Amanda Conn
Amanda Conn Bio
Expert Author, LMT, BCPP
Amanda is a board-certified polarity practitioner, a licensed massage practitioner and a registered educator as a graduate of the Institute of Holistic Health, which she became a faculty of.
In today’s fast paced, stressed out world, Amanda’s spirit is to educate and empower everyone with simple, natural health solutions for self-care.
Articles by Amanda Conn
Cancer Detox with Coffee Enemas
Detoxification is essential for the prevention and treatment of cancer and should be part of everyone’s daily self-care protocols. Among the most important detoxification method is the coffee enema. There is significant empirical research to support the use of coffee...
The Most Important Missing Link for Mental Health Today – Creating the “good mood” kitchen
by Dr. Leslie Korn Nutrition and Mental Health There is no doubt that nutrition affects mental health. Poor nutrition leads to and exacerbates mental illness. Optimal nutrition prevents and treats mental illness. Note the word “optimal” to describe nutrition...
How Can Nutrition Affect Mental Health Interview with Laura Reagan Therapy Chat
Integrating Traditional and Modern Medicine with Dr. Leslie Korn
Treating Trauma and Addiction Through Nutrition and Herbal Remedies with Leslie Korn – Episode 39
Returning to Native Tradition An Integrative Approach to Diabetes with Dr. Leslie Korn
Returning to Native Tradition An Integrative Approach to Diabetes By Shirley Vanderbilt “We place women and children front and center in our work and use a feminist analysis of health in the context of cultures and societies.” — Leslie Korn, Ph.D., director, Center...
A Salish Feast from Cultural Survival Quarterly – Dr. Leslie Korn
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Nutritional and Complementary Treatments for Mental Health with Dr. Leslie Korn
Rich Simon: Hello again. My name is Rich Simon. I’m editor of Psychotherapy Networker and your host for this series about mind-body approaches in mental health. Today, we’re moving into territory that I would imagine most of us have not received a lot of training in,...
A Randomized Trial of a CAM Therapy for Stress Reduction in American Indian and Alaskan Native Family Caregivers by Dr. Leslie Korn
Purpose: Although it is widely recognized that caregivers of individuals with dementia experience elevated stress that places them at increased risk for health problems, little is known about how caregiv-ing stress may be alleviated among underserved eth-nic minority...
Harvard Public Health Review Returning Medicine to Its Roots with Dr. Leslie Korn
Leslie Korn, M.P.H.'85, believes that healing is achieved from within, through the language of the body. In a traditional, open-air, thatched palm palapa house, she treats her patients--mostly indigenous residents of the coastal village Yelapa in the Comunidad...
Paradise Revisited – Organic Style with Dr. Leslie Korn
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Indigenous People and Diabetes – Community Empowerment and Wellness by Dr. Leslie Korn
CHAPTER 10 BURYING THE UMBILICUS: NUTRITION TRAUMA, DIABETES AND TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN RURAL WEST MEXICO Burying the Umbilicus: Leslie E. Korn and Rudolph C. Ryser If you do not care where your umbilical cord is buried, it is as if you had no mother. Luisa Lorenzo,...
The Hidden Patient Polarity Therapy for Dementia Caregivers with Dr. Leslie Korn
Porter Shimer, in his book New Hope for People with Alzheimer’s and Their Caregivers, gives a tongue-in-cheek view of the dementia caregiver’s role with this proposed ad — “Wanted: Someone to spend an average of 100 hours a week to oversee the physical and emotional...
The Body Speaks Tradition with Dr. Leslie Korn
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The Body Remembers: Address and Relieve Traumatic Stress Through Massage by Dr. Leslie Korn
We benefit from massage and bodywork in so many ways. We may seek the help of massage to address pain and discomfort, or to relax from the stress of daily life. But bodywork can be just as effective in addressing traumatic stress, whether recent or long past....
Massage & Bodywork – Energy at Work with Dr. Leslie Korn
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Bodywork and Movement Therapies by Dr. Leslie Korn
Summary In part 1 of this 2 part series the paper entitled: Designing a polarity therapy protocol: Bridging holistic, cultural, and biomedical models of research, presented rationale for the design and development of a standardized Polarity therapy protocol for the...
Why I Choose dōTERRA CPTG Essential Oils by Amanda Conn
The term “CPTG Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade®” sounds technical, official, and impressive; and it is. Without an accepted standard for essential oil quality, dōTERRA created its own, the most stringent in the industry, to certify that there are no added fillers,...
Topical Application of Essential Oils by Amanda Conn
Topical application is one of the ways you can experience the benefits of essential oils. This form of application is unique because it allows for localized effects in the area of the application in addition to providing whole body support. Additionally, you can use...
The Effect of Essential Oils within Your Body by Amanda Conn
The scientific process is characterized by change and progression. Reflecting on standard health protocols that have been used throughout history, it is easy to understand the significance of continual evolution of thought. Just think, there was a time in history when...