November Notes

What a thrill to be eating rainbow chard and kale, carrots and  brussels sprouts from the garden this last weekend. The sun was shining, the doors and windows open.... the last bit of temperate weather before we go into the long winter. Normally I would be whining about where to get my greens, but not this year.

As so many of you know, as part of helping people THRIVE, I use and support the use of supplements to reach optimal health, but I always recommend at least trying to get some of your vitamins and minerals through food first! This is not acutally that easy in Maine, especially in the winter. Well, I have  found two  amazing ways to do it and I am so excited to share them with you!!!!

This spring I purchased a “tower garden”, a hydroponic/aeroponic growing system and had smashing success with it this summer.  I had the best greens, lettuces, basil, cilantro, kale and chard....no bugs, no soil, no watering, no problems. The end product was leaps and bounds better than my very expensively ammended soil garden and so much easier. Now I am about to plant my winter greens and in few weeks time I’ll be picking them just 10 steps from my salad bowl.

The second great thing I’ve been experimenting with is Juice Plus. Trust me, I like to eat my vitamins and do a very good job of it, but I rarely get the full 6-9 servings recommended by nutritionists these days. To fill the gaps, I’ve started taking Juice Plus, here’s why, It’s EASY, affordable, and I get 17 different fruits and veggies everyday without opening the fridge.

If you are looking for a way to cover your bases and reach optimal health, Juice Plus is one of the simplest ways I have found without taking loads of supplements.  Check out both the tower garden and Juice Plus’s scientific research at katemcmorrow.juiceplus.com or call me and I can get you hooked up.

The other really amazing thing about JP is that if a parent or grand parent takes the products a child can get the products free (accept for shipping) for up to three years, as part of the children’s health study.  This is a fantastic opportunity to teach children about nutrition and  part of ending childhood obesity and diabetes. YES!

Everyone has been raving about the Amethyst Bio-Mat!!! If you have not tried it yet, feel free to make an appointment to try it ... on me. It’s so relaxing and SO healing!! If you are considering getting one for a loved one for Christmas or Hanukkah I recommend you call soon with your order so that it arrives just in time. More info on my website www.thriveonwellness.com or call me at 975-1504

One more thing!!! I will be out of the office Dec. 12-Jan 3, so please if you are wanting to have an electro-dermal screening to see how to best THRIVE  through the holidays, be sure and give me a call in the next few weeks!

207-975-1504
All the best of health,
Kate

Thrive in March

I love the word THRIVE!
I think about thriving all the time.  I’m always asking myself, am I thriving? 
What would make me thrive more?  Are my friends thriving, my cat, my garden, my community?

I love the word so much it’s what I named my business!

I pay close attention to thriving because there was a time in my life when I wasn’t.
Thankfully after a two year stint of  plodding along in a fog, I found and was healed by the information from computerized electro-dermal stress analysis, and have been pretty much thriving ever since.

Since that time, I stumbled across a book at the library called The Blue Zones, by Dan Buettner. It was all about the “zones” around the world where people live the longest and why. What makes these people live long and truly thrive has a lot to do with their diet, spirit, meaningful work, connection to community, lifestyle and doing for others.

In some way I’ve tried to  live my own version of the “blue zone” lifestyle as well as offer that information to my clients as a guideline to thriving. Funny thing, just last week I was in the library and saw that Buettner has a new book... it’s called “Thrive”.  It’s good, I recommend it.

I get very happy when my business is growing and prospering, but I also thrive when I am connected to my community and doing for others.

So in the spirit of THRIVING I have a few announcements!!!

 My website is updated and chock full of information about Computerized Electro-Dermal Stress Analysis (CSA) and how it can benefit YOU! I also include  a full referral list of fantastic local practitioners, as well as information on my latest favorite healing tool, the Amethyst Bio-Mat!

www.thriveonwellness.com

I am also so pleased to be the sponsor for Shannon Thompson’s birthday fundraiser. I have organized a raffle called “A Year of Wellness”!
Go to www.birthdaybenefit.org and see the amazing practitioners that donated sessions to this awesome raffle. You can get raffle tickets from me or at Zoot or HAVll in Camden. ALL PROCEEDS  go to the RIG, a youth group in Camden.

Ok, one last thing, if you like me here, like me on FaceBook!
Long may YOU thrive!

Kate

Winter Wisdom

New years resolutions have waxed and waned, post Christmas sugar detox has  come and gone, dieting for the spring vacation is on the horizon....yada, yada, yada.  Social pressures are a reality but are they helpful?

In winter,  if we align with the natural rhythm of the season, we have the perfect opportunity to   rest, restore, invigorate and contemplate.

Henry David Thoreau says it nicely, “Hear! hear!' screamed the jay from a neighboring tree, where I had heard a tittering for some time, 'winter has a concentrated and nutty kernel, if you know where to look for it.'"

When we go with the flow, it makes sense to use this month of February to go inside, to the heart space, be still and listen, to notice what the wise voice inside speaks to us about, and ask who are you really and how do you want to feel and live and thrive?

Yet, isn’t so hard to make a plan if you don’t really know where you want or need to go?

I invite you to take a moment to close your eyes and go inside.  Notice how you feel. Notice if you have tension, if you are wired or tired or both. Notice your mood, are you happy, agitated, calm, nervous? Do you feel pain? Do you move with ease?  Just notice.  Are you thriving?

I f not, take a few more minutes and  imagine if you were, what would you look like, feel like, act like? Really take the time to see yourself as you want to be. Your body is your home, do you love it? Respect it? Nourish it? Judge it? What would you be doing on your spring break if you felt fabulous? How would you address life’s difficult issues if you were happy instead o f moody? How would you treat your loved ones if you were free of stress?

Now that you have a vision in your minds eye, how do you achieve it?

One of the reasons the computerized stress analysis (CSA) is so profound, is that the bio-feedback is from your own internal wisdom and energy.  When asked, the body is more than willing to give direction.  The way to balance the body is to keep asking what are the root causes of stress and how do we remove them.  What would be most nourishing for me right now, what do I need to detox.  This is what the THRIVE WELLNESS  program offers.  We have the ability to identify the energetic imbalances, and give your body exactly what it needs to have the energy to THRIVE!

Thrive means to develop vigorously, to flourish. This is my wish for you! If you are not thriving today, I invite you to call me and together we can restore that cherished vim and vigor!!!

All the best of health,
Kate