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Give Wellness With Our Holistic Holiday Gift Ideas

Give Wellness With Our Holistic Holiday Gift Ideas By Georgianna Donadio, MSc, DC, PhD- The National Institute of Whole Health has created a list of our favorite Holistic Holiday Gift Ideas that foster wellness. There are folks today who prefer to receive green, natural and organic gifts over the more commercial, expensive and sometimes electronically [...]

Give Wellness With Our Holistic Holiday Gift Ideas2022-11-22T19:50:14-05:00

Staying Healthy While Traveling

Staying Healthy While Traveling By Georgianna Donadio, MSc, DC, PhD - The upcoming Thanksgiving and holiday season is one of the most heavily vacation trafficked periods of the year, when millions of people “take to the skies and roads” , visiting friends and relatives.  Unfortunately, for 3-5% (yes, that is 3-5%) of the people who [...]

Staying Healthy While Traveling2022-11-15T15:53:12-05:00

Handling Difficult Relationships During the Holidays

Handling Difficult Relationships During the Holidays By Georgianna Donadio, PhD –  The holidays are upon us. Some say “it’s the most wonderful time of the year!” Is it? For many of us, the holiday visits back home to family members is something to be dreaded. There is frustration in handling difficult relationships. While we look [...]

Handling Difficult Relationships During the Holidays2022-12-05T08:17:23-05:00

Giving Thanks Is Healing

Giving Thanks Is Healing By Georgianna Donadio, MSc, DC, PhD - What a wonderful gift Thanksgiving, a day for giving and expressing thanks, is for all of us. Anyone and everyone can participate in this day of gathering family and friends to share food and well wishes, taking time to reflect on the things we [...]

Giving Thanks Is Healing2022-11-15T15:57:40-05:00

Your Gait and Your Overall Health

Your Gait and Your Overall Health By Georgianna Donadio, MSc, DC, PhD - We don’t often reflect on how important the foundation of our body – our feet – really are to our overall health. In the decades I have been practicing structural body care, one of the most common complaints that our patients report [...]

Your Gait and Your Overall Health2022-11-16T11:49:25-05:00

NIWH Graduate Spotlight: Heidi Martin

NIWH Graduate Spotlight Questionnaire Heidi Martin, LDO, WHE, CHS Q: What drew you to the Whole Health field and the National Institute of Whole Health? A: I wanted to learn a more holistic way of living and helping others. At the time I contacted NIWH I was working as an optician with a passion for [...]

NIWH Graduate Spotlight: Heidi Martin2022-12-02T20:19:08-05:00

The Origin of Whole Person Health Care

The Origin of Whole Person Health Care   By Georgianna Donadio, MSc, DC, PhD - There is no doubt that today more and more people are turning to whole health and alternative modalities for their health concerns and disease prevention. This popular movement, winning one out of every two Americans as converts, may seem to [...]

The Origin of Whole Person Health Care2022-11-16T11:49:46-05:00

What Is The Role Of A Health Coach?

By Georgianna Donadio, MSc, DC, PhD - Everywhere you look these days you see references to “health coach certification.” What exactly IS a health coach and what can they do for your health? The word coach means “to bring out the best effort or aspect.”  A health coach is someone who facilitates your identifying lifestyle behaviors that bring [...]

What Is The Role Of A Health Coach?2022-09-20T11:42:52-04:00

The Secrets To Fulfilling Relationships Revealed – Part II

By Georgianna Donadio, PhD – In the first installment of this three-part 'fulfilling relationships' series, we looked at the importance of effective communication. The qualities of our communication style and the skills we bring to our conversations have a significant impact on our overall success in life, work and family relationships. While most of us are aware [...]

The Secrets To Fulfilling Relationships Revealed – Part II2022-09-14T14:15:33-04:00

Holding In Your Feelings Can Lead To Serious Illness

By Georgianna Donadio, PhD – The way we feel — especially when we feel hurt or angry — can cause negative effects on the body because of the neurological and neurochemical connections between mind and body. Holding in your feelings can lead to serious illness. If we experience internalized anger, our nervous and hormone systems [...]

Holding In Your Feelings Can Lead To Serious Illness2022-09-08T09:23:34-04:00

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