It's Springtime, going into summer, so I'm happy to be exhibiting my products outside once again at festivals, fairs, community markets and more. I have one coming up this weekend, and I developed the following one-sheet "letter" to hand-out to those who visit my booth/display. It dawned on me that it would make a good… Continue reading My Manifesto
Tag: Wellness
A Christmas Wish
Once in a great while, something happens that makes me feel even as a novice from the Midwest with no living seaweed in sight, that I am not alone in my studies of this complementary and updated ancient healing ingredient. For example, historically, edible seaweed and other plant resources and promotion of their properties for… Continue reading A Christmas Wish
Do What Needs to Be Done Now
The following has been appearing on the Internet in various people’s blogs and on social media sites for a couple of years now. I do not know who wrote this, I’ve seen it several times on social media – Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. I tried searching for it in various places via Google, and couldn’t… Continue reading Do What Needs to Be Done Now
Mindful Breathing and Biofeedback Help Manage Hypertension
Note: The following "Wellness Journey" article is written by a client and friend, Michael LaGreca. I wanted to share his “lessons learned” and perspective on treatment of hypertension with you. As a generally very healthy 55-year-old, it did strike me when my physician matter-of-factly pointed out during my last physical that I have hypertension. Besides… Continue reading Mindful Breathing and Biofeedback Help Manage Hypertension
Wellness and Beauty Insights from Ojai
Kathleen Note: This blog was primarily written by my friend Ruth Redenbaugh. Ruth and I recently attended the 2019 Ojai Herbal Symposium in California ("The Wisdom of the Body") and we wanted to share some of our learnings and a few adventures with you! My friend Ruth is left, I'm on the right Best Laid… Continue reading Wellness and Beauty Insights from Ojai
Look Good. Feel Good.
What promotes our efforts to look and feel good and what undercuts our efforts? What are these dream destroyers that undercut our real goal of improving ourselves or maintaining our recent past improvements? Is it our attitudes or our outlook on change? One deterrent is perfectionism, the other is fear. These two traits can then… Continue reading Look Good. Feel Good.
Sharing A Personal Journey
As a health coach, I am constantly reminded of our own need for exploring our own individual personalized journey for a better health wellness and beauty. About 7-8 months ago my husband, Jim, was going through normal follow-up testing to see if he had any reoccurring prostate cancer. His cancer was addressed with the… Continue reading Sharing A Personal Journey
My Heart Soars Over this Feedback
When we are at our events, I love to share my POV on not only our seaweed and healing mushroom-based products, but also on the importance of eating a more plant-based diet and less processed foods, and taking better care of yourself. We give away a prize package to a lucky winner at most of… Continue reading My Heart Soars Over this Feedback
Food As Medicine
We at Midwest Mermaid Muse talk a lot about the healing value of our food. Browse our website and you will find that we believe in the health benefits of mushrooms and seaweed in particular. Our Merman Jay Fickess thinks it’s worthwhile to explain why we believe in them and what those benefits mean to… Continue reading Food As Medicine