Health and Wellness
I am sure you want to be and stay healthy and pain free. I bet you want to feel good enough to enjoy your family and friends for years to come. Seriously, have you ever heard anyone say, “I sure hope my health fails and I wish I had more pain.” Or, “I hope I am not well enough to enjoy my family and friends for the years to come.” If you have, please make sure to email me! (askme@therealdrlaura.com)
I see health and wellness as the overall, inclusive, general theme to which we all aspire! To have health and wellness means that our mind and body are working in concert such that we are able to conquer the day and all it throws at us! With the concerns of today and the pandemic, we hear about the need to take care of ourself so we don’t get sick.
Isn’t that how we should live our life? Focus on being clean, stay away from people who are sick, don’t go out or to work when you are sick, wash our hands, and cover our mouth when you cough or sneeze. These things we learned in kindergarten still apply!
Let’s build on that and talk about getting or staying healthy. That means, eat right and exercise. Correct? We have all heard that and it is the thing most talked about when ‘health and wellness’ are typed into a search engine. Weight loss is one of the top two topics that result from the search. (Currently, topic number one relates to the pandemic.)
So, what does it mean to eat right? I can tell you what it means for me and my family. We have a farm, raise our own meat, vegetables, fruits, and have chickens and ducks for eggs. We are as organic as possible even growing our own hay which we stared from organic seeds. (For more information about our farm, check out the farm link on this site.) Eating clean foods is important for a clean body. That means, the fewer chemicals and artificial ingredients entering our body the better. This goes for essential oils too! DoTERRA Essential Oils are Certified Therapeutic Grade oils.
Now, for “exercise”. Yes, the number one resolution each year is to exercise more (or exercise at all). What if I told you I will help you develop a plan in which we eliminate (or at least minimize) “exercise”.
I am not suggesting that there is no movement and that you can be a preverbal couch potato. What I am saying is that there is more than one way to move the body in such a way that you will attain and maintain health and wellness.
I will be developing and posting educational programs on various health and wellness topics. Check back often for exciting updates about various issues and concerns that arise! I will post about the many uses of oils to help you gain and maintain wellness. I will have pictures, blogs, vlogs, and educational classes to help you through a myriad of situations in your life. If you have a particular area of interest, feel free to email me at askme@therealdrlaura.com.
Talk to you again soon my virtual friends.
The Farm
I grew up in a big city. I never imagined I would end up on a farm! Well, here I am and glad for it. We have beef cattle, pigs, ducks, layer chickens, and a large fish pond. When I got to the farm, I learned the difference between layer chickens and grower chickens. We have layers. Therefore, we get eggs. We grow our own hay (from organic seeds) to feed the beef. Our animals only eat organic food. We fertilize our field with a combination of manure from our animals and water from our fish pond.
It is educational to watch the animals interact with their kind and with others on the farm. I am amazed and chuckle at how beautiful, and funny, nature is! I have learned so many things and have shared them with my family, friends, and clients. I am excited to start sharing them with you!
For example, I have learned about eggs, pecking orders, and meanings to popular sayings or words like ‘brooding’. I recently played around with a vlog about eggs. Eggs are so different in size, color, and shape. Yet, crack them open and they all have the same inside with yoke and chalaza. (Yes, the white part of an egg is called the chalaza.) Isn’t that a lot like life? So many differences on the outside, yet we are made the same on the inside. (More about that in the days and weeks to come!)
Check back often for exciting updates from the farm! I will post a vlog about eggs and so much more! Lessons from the farm will have pictures (who doesn’t love to see cute farm animals), blogs, vlogs, and recipes. If you have a particular area of interest about which you would like to know more, feel free to email me at askme@therealdrlaura.com.
Talk to you again soon my virtual friends.
Weight loss
Let’s talk about weight loss. Or, better yet, healthy weight management. Sometimes it may seem like the only thing we are losing is our mind when we try to lose weight. We can get frustrated and even depressed about our efforts.
There are so many program and protocols out there. Enter ‘weight loss’ in your search engine and you will get thousands of options from which to choose.
Let’s change the narrative to weight management. I will help tailor a program for YOU! I will share my story on a blog/vlog. Believe me, I have struggled in the past and it never made sense how I could be gaining weight. I eat clean, whole organic foods, and use only organic products. I have a farm that is as organic as possible. Even so, I was gaining weight. What!?! Yep, that was me.
Fast forward to now. I maintain not only a healthy weight but have a healthy body and mind. I will help you get there too if that is where you want to go! (I will share the details of my –frustrating—journey in future blogs/vlogs. I will even post pictures. Ouch!)
Thankfully, I found a team to work with that are top in their field. DoTERRA has a line of products that has excellent results in helping people attain and maintain a healthy body. I will share more stories on that later!
One more thought. If “calories in, calories out” was the only thing to consider regarding weight loss and management, it would be simple for people to lose weight and maintain it. However, there is more to it! I will help design the best program for you that incorporates food, movement, and oils!
Please, know there is hope. I will help you get there. Together, we will create the right program, for you! Not a packaged program that has ‘guaranteed results for everybody’. That is not how I work. I will work with you, and your specific situation. I have resources (my power team) that are on deck to help me help you! Together, we will attain and maintain a healthy weight, body, and mind –for you!
Check back often for exciting updates from TheRealDrLaura about weight management! I will post about the many uses of oils to help you gain and maintain wellness. I will have pictures, blogs, vlogs, and educational classes to help you through the various weight related issues in your life. If you have a particular area of interest about which you would like to know more, feel free to email me at askme@therealdrlaura.com.
