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The Stress Sweet Spot – Not Too Much, Not Too Little

The Stress Sweet Spot – Not Too Much, Not Too Little

Is the situation you are in causing you to be energized and moving forward or drained, withdrawn, and wanting stay in bed?  Have you allowed too many things to crowd your now overflowing plate or are you mindfully removing something each time you add something of a higher priority?  Are YOU running your life and your choices or are you running around at the beckon call of others?  Stress […]

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New Food Sensitivity Assessment Tool

New Food Sensitivity Assessment Tool

Welcome to my redesigned website and the place to purchase the newly released Evans Food Sensitivity Assessment Tool (EFSAT). This user friendly and comprehensive assessment is the result of over 30 years of work with my own family and hundreds of clients. It is intended to help both individuals and professionals determine whether or not a food sensitivity may be a contributing factor in a wide range of symptoms. […]

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The Four Horsemen of the Apocolypse

The Four Horsemen of the Apocolypse

THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE In his book, “The Seven Principles of Making a Marriage Work”, John Gottman identifies 4 types of negative interactions used by both men and women that put a relationship at risk. He calls them “The four horsemen of the apocalypse” because they “clip clop” their way into a marriage and create conflict and discord if allowed to run rampant. Read the descriptions below of each […]

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What If Despair is Only Unfed Hope?

What If Despair is Only Unfed Hope?

Have you ever found yourself in a state of despair - a place where you can't see a way forward in your situation and feel you have run out of options?  What do you do then?  Do you throw up your hands and give up, accepting your situation as hopeless or do you continue to look for a ray of hope somewhere new? What we call despair is often […]

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I Know I Should Change But…

I Know I Should Change But…

How many times have you talked sharply to yourself as you bailed again on a behavior you really meant to change or a plan you truly intended to follow through on? How many “shoulds do you have on your list of things you really mean to do? We all have areas in our life where change seems easy and even effortless and other areas where we seem to fall off […]

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Only 10% of Your Happiness is Determined by Your Happiness

Only 10% of Your Happiness is Determined by Your Happiness

How happy are you today?  Does your degree of happiness depend on your external circumstances?  Do you spend your life on a roller coaster of emotions because you allow the external experiences of your life to determine your attitude?  Does your child’s attitude and degree of happiness mirror yours? Henry Cloud has just written a book entitled “The Laws of Happiness”.  He quotes research that states that only 10% of […]

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The Sugar Addiction Cycle

The Sugar Addiction Cycle

This is a great portrayal of the impact of sugar on the body.  The impact of sugar on your blood sugar and the dopamine level in your brain sets up the craving cycle.   The only real solution is to eliminate sugar completely and to eat a diet that balances your blood sugar.  The diet that supports an even blood sugar level is one where each snack and meal […]

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How Happy Are You With Your Dash?

How Happy Are You With Your Dash?

This is one of the most beautiful poems I have ever read.  I used the video at the celebration of life for a dear friend of mine, several years ago.  I just watched it again and it is a wonderful reminder to spend our days in ways that nourish both others and ourselves.  It is a poem about the “dash” that appears on our tombstone between the date of […]

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Grief And Loss In Diet Change

Grief And Loss In Diet Change

If you or your child have challenging symptoms that are negatively impacting your life, what prevents you from changing your diet to see if it would help?  What stops you from listening to your wise inner voice that says “Maybe, just maybe, it is all that peanut butter I am eating!” Change is difficult.  It is edgy, frustrating, and upsets the status quo and routine of our life.  Even if […]

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The Opposite of Addiction Isn’t Sobriety, It Is Human Connection

The Opposite of Addiction Isn’t Sobriety, It Is Human Connection

Addiction is an issue for many, many families.  Whether it is drugs, alcohol, food, sex or shopping, the impact is felt by everyone connected to the person with the problem. Children with food intolerances to dairy, gluten and sugar are already faced with an alteration in the amount of opiates in their system.  When these foods are not digested completely, these by-products are absorbed into the blood stream and […]

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