Dr. Kim's MindBody Healing Blog
MindBody Healing Blog
Busy, Tired, and Overweight?
Ever feel like you’re too busy tired and overweight to take care of yourself? You get more overwhelmed because your needs aren’t being met. You gain weight, get moodier, and just build up more and more needs…
How to Get More by Doing Less
We’re taught to believe that more is better. That to succeed, we must work harder and go faster… but all this create is burnout, depression, anxiety, and dis-ease.
What to do When Life Throws You a Curve Ball!
What do you do when life throws a “curve ball” right into the middle of an otherwise blissful day? Here what happened as we’re settling into our new home. Some would call it catastrophe.
How to Get HIGH Without Drugs!
You know that amazing feeling when you fall in love and the world feels like a wonderful place? During this time your body is secreting healthy chemicals like Oxytocin that heal disease, boost your immune system…
This is What I Learned from an Improv Coach!
This is a MindBody tool I’m incorporating into EVERYTHING I do. I didn’t realize I had this nasty little habit that was kicking my but!!…destroying my health, my relationships, and even my career!
Can You Instantly Increase Your Quality of Life??
The other day I was with a private client online. She had been struggling with overwhelm, anxiety, and feeling stretched in every direction. Her relationships have been strained, and she told me she just can’t do it this way anymore.
Can You Use Your Mind to Heal Your Body?
For decades, we’ve seen evidence of it. In virtually every pharmaceutical study in history, study it has been scientifically proven. It is a fundamental law of health, but one still not relatively unnoticed by doctors…
How a Little Thing Can Heal Disease
I’m having an amazing time in NYC. After launching my book last week (it went to #1!!!!!!) I received the most wonderful message from a client about how it impacted her.
How to Build Trust in Your Body’s Wisdom
Last week I shared with you about how to get a Yes or No answer from your body. There was a big opportunity I had been presented that seemed like a no-brainer to take. That is, until my body said no.
How to Answer a Yes or No Question in Your Body
You know when you have a really tough choice how it can stress you out and drive you nuts?? Even the small choices can do this.
How to Reverse Pain in 3 Minutes
If you’ve lived with chronic pain, you understand that this can destroy your life. Not only do you have pain, but there’s so much frustration trying to get better; you’re exhausted from dealing with it.
What is the Real Deal with Lyme Disease?
The CDC estimates there are 300,000 cases of Lyme Disease diagnosed each year in the United States. The illness is caused by borrelia bergdorferi, which is a spirochete (similar to a bacteria, but with a different structure)…
What is the 1 Trait People with Lyme Disease Have in Common?
Avril Lavigne just came out about her battle with Lyme Disease. The world is taking notice. Lyme disease is one of the most mysterious illnesses in our current time.
Got Pain?
Pain is the #1 reason people come to the Emergency Room or seek care from a doctor. However, for most people, chronic pain is something that cannot be reversed without medications.
Is Anxiety Scaring You to Death?
One of the biggest medical complaints plaguing Americans today is anxiety. Even if you don’t have a diagnosis, chances are you’re living in some degree of overwhelm.
The Pose that Reverses Depression
According to my friend, Matt Sanford (he trains yogis all over the world,) this simple yoga pose is like “Broccoli for your emotional body.” You literally cannot feel depressed after being in this pose.
How to Get Your Head Together If You Flip Your Lid
Do you find that sometimes your brain goes a little haywire and you lash out at those you love, or you get so upset over something small, and don’t even know why?
How to Listen With Your Whole Body
I told you this week in my blog about your body’s ability to create solutions…even to your most difficult challenges and stuck points. (They’re in there, believe me!)
Change Everything Happening Outside You With This Simple Process
Do you realize your body is speaking louder than your words? That means no matter what you’re saying or doing….the impact you have is prewritten in your cells! You can change everything happening outside you by just learning…
How to Turn Heartbreak and Disappointment into Your Greatest Opportunity for Healing
I recently heard from my girlfriend that she got stood up on Valentine’s Day. Ouch! Holly has been so excited about meeting the love of her life, and recently met a wonderful guy. They set up a date… on V-day.
