Unfortunately, flu season is here. Don’t start the new year off with congestion and a sore throat! Below are a few tips to help fuel and strengthen your immune system. Diet You should consume 5-7 servings of various fruits and vegetables and 2-3...
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Happy New Year! Does your new year resolution center around health and wellness? The key to sticking with these goals is to create manageable plans and expectations. These lifestyle changes take time, so be fair and kind to yourself. Here are a...
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With the winter season in full swing, common colds and flus are becoming more prevalent among both adults and children. When exposure to cooler weather is combined with high stress and poor nutrition, the immune system takes an even bigger hit...
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The natural world encompasses a vast range of healing potential, from providing nutritious plant-based foods and botanical medicines, to exerting a positive effect on human physiology. Many people experience a favorable shift in their physical...
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Most of us have seen the terrible videos and pictures that show our once beautiful oceans filled with excessive amounts plastic. This plastic epidemic has become a huge problem. Fish swim with plastic beads in their bellies. Beaches are covered...
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Diversity is the key when it comes to the healthy gut flora. Diversity ensures balance, a spectrum of functions and redundancies of these functions. We are going to talk about gut flora – and the top three factors that influence diversity of...
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Over the past decade, there has been more published research regarding the bacteria living in our body and their influence on our health. What we have discovered is that the bacteria in you – in your intestines and colons not only affects your...
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Many cancer survivors face a new set of challenges and unknowns after the last chemotherapy infusion or radiation therapy. Just going through the treatments was already exhausting, but now what? For some, a series of emotions, such as...
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There is a great story in the book called Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers, by Robert Sapolsky. The book presents various effects of stress on the body. It can be a little heady at times, but overall the book gives a good summation of why stress is...
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Many people find the holidays both amazing and guilt-ridden. With so many delicious options for comfort food, it’s not as tough as you might think to find food that’s both fulfilling and nourishing. Believe it or not, there is a way to enjoy...
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October is the month of Halloween, which means sugar will soon be everywhere. For health-conscious parents, this sugar phenomenon is often scarier than the costumes. But have no fear! We are here to offer you healthier alternatives this...
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I believe that the purpose of my work is to dispel the myths that healthy, organic food is expensive and tastes bad. In fact, it is fairly easy to eat well on a budget. However, for many people it is typical to look at the price difference on two...
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