Post Views: 1 Interview with Edmondo Marra by Maria Teresa De Donato Today I am very happy to introduce to you again my friend and colleague-author Dr. Edmondo Marra, Physician, Writer, and ex-Mayor of Volturara Irpina (AV), whom I have already had the pleasure and honor of hosting on my Blog and Virtual Cultural Salon.A…
Post Views: 1 Interview with Edmondo Marra by Maria Teresa De Donato Another very welcome guest came back to visit us today on my Blog and Virtual Cultural Salon. It’s my dear friend and colleague-author Dr. Edmondo Marra, retired physician and former Mayor of Volturara Irpina, the native land of a branch of my ancestors….
Post Views: 1 Interview with Edmondo Marra, Author, former MD and Mayor by Maria Teresa De Donato I could have titled this article of mine and cataloged my interview in various ways, but my instinct immediately suggested me to classify it first under “Neighborhood and sense of community” for a series of reasons that will…
Post Views: 2 by Maria Teresa De Donato, Ph.D., RND, CHom The color we choose is not only a matter of personal and individual preferences. The relation between colors and psyche, that is between colors and our inner world where subjectivity and inscrutable elements cannot be examined according to objective criteria, can be summarized by…
Post Views: 2 by Maria Teresa De Donato, Ph.D., RND, CHom Despite the old saying going “We are what we eat” the true of the matter is that we are what we are able to digest and absorb. In fact, unless the food we eat can be both digested and absorbed, their nutrients cannot accomplish…
Post Views: 3 by Maria Teresa De Donato, Ph.D., RDN, CHom Maria Teresa De Donato, Ph.D., RND, CNC, CMH, CHom For the past two decades, thanks to the flourishing of alternative medicines aiming at obtaining a state of optimum health and well-being through the return to nature, a more balanced and healthier diet and lifestyle,…
Post Views: 2 by Maria Teresa De Donato, Ph.D., RDN, CHom Despite the extensive use of microwaves that has been taking place over the last few decades, the evidence proves that they are not safe at all due to the potential harm they can cause to our health. As a matter of fact, though microwave…
Post Views: 1 by Maria Teresa De Donato, Ph.D., RND, CHom Prescription and over-the-counter drugs; people looking for medicines in an attempt to take care of their health; and pharmaceutical companies hunting for ways to maximize their profits. In this pretty sad scenario, a light comes from the past: Can the use of herbal remedies,…
Post Views: 1 by Maria Teresa De Donato, Ph.D., RND, CHom All holistic methodologies are based on the understanding and acceptance that emotions, thoughts, and the physical body are indissolubly linked to each other. The result is that whatever symptom and disease the body might be affected with, it may be caused by an emotional…
Post Views: 1 by Maria Teresa De Donato, Ph.D., RND, CHom Aromatherapy, the “study of scent,” can be defined as the use of essential oils for physical and emotional health and well-being. Although this technique has been known for centuries, only recently has modern Western science started to acknowledge its efficacy. The employment of Aromatherapy…
