Author Archives: Ann Bartlett

How to Choose Which Style of Massage is Best for You

Style is something that is a personal preference. In addition to working as a massage therapist, I love fashion, and what some pick for style, is not mine, but does that make them wrong? Absolutely not! Different body types need certain style choices! And this is true of massage, too. Continue reading

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Should You Get A Flu Vaccine?

Flu vaccine is always controversial in a complimentary medicine practice. Naturopaths believe that you can avoid taking the vaccine by supplementing your diet with the right homeopathic remedies, or herbs. But I don’t believe it is that black and white. Continue reading

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Natural Medicine, Biodynamic Farming and Type 1 Diabetes

Recently, I wrote a blog about raw foods, and someone left a comment that they hated food Nazis on both sides of the fence. I started to think about the number of years I have spent living and breathing a … Continue reading

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Delicious Smoothies. A Sweet Treat, or Shot in the Arm?

Smoothies are the buzzword for health food… or so people think. But if you walked into Tropical Smoothie or UBEX stores, I would rank them as junk food. Many of these stores, especially chains like UBEX, or Tropical Smoothie add … Continue reading

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Leftover Holiday Turkey? How About A Healthy Soup To Help You Slim Down!

I’m a huge fan of soup. In fact, I could eat soup everyday of the week! So when the thanksgiving rolls around, I start searching for a turkey soup that will be light in calories and fat, but chock full … Continue reading

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Diabetes. Is there A Cure?

Diabetes month (November) brings out tons of information on diabetes management. Pharmacies open their doors to testing people for diabetes and communities around the world show solidarity for the cause. This is all for the good, right? Continue reading

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November is Diabetes Awareness Month!

Diabetes is around all of us, all the time and diabetes is a disease that affects 25.8 million Americans. Of those 25.8 million, 7 million don’t even know they have diabetes. Globally 366 Million people have diabetes and the projected increase will be 552 Million by 2030. But as a society, do we have a grasp on this disease? Do we give it the awareness it deserves? Continue reading

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Want To Create A Perfect Dinner Party? Here’s Food for Thought!

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.” ~ Melody Beattie Continue reading

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Make Water More Appealing And Defy Aging

Water is also a appetite suppressant. Water helps the body metabolize fat better and naturally suppresses hunger. Weight watchers is an advocate for drinking more water.  They encourage one gallon a day to help decrease appetite. Continue reading

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Lance Armstrong, the Thrill of Victory and Agony of Defeat

We all love to look up to athletes, they inspire us, motivate and make us believe that with hard work, we can reach beyond our own expectations. Perhaps, we won’t achieve their enormous physical success, but they teach us to dream … Continue reading

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