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Here are my blogposts. My most current writings can be found here on LinkedIn.
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Rhyena Halpern
2 days ago2 min read
Hope in the Worst of Times
Thoughts on MLK Day, January 20, 2025 “My head is like a bad neighborhood, I would rather not go there." I have been meditating for 51...
Rhyena Halpern
Dec 11, 20241 min read
A Holiday Salute to Caregivers
Stand up if you are a Caregiver! Let me, let all of us, applaud you! Family caregivers, those unpaid folks who are on 24/7 caring for...
Rhyena Halpern
Dec 3, 20242 min read
You May Not Need that Colonoscopy
53,000 Americans are expected to die from colon or rectal cancer this year . I usually write here on topics of death and dying. I don't...
Rhyena Halpern
Mar 21, 20222 min read
Did you know that we are more microbial than we are human?Reversing the Alzheimer’s epidemic!
As per ScienceFocus.com: “In any human body there are around 30 trillion human cells, but our microbiome is an estimated 39 trillion...
Rhyena Halpern
Feb 9, 20221 min read
How a Punch to the Face caused Hashimoto’s Disease!
And How You Too Can Find the Root Cause of Your Chronic Illness Please click here to read the story: https://rhyhalpern.medium.com/how-a-...
Rhyena Halpern
Jan 1, 20222 min read
The Tattoo that Heals
The Power of the Semicolon to Help You Pause and Connect to Your Tribe ; ; It is no wonder to me why the gorgeous, subtle, sultry image...
Rhyena Halpern
Dec 23, 20212 min read
Can You Gain 5 Pounds from a Glass of Wine?
I have an autoimmune disease, that was finally correctly diagnosed after twenty five years of symptoms. I worked for more than a decade...
Rhyena Halpern
May 27, 20214 min read
I Had the Flu for 25 Years! LDN Saved Me Again!
Two months ago, I had a huge autoimmune flare. First, it started with my bladder getting really hot and uncomfortable and super...
Rhyena Halpern
Nov 10, 20204 min read
Are Hyper-Palatable Foods Wreaking Havoc on Your Health & Making You Gain Weight? Part 1
Photo by Ashley Green on Unsplash If you are carrying weight on your body that feels extra, and perhaps struggle a little or a lot with...
Rhyena Halpern
Oct 30, 20205 min read
Can Therapy Help You Overcome Your Adverse Childhood Experience?Â
The Sins of the Father are Still With Us Photo by Tammy Gann on Unsplash One. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) The domestic violence...
Rhyena Halpern
Oct 16, 20204 min read
Are You Food Compatible with Your Partner?
You may feel easily compatible with your new partner about the big things that matter, like a shared world view, your professional goals,...
Rhyena Halpern
Aug 21, 20205 min read
If exposed to COVID-19, will you get sick?
Strengthening your immune system can help you fight Covid.
Rhyena Halpern
Aug 21, 20205 min read
Losing Weight if You Can't Lose Weight (Or What Your Pregnancy Test Really Tests)
Are you like me? One of those women who can’t lose weight despite severe caloric restriction? Have you shamed yourself enough yet? Have...
Rhyena Halpern
Aug 21, 20206 min read
Becoming an Under Eater
My fear of over eating has left me. My fear of being over weight has left me. My shame is ready to follow close behind my fear, in a bold...
Rhyena Halpern
Aug 21, 20203 min read
PTSD and Covid
Dr. Lorna M. Breen.Credit…Chris Leary Photography I can’t stop thinking about the well-respected, bright and warm NYC Emergency Room...
Rhyena Halpern
Aug 21, 20205 min read
Got the Sheltering-at-Home Pandemic Blues?
Today begins Day 9 of 21 of the Bay Area’s official Sheltering-In-Place edict. It feels like Day 493. Right? When I get ahead of myself...
Rhyena Halpern
Aug 21, 20203 min read
Are you Freezing Cold When Everyone Else is Warm? LDN to the Rescue!!
When I go to Pilates class, every other woman in the class is in yoga pants and a sleeveless workout top. I too am in yoga pants, but...
Rhyena Halpern
Aug 21, 20203 min read
If your Depression was a symptom and not a root cause, would you stop your meds?
I began using anti-depressants when my first marriage unceremoniously exploded. I couldn’t eat or sleep or concentrate and this went on...
Rhyena Halpern
Aug 21, 20204 min read
He was silenced and killed himself: Feminist musings on unanticipated consequences of misogyny
I read recently in the NYT about a Dartmouth professor, David Bucci, who as chair of the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences,...
Rhyena Halpern
Aug 21, 20204 min read
How Many Inflamed Cells Does It Take to Screw In A Lightbulb?
I am not a scientist but I am a wellness person who spends a few hours each day devoted to learning about how our bodies function, so...
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