by Laurie Ratto | Oct 30, 2014 | natural wellness
When we visit our relatives in Italy they always prepare some unique and delicious Italian foods for us, along with our traditional favorites. One of my favorites is Donkey salami. I know it sounds strange but it was delicious! The meat was tender and did not seem to...
by Laurie Ratto | Oct 29, 2014 | free session, health, health challenges, holistic healing, medications, natural wellness
Finally a medical organization has come out to say that painkillers do more harm than good for chronic back pain, headaches and other non-cancer chronic pain. I knew this at least 10 years ago by working with patients! The statistics for drug related deaths are...
by Laurie Ratto | Oct 22, 2014 | health, holistic healing, natural wellness, self-care
There are many ways to help prevent colds/flu naturally. Physicians, pharmacies and drug companies really push the flu vaccine and for some people it is appropriate but not for normally healthy children and adults. The flu vaccine is the “best guess” of what viruses...
by Laurie Ratto | Oct 16, 2014 | free session, Uncategorized
Our dog Huck has several quirks. One is he does not like the sound of metal on metal, clanking of aluminum ladders or the sound of fans. He becomes very nervous and frequently whimpers or barks when he hears that type of sound even when it is at a low volume. For...
by Laurie Ratto | Oct 1, 2014 | health, holistic healing
Are you aware there is a difference healing and curing? First let’s look at the dictionary definition of both. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary heal is to make sound or whole, to restore to health. Cure is recovery or relief from a disease, to stop (a...