by Lisa Jackson | Oct 18, 2015 | Alternative Medicine, Carpe Diem Wellness, cleanse, coaching, Lifestyle, Recipes and Food
A pharmaceutical representative asked me what I was doing for breast cancer awareness month. She was wearing her Breast Cancer T shirt and had brought lunch in to the cancer clinic where I am working to build an Integrative wellness center. It caught me off guard...
by Lisa Jackson | Jun 14, 2015 | 12 step recovery, Alternative Medicine, Autoimmune, Lifestyle
Do you, like me, have a hard time prioritizing self?I start many presentations with this slide “Optimal Health is Not Complicated; Maximize, Minimize and Prioritize.”…and yet doing this consistently is a challenge. Here lies the value of a health coach. I...
by Lisa Jackson | May 8, 2015 | Alternative Medicine, cleanse, Diet, Healing, healing from within, healing Healthcare, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, self care
TAKE A JOURNEY TOWARD YOUR OWN SELF-CARE, SELF-RELIANCE AND SELF-HEALTH.Some of you know that his past week my brother in law left this earth and widowed my twin sister to raise my two nephews on her own. The last two weeks were particularly stressful for me and...
by Lisa Jackson | May 5, 2015 | Alternative Medicine, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, self compassion, self love
Have you had your Vitamin D checked lately? More research on cancer prevention and possible treatmentThis research (below) came across my desk today at the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, about the importance of Vitamin D for pancreatic cancer. Vitamin D formed...
by Lisa Jackson | Mar 22, 2015 | Alternative Medicine
In addition to Carpe Diem Wellness, I am building an Integrative Wellness Program for an Oncology Group. This week we had a special guest speaker, Victoria Wood, MPH RD CNS, attend our nutrition support group. She brought several informative handouts, but one written...
by Lisa Jackson | Aug 11, 2014 | Alternative Medicine, healing from within, Health and Wellness, Pets, Thyroid Health
Have you ever heard about the canary in the coal mine? When a canary bird dies in the coal mine, the miners know that they need to get out of the coal mine or risk dying too. Animals, like birds, have been known to be early indicators of disease.Dr Weston Price...