Health and Vision Boards

Up until recently I had no idea what a vision board was. Just like everyone else I would write my New Year resolutions in a list and I would find that by March- April I would be struggling to keep them, and those were the ones I remembered!

Then one day my dear friend Chloe White invited me to a Vision Board workshop that she was hosting. A little research revealed that this was something recommended by Oprah :) , so I went, I loved it and I was hooked! I've been doing them ever since and I have noticed that sticking to my resolutions is so much easier when you have a visual, and lots of fun!

So, if you have never heard of vision boards, you are probably wondering what they are and what a workshop entails. Basically I would define a vision board as a collage of pictures that represent your intentions. In the workshops that I have attended, we had lots of fun leafing through magazines and cutting out photos, words and images that represent what we would like our lives to look like for the coming year. We used scrapbooking pages as the backing and just glued what we had cut out right there onto the board. Adding photos of self, family and other meaningful things completed the vision board and then it was hung in a place where I could see these images daily as a reminder of my intention.

As a funny aside, at the vision board workshop that I went to recently, we had just had a severe snowstorm and everybody was putting photos of beach vacations on their boards! What fun!

So what does that have to do with health and wellness you may ask? Well, statistics show that most Americans have health and wellness goals within their top 5 New Year resolutions. Achieving these goals can be easy and fun when you set these goals to pictures. Do you aspire to eat more healthily this year? Find those words or images that say that to you and put that on your board! Do you want to achieve more fitness? Put words or photos representing that! This year my vision board has images representing me getting more rest and relaxation, improving my time management and running that race in Hartford that I love! Now that my intention is set to photos, photos that I see every day, I'm sure I'm well on the way to achieving them.

Would you like to make your very own vision board? Please join us in office on March 30^th 2015 for our intention setting open house. It will be hosted by Chloe White who is an expert.  It will go from 5:30-7pm. There will also be a Foam Roller Workshop and Aromatherapy Workshop as well as complimentary massages with Angelica Macaraeg LMT. To attend please just RSVP to 860-589-1491.

Are you SUPERMOM?

· How can we have less stress and better time management skills?

· What are the best nutritional choices for our  families?

· How can we attend to our self care without taking away from other aspects of our lives?

If these questions resonate with you, then you are not alone and you are cordially invited to participate in the: Being SuperMom Bootcamp

 Complimentary introductory workshop date: Thursday, March 26th, at 6pm

Dr. Shepherd, a mom and a physician specializing in holistic health and wellness, will be presenting all seven not to be missed high content, step by step tele-workshops. The boot camp includes:

·  - 7 seminars and all the seminar materials,

·  - Your own personal Q&A time during “open office hours,”

·  - One complimentary personal clinical nutrition get acquainted session.

- In addition you will be given access to our private Facebook group of truly SUPERMOMS who provide the kind of support every mom deserves and needs.

Janet Johnson your local business writer and CEO of

www.Manufacturingadvances.com says about The Mini Mommy Summits™ :

“ …I go, go, and go.  I do this because I care so much for my clients and want the best for them.  … when

I'm in this mode, I tend to put myself last.  As a parent of two little kids… maintaining my health and energy is very important to me.  … [Dr. Shepherd] always reminds me to take care of myself first and gives me strategies on everything self-care: from simple daily stretches to nutrition guidance.   This mindfulness has made such a huge difference in my life.  Now, I have enough energy to do everything I need to do BECAUSE I take care of my health first. The Mini-Mommy Summit is a can't-miss.  It would be a blessing to your life if you attended.” 

                                                 Please register now as spaces do fill up:

 Just call 860-589-1491 or Email drdaviashepherd@hotmail.com

The Mini Mommy Summits™

Healthily navigating the supermarket aisles

I am a great advocate for preparing as many meals as possible at home and saving eating out for special occasions. In many cases this can be a healthier prospect, however so many patients seem to have so many questions when it comes to healthy quick and affordable meal preparation and most of the questions seem to surround what to buy at the market.

Having questions surrounding supermarket shopping is universal and its no one's fault that busy parents want clear cut answers when it comes to making the correct nutritional choices for their families.

Some of the recurrent questions surround reading labels, whole grains, gluten, low fat vs. low carb, which processed foods are ok, when to go organic, fresh vs canned foods and so on. If you have ever been concerned about these issues then you might want to take advantage of a resource that our patients love: Shopping with Dr. Shepherd.

We shop from the local supermarket (we don't even have to go to a speciality health foods market.) The program provides help making a nutritious meal plan for the week, making a healthy shopping list and then making the healthiest choices that the local market has to offer. In addition, I share some of my healthy recipes that even picky kids may love. (I should know, my 4 year old is perhaps the pickiest!)

As you can imagine, we can only do a few of these sessions, so if you are interested, please call the office at 860-589-1491 today to reserve your appointment. Think of registering a friend with you. If this does not speak to you but you can think of someone who may be interested, please do pass the information along. If you have questions or concerns, do call us in office and we will be happy to help.