I recently wrote a post about my painful experience with polyamory, and I described how I mistakenly mistook the "love bombing", or "acts of love" for when I was in a situation of narcissistic abusiveness. Nancy Aronie asked me, after I read it to her in my Memoir As Medicine online course, "How do you know the difference?" I then wrote about what I learned about the differences between a healthy, … [Read more...]

Mom's DHA With Choline is a blend of sustainably sourced omega-3s and herring caviar oils, which provides the natural 3:1 DHA/EPA ratio found in breastmilk. DHA is phospholipid bound, which supports healthy brain development in baby as well as a good mood in mom. Choline is also depleted by the baby's nutritional needs in the womb, and during breastfeeding. It's therefore important that moms … [Read more...]

The amount of zinc in your body is about the same as that found in a galvanized 4-inch nail. It's like walking on a tightrope to get and maintain the correct amount of zinc. There's a thin line between too little and too much zinc, with potential dangers for any mistakes. If you take zinc for longer than a week, it can lower your HDL cholesterol (good) and cause a copper shortage. Nearly 100 … [Read more...]

Erik Erikson developed the theory of psychological growth to identify stages in life. The stages begin with trust and mistrust and continue through a lifetime culminating at the final stage of life: ego integrity or despair. This theory has a sixth stage: intimacy versus isolation. This stage is usually experienced in adulthood, between the ages of 19 and 40. The primary conflict in our psyche … [Read more...]