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By Kim Marquardt, RN MSN This blog post is from the Nurse Kim archives of myth busting. I want to share some "alternative" or maybe just lesser known health and wellness viewpoints for you to chew on. *These posts are not intended as official medical advice. They ARE meant to be fun, informative, and thought provoking, hopefully sparking an interest for you to do your own research (you can start with the links I provide!) and discover the marvels of the human body, and how it can function at its optimal performance level if we understand how it works and interacts with our environment and our diet. I have a passion for health and wellness through lifestyle and nutrition and have done thousands of hours of research in addition to being a registered nurse for 23 years. I have done A LOT of self-experimentation in and around diet, lifestyle, body care, and supplementation and have spent a lot of time looking into the science behind it all (or lack thereof!). Check back weekly fo...

  By Kim Marquardt, RN MSN This blog post is from the Nurse Kim archives of myth busting. I want to share some "alternative" or maybe just lesser known health and wellness viewpoints for you to chew on. *These posts are not intended as official medical advice. They ARE meant to be fun, informative, and thought provoking, hopefully sparking an interest for you to do your own research (you can start with the links I provide!) and discover the marvels of the human body, and how it can function at its optimal performance level if we understand how it works and interacts with our environment and our diet. I have a passion for health and wellness through lifestyle and nutrition and have done thousands of hours of research in addition to being a registered nurse for 23 years. I have done A LOT of self-experimentation in and around diet, lifestyle, body care, and supplementation and have spent a lot of time looking into the science behind it all (or lack thereof!). Check back...

Our Mental Health Counselor Van Ethan Levy talks about International Non-Binary Day! Also! Check out our LGBTQPIA+ Inner Child Workshop : Online 7/15/2022 1pm-1:50pm  For Zoom link please email Jesus Mendez Carbajdal at  jmendezcarbajal@miracosta.edu Connecting with our inner child can help us develop healthier coping mechanisms, increase out self-esteem and self-compassion, and reconnect to passions and dreams we may have put aside. In this workshop, we'll be learning about inner child work and completing activities to connect with out inner child. Please bring an item that represents your inner child; sharing it is optional.

  By Kim Marquardt, RN MSN This blog post is from the Nurse Kim archives of myth busting. I want to share some "alternative" or maybe just lesser known health and wellness viewpoints for you to chew on. *These posts are not intended as official medical advice. They ARE meant to be fun, informative, and thought provoking, hopefully sparking an interest for you to do your own research (you can start with the links I provide!) and discover the marvels of the human body, and how it can function at its optimal performance level if we understand how it works and interacts with our environment and our diet. I have a passion for health and wellness through lifestyle and nutrition and have done thousands of hours of research in addition to being a registered nurse for 23 years. I have done A LOT of self-experimentation in and around diet, lifestyle, body care, and supplementation and have spent a lot of time looking into the science behind it all (or lack thereof!). Check back...

  By Ghada Osman, Ph.D., LMFT* Addictions fall into two main categories: chemical and behavioral, although chemical addictions also have a behavioral component. For example, addiction to cigarettes includes a chemical addiction to nicotine, but cigarette use can also provide a social connection among smokers. Chemical addiction includes abuse of: alcohol, marijuana, illegal drugs, nicotine, prescription drugs, glue/ solvents/ inhalants, and/ or food. Behavioral addictions may include gambling, cutting, sex, internet, shopping, and/ or video games. Recovery from addictions can be challenging. Reasons for relapse include not being “bottomed out” – i.e. entering recovery not because of being ready but for the sake of family/ friends or for legal reasons – an unaddressed mental health diagnosis, unrealistic expectations of the challenges of recovery, spending time with the same people as before/ continuing the same behaviors or mindset as before, and not dealing with the reasons for ad...

By Kim Marquardt, RN MSN This blog post is from the Nurse Kim archives of myth busting. I want to share some "alternative" or maybe just lesser known health and wellness viewpoints for you to chew on. *These posts are not intended as official medical advice. They ARE meant to be fun, informative, and thought provoking, hopefully sparking an interest for you to do your own research (you can start with the links I provide!) and discover the marvels of the human body, and how it can function at its optimal performance level if we understand how it works and interacts with our environment and our diet. I have a passion for health and wellness through lifestyle and nutrition and have done thousands of hours of research in addition to being a registered nurse for 23 years. I have done A LOT of self-experimentation in and around diet, lifestyle, body care, and supplementation and have spent a lot of time looking into the science behind it all (or lack thereof!). Check back w...

By Rachel Benson, Mental Health Counseling Associate Abusive behaviors can take place in many different forms and settings, such as physical, sexual, emotional, financial, and spiritual. Anyone can be affected by abusive behaviors; when these abusive behaviors become a pattern to gain or maintain control over others, we call it domestic violence. Incidents include isolating, minimizing and blaming, using privilege, intimating, using coercion and threats, and many more. To learn how to prevent domestic violence, here are some tips: 1. Asking for consent or having mutual agreements and healthy dialogue Both parties should be able to mutually agree on certain actions for different occasions. For example, sharing what would be an acceptable action in an intimate relationship and having an open and healthy dialogue between partner(s); Honoring and respecting each other’s opinions and choices; Setting up mutual agreement on financial arrangements. 2. Learning what would be considered domesti...