by Laurie Ratto | Jun 19, 2014 | more energy, self-care, Uncategorized
The Valley of Fire State Park re-energized me when I was feeling very depleted. In a 7 month period my aunt was diagnosed with cancer and had emergency surgery, my husband became ill and was off work many months and required care plus one daughter moved out of the...
by Laurie Ratto | Jun 18, 2014 | health, health challenges, holistic healing, natural wellness, self-care, stress
Healing touch helps those with cancer in many ways. It improves the quality of their life, helps to decrease side effects of chemo and radiation, decreases anxiety, anger and depression, improves physical functioning and helps decrease pain. This is based upon what I...
by Laurie Ratto | Jun 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
The great ravioli fiasco happens once or twice a year now. This is where all the men in the family and some close friends get together and make ravioli and gravy (aka sauce) all in one day. The women stay away from the kitchen for the most part with the exception of...
by Laurie Ratto | Jun 11, 2014 | health challenges, holistic healing, medications
Studies have shown that people experience less anxiety and pain after surgery when healing touch is administered. One study looked at anxiety and pain in patients that had bilateral total knee arthroplasty. The findings indicated that the healing touch group’s pain...
by Laurie Ratto | Jun 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
How did adopting a dog really rescue my daughter? She had graduated from college and moved back home but was not sure what type of work she really wanted to do. She had taken a couple of lower paying jobs just to make some money and figure it out. She was feeling down...
