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New Year Detox Recipes to Start Your Year Off with Optimal Health and Energy

The holidays are usually a time when people indulge in foods that might not be the most health promoting. A piece of holiday candy here and another there, heaping helpings of your favorite potato dish, and before long, you’ve added on some unwanted body weight. Now that the holidays are passed, you might find you are committing to eating for health once again. One easy way of resetting your metabolism is to reconnect to the optimal detox food regimen for at least two weeks. Every time the season changes it’s a good idea to do a 21-day detox.
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Ten Ways to Nurture Healthy Relationships in the New Year

By Keesha Ewers

There has been much talk in the last two years of “social distancing” instead of physical distancing to prevent the spread of COVID. Social distancing creates further isolation…a place humans were getting to with their heads in their phones, game consoles, computers and televisions already without the pandemic to assist them. Social isolation is one of the root causes for depression, anxiety, addiction, despair and suicide, and illness. My dream for all of us is to implement these measures to make 2022 the year of social connection with self and others and the building of strong communities.
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Keto/Paleo Ramen

By Keesha Ewers

January 2^nd is when my family all start our 21-Day Detox to kick off the new year with health and vitality. Sometimes my patients feel constrained by the 21-day detox. I find it to be easy to adhere to because my daughters and I have spent several years coming up with delicious ways to make some of our favorite meals fit the parameters of the cleanse. [Read more…] about Keto/Paleo Ramen

Can You Love Your Inner Addict?

By Keesha Ewers

Addiction in the way I am going to write about it here can be contextualized as a neuro-spiritual/behavioral/genetic/psychological issue, characterized by a powerfully persistent compulsion to engage in compulsive behaviors, despite the risk of harm or other negative consequences to self and/or others. Repetitive use of substances that are dependency-forming or addictive can “turn on” addiction-prone genetics and even change brain function in ways that perpetuate cravings and feelings of powerlessness in the presence of addictive stimuli.
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What’s the Nicest Thing a Non-Family Member Has Done for You?

By Keesha Ewers

Last summer I taught a “Healing Trauma to Reverse Autoimmune Disease” course for the Shift Network. Before they launched the course one of their correspondents, Phil Bolsa, contacted me for an article. He asked me to answer the question, “What’s the nicest thing a non-family member has ever done for you?” This was his write-up to my response. [Read more…] about What’s the Nicest Thing a Non-Family Member Has Done for You?

Who’s in Charge of Your Mind?

By Keesha Ewers

Recently I have been giving a homework assignments to some of my patients with autoimmune issues and past trauma. The assignment is to watch the beloved Pixar/Disney Toy Story series that began in 1995. There are four movies in this computer-animated world that includes Woody, Buzz Lightyear, their friends, and the villains and allies that help them grow and develop as more compassionate, wise, and loving beings.
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