Catherine Stack, ND, CNM

  TOP 10 Side Effects of Constipation CatherineStack2022 Constipation affects more than 25% of the world's population and most suffer silently or worse, do not realize that they are constipated.  By definition, constipation is defined as having less than three bowel movements weekly (Mayo Clinic, 2018).  As someone who has been working with constipated individuals for more than 15 years, I find that definition to be horrifying.  How do you eat two, three, or even four times a day and poop maybe 3 times per week?  Ouch!  I cringe at the thought of this. Constipation can wreak havoc on your overall health and can actually be the root cause of other disease processes.  Constipated individuals are lacking when it comes to toxin removal.  This may lead to a variety of toxic build-up as well as hormone imbalance as excess hormones are excreted in the stool.  Unhealthy bacteria, fungus, and parasites tend to thrive in a constipated colon.  This makes it hard for beneficial bacteria to dom

  EING WELL HEALING HAPPENS AT JOY by Catherine Stack Facebook Twitter Email Facebook Twitter Email Print Save Photo by Catherine Stack What do you think of when you think of joy? That feeling of your heart-bursting happiness when your cup is running over with pure bliss? The tears that come to your eyes when you see a baby for the first time, or watching that baby take her first steps? It could be an elated scream as the roller coaster careens down the track or the way your dog welcomes you home each and every time you come through the door. Joy is present in so much of life, and an important emotion to experience as often as we can.  All emotions have a frequency of vibration. For example, love and joy vibrate at a very high frequency (528 hertz, to be specific). At these higher frequencies, healing happens with fluidity. Negative thinking, anger, and fear vibrate at much lower frequencies. These frequencies facilitate disease and chronic illness and inhibit the healing process.    Y

  A Midlife Rollercoaster Ride Catherine Stack ND, CNM For a few individuals, menopause (or MANopause) is a fairly uneventful few years occurring somewhere between the years of forty and fifty five.  And then there are the rest of us! It may begin as an unexplainable, low level anxiety that sits just below the surface of our emotions.  Maybe it is just an annoying wake up at 2 am for no reason.  Some women will wonder why they just woke up, only to immediately feel the most intense wave of heat attempt to escape their body in a burst of sweat, heart palpitations, and the overwhelming need to open the window (even if it is only 20 degrees outside).  You are sure that the caloric burn of such an event should be equivalent to a week's worth of food and yet here you are gaining a few more pounds each and every year.  Your husband’s facial hair seems to have become contagious and you are curious as to why everyone thinks that YOU are moody.   Although it does not appear that men experie

In these very strange times, it is more important than ever to protect our health and keep our immune systems strong. Sometimes, even those who normally wouldn't consider a vaccine are now facing the possibility of the decision to take one. I am one of them. I usually opt out as I feel I have a very strong immune system with optimal Vitamin D3 levels. I also have tools at my disposal (supplements and foods) that would help me overcome much of what I could come down with. That being said, I will probably get the Covid-19 vaccine. My reason may seem superficial as I do not fear Covid-19, but I do miss my Dad---very much. He is in a local nursing home and I have only seen him briefly since this pandemic began. I miss our visits, I miss his hugs. I want more hugs! He has dementia and has little concept of time for that I am grateful. Traveling is also one of my favorite hobbies and feel it will become a requirement to show proof of vaccination in order to get anywhere. Th