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St. Croix Center for the Healing Arts closes

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June Motzer, a soft spoken woman who owns St. Croix Center for the Healing Arts, knew there was something wrong nearly four years ago. She has survived years of being anemic, being diagnosed with carpal tunnel, asthma and having a hysterectomy, two cardiac arrests, a pacemaker installation and a heavy dose of chemotherapy. Today, she wants to share her journey with others so they may be enlightened. There is no anger or angst in her message, just one of hope that others can be spared her … [Read more...]

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Waking up refreshed from the winter doldrums

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Winter is the natural time for hibernation. Ancient Chinese Medical texts teach doctors to live in harmony with the elements. They tell practitioners that Winter is the phase of Water, a time to go symbolically deep within the womb of the earth and replenish. It is a season of nurturing and of preparation for the moment of rebirth. The nights become longer, and daylight becomes a precious commodity. It is all too easy to brood during the dark and congealing nature of these long months, to … [Read more...]

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Researchers use math to target Parkinson’s symptoms

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University of Pittsburgh mathematicians have been collaborating with Pitt's School of Medicine to find ways to stop the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, thanks in part to a four-year, $1.86 million grant from the National Science Foundation and a five-year $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. Pitt mathematicians, working with neurobiology researchers, are using computational models, experiments and analysis of models and data to study the way that signals are transferred … [Read more...]

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De-stress, and even rejuvenate, during the busy Holiday Season

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Everyone knows all too well the stress of the holiday season, the running from one family gathering to the next, having to prepare food to bring to each event, going and purchasing gifts at crowded stores and shopping centers, workload increasing because of holiday vacations...and this season, there is the added stressor for many people of not having the finances to do the holiday things they have done in the past, or to pay the increase in heating costs, and the list goes on and on. There … [Read more...]

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Health Coaching – A New Approach

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Would you like to eat natural wholesome foods, but think it takes too much time or money? Worried that a change in the foods you love will be replaced with bland, tasteless food choices? Many people suffer from these thoughts when contemplating a way to improve their health. Usually, they embark on a short-term solution called a "diet" to lose some weight; but unfortunately, this seldom brings them the long-term results they crave. Studies show that people increase their success rates when … [Read more...]

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An Edge Holistic Profile: Holistic Psychiatrist Dr. Rachel Fleissner

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A nationally recognized expert and presenter on child, adolescent and adult psychiatry, Dr. Rachel Fleissner of Fargo, ND, is one of only a few psychiatrists in the nation who also is trained in hypnosis and neurotherapy. She believes in a holistic approach to mental health, for people of all ages. Dr. Fleissner also is the only psychiatrist in North Dakota who is trained to treat depression with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), an FDA approved, non-medication treatment that helps … [Read more...]

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Increasingly nurses, and even doctors, are using natural forms of medicine

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As we see more articles each day about declining health of individuals in America, coupled with rising health care costs, nurses and doctors are starting to look elsewhere to improve not just their own health, but that of their families and their clients. This nation is now ranked 49th in the world for life expectancy, dropping more and more each year from our highest point in 1950 when we had the 5th highest ranking, yet we spend more on modern medicine than any other nation! According to … [Read more...]

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Minnetonka center supports troops with PTSD

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One in five combat service men and women will develop some degree of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) according to a Veteran's Affairs study. The need for trauma treatment is a central focus for tens of millions of combat veterans and for everyone who has been touched by these men and women. Medication and talk therapy have been standard treatments. Newer options are available that have been documented as effective on PTSD through research studies and testimonials. Those who suffer, … [Read more...]

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Live Brain Rhythm Feedback Therapy offers mind training, often used for ADHD or Autism

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While the soul is beautifully indefinable, our brains show evidence of the mind's activity in their electrical rhythms. In recent years we have learned what rhythms go with what part of learning, emotions, and even social thinking. This allows people to heal weaknesses and strengthen and improve the core of who they are. The way the training works is astonishingly simple. A computer is set up to monitor a needed frequency known from research, and it monitors brain rhythms while an adult or … [Read more...]

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Eating disorders consuming older women

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Many of us, including health professionals, think of an emaciated young girl with anorexia when we hear of an eating disorder. First of all, anorexia is the least common of all eating disorders. These deadly illnesses exist on a spectrum from anorexia and bulimia to Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, which includes Binge Eating Disorder. I found out the hard way (when it took two years to get my daughter diagnosed) that health professionals often aren't taught that people with eating … [Read more...]

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Digital Healing: Experiencing Scalar Waves

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About fifteen years ago a close friend invited me on a trip to southern Iowa to sit in a room of eight computers for a healing. Naturally, I thought the idea was ridiculous, for who would want to sit in a room full of computers? I thought, "How healthy is that?" Surely the electricity flow couldn't be healthy for one's body. The "I know what I know" syndrome kicks in. Little did I realize that I would own my own computer rejuvenation business and just LOVE to sit in the room, experiencing … [Read more...]

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Natural Childbirth through Hypnobirthing

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The HypnoBirthing® Childbirth method is as much a philosophy of birth as it is a technique for achieving natural delivery in a satisfying, relaxing, and stress-free manner. By inducing a state of total relaxation, the body is able to assist, rather than resist, the childbirth process. By contrast, traditional childbirth practices can allow physiological responses to fear, stress and pain to build in a cycle that causes more of the same. HypnoBirthing encourages the body to relax the muscles … [Read more...]

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Qigong Grandmaster presents healing, training event

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"Two years ago, my doctor said I would die of cancer without radiation. With Chow Qigong and other alternatives, today I'm well and live a full life." - J.C., San Jose, CA People around the world are seeking cost-effective means of keeping themselves healthy in an increasingly urban environment where stress takes its toll. Teaching people to help and heal themselves and others through the discipline of Qigong is an ancient art and gift that has been passed down through the ages. Now … [Read more...]

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Holistic Dentistry: Its time has come

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Editor's note: It will be a year in October since the passing of Dr. Ronald King, a noted holistic dentist in the Twin Cities. His former dental hygienist, Bette Jo Arnett, has just released a book, Wholeistic Dentistry: Balancing Conventional Dental Care with Ancient Wisdom, which looks at conventional dentistry and holistic dentistry in the United States. It is dedicated to Dr. King, her employer for 17 years. This is an excerpt from her book relating what she believes is preventing the … [Read more...]

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Aromatherapy Conference & Wellness Expo comes to Minnesota

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The International Aromatherapy Conference and Wellness Expo, hosted by the Alliance of International Aromatherapists (AIA), will take place September 29 - October 3 at the Minneapolis Marriott Southwest in Minnetonka, MN. The event, focused this year on "The Future of Aromatics in Integrative Healthcare," will present an array of industry leaders who will be presenting on a variety of topics, including the use of aromatherapy in clinical setting, spa, personal care and other integrative … [Read more...]

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