How Falling in Love Can Save Your Life
Want a way to dramatically improve your health immediately AND decrease your risk of cancer? Fall in love. That’s right! Studies show that people who are in love live longer and have less incidence of illness.
Why You Don’t Have the Relationship You Want
You can’t have vibrant health and a fulfilling life without loving relationships. If you want to be in love and share your deepest self in a passionate relationship, but can’t figure out how to make that happen…
Love Cures Cancer
What’s Love got to do with medicine? You may think love is something special you find, something you share, or something you do…but the plain, basic truth when we think about it scientifically is that Love is… Energy.
The #1 Reason You Won’t Get Well
So often we fight against the things we don’t like about our body. If we have low energy, we push ourselves to get going. If we have extra weight, we workout hard to get our body to change. This is the #1 reason why some people never get better!
1 Simple Thing You Can Do Today to Reverse the #1 Health Issue…
Do you know the #1 health issue most people deal with on a regular basis? It’s been shown to increase the risk of health problems like diabetes, cancer and heart disease…
How to Get INTO Your Body and Change Your Life
Think you live in your body? Guess again! Most people spend more time with their attention outside of themselves –ruminating over the past, worrying about the future, or wondering what other people think…
Prescription To Create Your Future
This MindBody Tool inserts future memories that automatically create your intended outcomes. Use it at the beginning if the year, start of the month, or anytime you want to automate your success!
Red Hot Success
I’m really not a car person…just not my thing. BUT…if I WERE to be excited about a car, without a doubt it would have to be a red Ferrari. For me, that’s just a symbol to me for RED HOT SUCCESS happening.
New Year’s Prescription
Don’t spend another year on autopilot! This MindBody Tool creates a new template that guides your system in creating what you want this year.
Don’t Start 2015 Without Doing This!!!
Before I go into an ER shift, I always do this quick ritual. It makes a HUGE difference every single time. This is a great template to use for your 2015 intentions!!
Lose Weight For the Holidays?
This is the #1 Ninja MindBody tool to maintain and even lose weight during the holidays… Eat your food! Be Mindful of every bite while you are having it.
How Alternative Medicine Can Help Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia, rather than being a disease, is really a syndrome. It’s a constellation of symptoms. Typically pain, fatigue (low energy that can be debilitating,) depression, sleep disturbance and specific tender areas reliably found on specific…
What fish know that they don’t teach in medical school…
Lots of people talk about “abundance” and many people work their butts off to try to get “more” in life…but do you realize, you don’t have to work for it! Your body is naturally guided toward abundance.
Pre-turkey MindBody tool to keep you slim!
I saw a post this morning at my gym about the fact that the average person will consume about 4500 cal on Thanksgiving day and it takes about 11 hours of aerobic exercise to burn all those calories. Well it’s not exactly the full picture.
Need a vacation… no charge?
I recently took a fabulous trip with my family to Mexico and by day 3 was soooo mellowed out and relaxed that everything was different. I wanted to bring that feeling back with me so created a Mind Body Tool to do just that!
What Harvard doctors have to say about MindBody Medicine…
Last week I spoke at an amazing event with my friend Michael Rocha, MD, a cardiologist with a mission. He’s created the New Bedford Wellness Initiative to transform his hometown into an empowered, healthy, fit community.
Lose weight just by breathing??
I learned this simple technique from Dr. Andrew Weil, pioneer in Integrative Medicine. It turns off the “fight-or-flight” response in your body and puts you into the “relaxation response,” which has been proven to…
Do this if you get sick…
You know that feeling when you’re about to get sick, but you’re not quite there yet? You don’t have full-blown cold symptoms… but you know one is coming on? Well, don’t just wait for things to get worse!
Why Listening to Your Doctor Can Make You Sick
I recently came across a statistic that up to 25% of medication use is considered unnecessary or inappropriate. I also recently had someone recently point out to me that most people who are told by their doctor that they…
How to reverse a mid-day slump in seconds
Do you ever have that mid-day slump? ….around 3PM, when you think you need another cup of coffee, some chocolate, an energy drink or a nap? Well, here’s a tool I LOVE that will reverse that in just seconds.
