http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive en-us N/A de2@talentdevelop.com Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:38:49 PST 20 false false psychology,personal growth clean http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/1147/1/Guided-Imagery-and-Psychotherapy-in-Medicine/Page1.html By Leslie Davenport, MS, MFT.  Having offered psychotherapy with guided imagery to hundreds of patients with severe illness and injury, I have seen how multiple losses—physical, spiritual, and psychological—stemming from a health crisis deconstruct a core sense of self, leaving them feeling like a stranger in a strange land. Guided imagery has proven to be a valuable tool for helping patients find a safe harbor within themselves during these extremely stormy times. Guided imagery, which incorporates relaxation training, is a natural, meditative process that reliably offers direct access to inner strengths and clarity of mind. ]]> no@spam.com (Misc Author) http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/1147/1/Guided-Imagery-and-Psychotherapy-in-Medicine/Page1.html http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/827/1/In-The-Raw/Page1.html By Jennifer Barrett Ozols, Newsweek: Boosted by celebrity endorsements, the raw-foods movement is migrating from the margins to the mainstream. Is it really good for you? Even raw-foodists admit that sticking to an exclusive raw-food diet can be difficult. Carol Alt's book suggests that readers just try to make sure that 70 percent to 75 percent of their daily diet is composed of raw food. David Wolfe, the author of "Eating For Beauty" and "The Sunfood Diet Success System," stopped eating anything cooked or processed 11 years ago.]]> no@spam.com (Misc Author) http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/827/1/In-The-Raw/Page1.html http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/826/1/Mariel-Hemingway-Healthy-Living-from-the-Inside-Out/Page1.html In her youth, Hemingway lived in fear of falling prey to what she calls “… the Hemingway legacy of mental illness, addiction, and eating and drinking to excess.” Eating a no-fat, low-protein, and carbohydrate-rich diet that kept her looking thin for the cameras, Hemingway, by her own admission, also drank caffeine like a fiend and exercised obsessively. “I loved the energy I got from coffee and then I would jump rope for hours in my apartment after working out at the gym,” she recalls. “Because I didn’t drink alcohol or take drugs, I thought I was the healthiest, cleanest-living person in the world, until I got to the point where I had zero energy, my menstrual periods stopped, and tests revealed that in addition to low thyroid function, I was vitamin-deficient.”]]> no@spam.com (Life Extension) http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/826/1/Mariel-Hemingway-Healthy-Living-from-the-Inside-Out/Page1.html