Many of you are guilty of this: The minute you finish something, you immediately look ahead to the next thing. Instead, you want to savor it, to feel it deep in your core for as long as it takes the completion to become a part of you. Every time you do, it sends a message to your brain and body, particularly the third chakra (your solar plexus) and establishes and strengthens the hardwiring for self-esteem and personal power.
If you’re looking for a feel-good romantic comedy that has a hopeful message, then look no further than Letters to Juliet. Set in fairytale-inspiring cities in Italy as well as the magnificent Tuscan countryside, Letters to Juliet is a tribute to eternal love. The movie stars the adorable Amanda Seyfried as Sophie and the incomparable Vanessa Redgrave as Claire.
Few would argue that the health of your heart and brain are connected. For one, studies have linked cardiovascular disease with a greater risk of dementia. Often, those with heart disease, especially those with clogged arteries, will also experience reduced cognitive function and anatomical changes in the brain like shrinkage. But it was only recently, that researchers found a similar correlation in people with healthy hearts. It has to do with a person’s cardiac index—how much blood, relative to a person’s size, is pumped by the heart.
Dear Dr. Northrup, My 27-year-old daughter has had abnormal Pap smears. In all, there were three tests, six months apart, with mild abnormalities. Two biopsies revealed that there were no cancerous or pre-cancerous cells. If the Pap smears remain abnormal, should she continue to have biopsies each time, as her doctor suggests? Thanks – G.E. […]
Antibiotics Versus Probiotics: A Microcosmic Example of a Macroscopic Belief System
Dear Dr. Northrup,
Tomorrow I turn 55 and I am still menstruating regularly. Should this be a concern? Can I still get pregnant?
Thank you – P.M.
A beautiful, gritty, and very sensual movie that is completely unique. From time to time, I find a movie that is so surprising in its beauty, sensuality, and uniqueness that I wonder why I have never seen it or heard of it before. One of those movies is Sheltering Sky, based on the novel of […]
The herpes virus and its behavior, both in individuals and in our society, is a direct reflection of our unexamined beliefs and fears. Once you have the herpes virus, you have it for life, just like the chicken pox virus. Your experience with the virus, though, has everything to do with your mind and your immunity.
It’s the Season of Light, a time of year that’s considered holy by almost all religious traditions. Although it’s the darkest time of year outside, the light within us may shine brighter during the holiday season than at any other time of the year.
