In July, FHC put on our first ever Creating Health Summit! We were joined by Charles Eisenstein, Jaimen Macmillan, and Dan McKanan to look at health, as it relates to the individual and in relationship to the whole. Our founding board members also gave a panel presentation covering topics from education, to the healing garden, to altruism, and ancestry. This was such a special … [Read more...] about Reflections from the Creating Health Summit
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Becoming a Cosmic Citizen
by Dr. Steven Johnson SPRING 2022 I have learned a hard life lesson during the Covid-19 pandemic, namely that what I thought I understood through knowledge and felt I believed through faith did not correspond to the sea of sympathies and antipathies that flooded my soul. I could not choose a side about the right to vaccinate or not, nor to wear masks or not, because I had … [Read more...] about Becoming a Cosmic Citizen
Cultivating Warmth as a Path Toward Service
by Carmen Hering, MD SPRING 2022 Our body temperature is closely regulated. For adults, normal body temperature can range from 97 to 99 F, with the average being 98.6 F. In children, temperatures are slightly higher, with a normal range being between 97.9 F and 100.4 F. Physicians consider body temperature a vital sign, but vital for what, exactly? Our internal … [Read more...] about Cultivating Warmth as a Path Toward Service
How to Manage Viral Illnesses at Home
by Daciana Iancu, MD www.AnthroSonoma.com WINTER 2021 How do we harness our innate ability to overcome illness, particularly viral infections? While the current Covid epidemic continues to evolve and is anticipated to co-exist with us from here forward, other viruses also … [Read more...] about How to Manage Viral Illnesses at Home
A Short Look at Sleep Rhythms and Health
by Dr. Steven Johnson WINTER 2021 Has your sleep changed over the last few years? Does sleep refresh and inspire you? What happens to “you” during sleep? How important are these and similar questions? Hopefully after this short essay you’ll think and feel differently about sleep. Maybe you’ll even adopt a renewed reverence and attitude about sleep. Depending on what … [Read more...] about A Short Look at Sleep Rhythms and Health