Can Using Holistic Medicine Make Disease Worse?
A patient with Irritable Bowel Syndrome who had gained weight and was tired all the time came to me in the Emergency Room the other day and was surprised when she discovered I practice holistic medicine.
Why did Haitian farmers burn US seeds?
Do you remember the big earthquake in Haiti? It was in 2010. As part of our aid effort, we sent them tons of seeds… to help them re-grow their crops and feed their children.
#1 Reason People Get Depressed and Sick
You know one of the BIGGEST reasons I see for people being overweight, depressed, and sick??? Not living their heart’s desire.
Your Cells Are Listening
His doctor told him: “You will just have to live with this. It’s not going to get better.” My patient relayed this story and then said: “I guess just in my genes, doc.“ My patient is in his 50s but looked about 70, and has had a rare neuro-muscular disease for years.
Is the NEWS Making You Sick?
Why am I so anxious, doctor? Should I be on medication for this?” We are living in a time where anxiety is more the norm than the exception. Most people are unaware of what’s driving it or of the profound impact it has on our health and lives.
Your Hidden Superpower #5: FOCUS
Want to make a major change in your mood instantly….and lose weight in the process? Well, what you FOCUS your attention on creates chemical changes in your body that affect your emotions, your brain function…
Your Hidden Superpower #4: BREATH
Do you know that your heart rate, blood pressure and respirations correlate with your emotions? If you’re angry, irritable or anxious, your heart rate is irregular, your blood pressure is elevated, and you are breathing in quick shallow chest breaths.
Your Hidden Superpower #3: LOVE
I did a procedure in the ER last night on a patient who told me she had a “bad knee.” I immediately stopped the procedure and told her “We’re not doing anything here until you decide this is a good knee.”
Your Hidden Superpower #2: POSE
What’s posture got to do with health? The way you hold your body creates subtle but powerful changes in your chemistry altering your mood, your energy level, and even your brain activity.
Your Hidden Superpower #1: WORDS
Do you know that when you speak, your body is listening? The words you say have meaning and resonance in your body…and a health consequence. Studies have shown that your tone, volume and meaning is…
Why do I get anxious?
The other day on my community site, I received a GREAT question:“Why do I get anxious when I’m waiting for something? How do I manage this anticipation?” I wanted to share the answer here, since anxiety is…
3 Steps to Be Happier Now
Who doesn’t want more HAPPY?…and who doesn’t want it fast? A few weeks ago I tried planning dinner with my friend Jen and her husband Matt. Jen, also a doctor, and I looked at our calendars… and found it would be 2 months…
Maybe You Don’t Really Want Get Well?
Today on our radio show with Mary Morrissey she told multiple examples of people (including herself!) who healed themselves of chronic and in some cases fatal illness. They all began with an intense desire to be well.
Food Allergy… or Frankenfood?
If you’re one of the millions of people who experience fatigue, overweight, depression, anxiety, headaches, or chronic pain, and don’t have a good solution…it’s time to check your food.
How to Connect with Your Body and Remain Disease Free
When science first began to identify and decode genes, the medical field got really excited and thought we understood the underlying determinants of health. More recently, however, epigenetics…
A Warning if You Hate Your Body: You Won’t Get Away With It!
Are you trying to get ahead in life, working hard, working out, and eating right? If you’re doing it because you hate your body, you are playing a losing game. It won’t matter how often you work out, how much…
Brand New Wonder Drug
It alleviates depression, ends anxiety, reverses aging, increases your energy and has even been shown to cure cancer. It’s been used for decades and proven in millions of studies. It can help whatever ails you and is…
Peanut Butter and Broccoli???!
I’m often asked “Where do you get all your energy?” and I smile and tell them I manufacture it! There is one special secret I can share that is bound to dramatically improve your health, and give you tons more energy.
Amazing Energy Drink… that You Already Have!
I’m amazed at how much energy I have just from doing this one thing…how come no one told me about this before??!! I can hardly believe this was so simple….and that I’d never heard of this health tip before.