come with higher levels of stimulation simply because they’re new. Plus, traveling often comes with expectations about sightseeing – a sort of stomp-’til-you-drop tourist mentality. As the summer months begin, here are tips to transform your travel experience.

The Enchanted Self teaches you how to access positive states of well being again and again. These positive states are unique to you and often reflect your interests, talents, and potential. I thought it would be fun to finally share with you some activities useful in helping you get in touch with your Enchanted Self. I hope you enjoy them and will let me know how they worked out by writing to me at encself@aol.com.

Soul-Satisfying Fish Stew

Healthy Alternatives by Susie Cooper Doctor of Natural Medicine

Natural Alternatives for a Happy Pregnancy**

I don’t know about many of you, but there seems to be a minor baby-boom in our immediate area lately. I have several good friends right now who are pregnant, along with my youngest sister! I know no greater joy than to see a new life come into the world, and the feelings of love and gratitude which new parents feel for their special little one. Women have the unique and beautiful opportunity to transform into co-creators of life, and our bodies undergo amazing changes as this process happens. The herbal tradition, homeopathy, healthy nutrition and many other natural modalities can support a woman through a happy pregnancy, but there are some elements of which to be aware. Not all herbs are OK, not all natural therapies are OK, especially during the first Trimester. Here are a few suggestions to consider, plus be sure to check into the books listed below under “Reading List” for much more information from the herbal experts in the field.

Healthy Alternatives by Susie Cooper Doctor of Natural Medicine

Women’s Health - Hormonal Balance

Q: Loved your article about treating fibroids. You mentioned Vitex. How much should you take?
Thanks,
Diane

Q; I'd love an answer to this question: What is the advantage of taking Indolplex over DIM (that is not Indolplex)? I just ordered DIM and now I'm wondering if it will work as well for fibroids.
Thanks VERY much!
Barbara

Q:Can you tell me if dindolylmethane (DIM) can truly benefit a 48 year young female in menopause, or what the multiple benefits are?

Who can control a smile sneaking across your face as you go outside on a beautiful spring day, suddenly finding your nostrils filled with a sweet aroma of fresh blooms, while feeling warm breezes against your skin, whispering, "No coat today."? Nature provides enchantment all around us in the spring. The birds sing, the flowers bloom, animals have their babies, new birds learn to fly. If you look high up in a tree you might see an exquisite bird singing loudly, full of life. It is as if nature gives humans an opportunity for enchantment all around. Yet, we often are indifferent, not responding spontaneously to the rebirth of spring. We seem to be, at times, equipped to live lives of misery brought on by ourselves. Many of us are able to generate a bad mood, put ourselves down, see our future as dark or today as gloomy. We have lost or never had the easy comfort and capacity to relax and enjoy life that a cat has on a sunny porch just snoozing and rolling over. We humans have to work at enchantment. Let s take a moment and look at the major components of this work called "enchantment."

Asian Spring Rolls

Where do you go when you're coming down with a cold and you want to treat it holistically? Which would be better, an herbalist or a homeopath? Actually, there's no right answer to this question. Both can help you battle the infection, they will just take a slightly different approaches in doing so. In this case, your choice would be based on preferences, and the knowledge of which works best for you. You might even use a combination of both.