Talk to you again soon my virtual friends.
Class & Education
In the works: Essential oils, DIY hand and air sanitizers and cleaning products
TheRealDrLaura services offered include:
Consultations
Health and wellness screenings, training and support.
Mental and physical wellbeing training and support
Stress management tools and techniques
Weight loss tools and techniques
Essential oil products and education
I have a team of health care specialist ready to help you
Schedule a wellness party (virtual or personal within social distancing allowances)
I will put my years of practice to work for you! Check back soon for educational opportunities. I will be hosting virtual and eventually physical classes on health, wellness, and the use of essential oils! If you have a particular area of interest, want to book a training or schedule an event, or want to schedule a free consultation, feel free to email askme@therealdrlaura.com.
See you again soon my virtual friends.
Healing Oils
Boy, do I love essential oils! Essential oils are everywhere and in most stores. I have even seen them in gas station convenience stores. There are so many brands, and a variety of prices. How do you know which one to buy?
I sought out to answer that question. I landed on DoTERRA Essential oils. DoTERRA means gift of the earth. DoTERRA oils are made from plants, grown naturally in their native land, picked at the perfect time and cold pressed for purity and freshness. I like that. I only eat organic foods and only want to use organic, natural, quality products in and on my body! That includes laundry products and other household items. More on that later.
To gain or maintain a healthy lifestyle, essential oils are just that, essential. DoTERRA Oils are Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade oils. They can be diffused, applied topically, and ingested (check the bottle).
They are great for cleansing (using a diffuser) and using as a cleaner for around the house. I enjoy making DIY soaps and shampoos and so much more. There is an oil (or combination of oils) to address whatever is ailing you. DoTERRA either will have a blend for what you are seeking or you can make your own.
Using DoTERRA’s Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade oils is a healthy addition to your daily routines for your overall health and wellness! I can help you determine which oils are right for you.
Check back often for exciting updates from TheRealDrLaura about ‘for the love of oil’! I will post about the many uses of oils to help you gain and maintain wellness. I will have pictures, blogs, vlogs, and recipes. If you have a particular area of interest about which you would like to know more, feel free to email me at askme@therealdrlaura.com.
Talk to you again soon my virtual friends.
Integrative Medicine
Functional medicine, alternative medicine, holistic, naturopathic, allopathic, integrative medicine… AHHHH, what does it all mean anyways!
It seems to me the more advanced and technological we get, the more we need to get back to the basics. Seriously! We add, and add, and add. Complicating things. Take one pill for something and another to counteract the side effects then another pill for that. Yikes. Where does it end?
Okay, time for the disclaimer early. There is absolutely a time and place for ‘traditional’ medicine. I know, and am friends with, and work with medical providers. They are well meaning, educated professionals. There just comes a time when back to the basics is necessary. (This is a good place to put in a plug for Lessons from the Farm. See the farm link for more information.)
I have been a mental health provider, in the traditional sense, for a long time. I wanted something more, different, natural. I went back to school… again. Seriously, if you could hear the tone of how my family says ‘again’ you’d understand how much I seek to continue learning. But I digress.
After years of practice, I knew it was time to get my certification as an Integrative Medicine provider. With my specialty in mental health, it only made sense to become a Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider.
Back to what it all means. Integrative medicine merges and incorporates (a.k.a integrates) conventional/traditional biomedical techniques and methods with the alternative/functional/ complementary methods. My integrative medicine focus is on mental health.
I focus on the whole person. When it comes to mental (mind) health, there is a physical component. Likewise, with physical health, there is a mental (mind) component. The mind and body are connected, literally. So, let’s treat them in a complementary fashion.
Let’s change the narrative from ‘mental’ to mind. Addressing the mind and thoughts is essential to overall health and wellness. I will help you with this integration of mind and body. Incorporating essential oils is important too. I will be developing and posting educational programs specific to the mind and mental wellness.
Check back often for exciting updates from TheRealDrLaura about mind/body connections and various issues/concerns that arise! I will post about the many uses of oils to help you gain and maintain wellness. I will have pictures, blogs, vlogs, and educational classes to help you through a myriad of situations in your life. If you have a particular area of interest about which you would like to know more, feel free to email me at askme@therealdrlaura.com.
Talk to you again soon my virtual friends.
Stress Managment
STRESS MANAGEMENT
“I’m so stressed!” I am sure I am not the only person to have said this at some point (or even right now!). We all have it. It comes and goes, rises and falls. It is classified a eustress or distress and can energize or zap us of energy. (More about this later.)
The key is managing the stress. Learning simple and effective stress management techniques is one area with which I will help you. One effective technique is to incorporate essential oils into your life and routines. I will help you address the stress in such a way that we come up with solutions and the right oil blend or combination of oils to use.
Essential oils can be used to help calm you, relax you, or keep you going so you get through your stress event! Note the emphasis on through. We will blog and vlog about that more later.
Essential oils can be applied directly onto your body, diffused, and/or ingested. I will provide recipes that will help you.
Check back often for exciting updates about stress management on TheRealDrLaura site! I will post about the many uses of oils to help you gain and maintain wellness. I will have pictures, blogs, vlogs, and educational classes to help you through the various stress events in your life. If you have a particular area of interest about which you would like to know more, feel free to email me at askme@therealdrlaura.com.
Talk to you again soon my virtual friends..