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Here’s How to Defeat Sugar Cravings Once and For All
Refined sugar is a tough addiction to break! Learn some tangible steps you can take to overcome sugar cravings once and for all.
Flow into Wellness: Yoga for Better Lymphatic Circulation and Immunity
A yoga practice can help you navigate the cold and influenza season, while staying healthy, happy and fit.
The Surprising Secret to a Long & Healthy Life: Friendship
If you want to enjoy a long and healthy life, it’s important to prioritize relationships and social connections.
Creatine: The Unsung Hero for Healthy Aging and Mental Clarity
Creatine helps to increase lean muscle mass and strength, improves exercise performance and stamina, and so much more.
Herbal Focus: Black Cohosh Actaea racemosa
Black cohosh (black bugbane, black snakeroot, baneberry, or rattleweed) is known as a potent remedy for balancing hormones during menopause.
Is Your Wardrobe Making You Sick? The Truth About Synthetic Fabrics
Another aspect of the “fast fashion” problem: the trade-off between inexpensive clothing and its impact on physical and environmental health.
Is This Cellular Protein the Secret to Turning Back the Hands of Time?
Nrf2 is a natural compound closely tied to a reduction in disease, improved energy levels, youthful skin, cognitive health, and much more.
Leaky Skin Syndrome: A Key Player in Food Allergies?
The gut lining and skin barrier are more similar than you may think in the role each plays in immune response.
Matcha Green Tea: Can it Improve Sleep and Social Functioning in Older Adults?
The range of health benefits from drinking matcha green tea, with its robust nutrient profile, may surprise you!
Staying Up Late? Here’s How It Affects Your Health
Night owl? You may have increased risk of weight gain and diabetes but there are ways you can minimize the health impacts of staying up late.
Harnessing the Power of Radical Gratitude This Thanksgiving
Radical gratitude is about turning obstacles into opportunities, and transforming loss or negativity into a path of gratefulness.
Here’s How to Boost Liver Health: My Favorite Foods & Herbs
Your liver is an industrious organ! Learn about foods and herbs that will help you to support your liver for optimal health.
A Natural Approach to Managing Huntington’s Disease
Research offers a ray of hope in slowing the progression of Huntington’s disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that affects 30k Americans.
‘Interesting’ Over Happy: Why It’s the Secret to a Rich and Full Life
Learn to cultivate a curiously good life by living with purpose, practicing altruism, and fostering psychological richness.
Is Sleeping on Your Back Harming Your Brain?
A new study suggests that one’s preferred sleep position may significantly impact health and correlate with neurodegeneration.
Coffee May Be Your New Anti-Aging Ally, According to Science
Coffee is one of the great pleasures in life. Turns out, it can be exceedingly healthy and provide major health benefits!
The Hidden Link Between Hashimoto’s and Epstein-Barr Virus
A Common Viral Infection Most of us have been exposed at some point in our lives to the Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) — a type of herpesvirus (HHV-4). Mononucleosis is one of the most well-known EBV diseases, but the virus is also associated with certain forms of cancer,...
Stay Calm, Happy, and Healthy: My Top Go-To Holiday Remedies
Take extra precautions during the autumn and winter months to avoid picking up a bug that can dampen holiday festivities with loved ones.
Common “All-Natural” Sugar Substitute Linked with Increased Risk of Blood Clots, Heart Attack
New research is highlighting concerns over the safety of erythritol, once thought to be a healthy sugar substitute.
Here’s How Menopause Affects Autoimmunity — And How to Find Relief!
Exploring some of the factors that play large roles in how autoimmunity affects — and the other way around.
High Iron Levels in the Brain Connected to Greater Dementia Risk
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia and is associated with around two thirds of the world’s cases.
Can’t Workout? A Hot Bath May Be The Next Best Option
Researchers have found that a hot bath helps to boost metabolism, regulate blood sugar, and reduce inflammation.
Six Ways to Slash Your Cancer Risk by 40%
Modifiable risk factors play a large role in your chances of developing cancer, but simple lifestyle changes may help to prevent the disease.
Restless Legs Syndrome: Is Reishi Mushroom The Answer?
The root cause of RLS has not been established, but several lifestyle, dietary, and herbal options can help ease symptoms.
Herbal Focus:Andrographis paniculata
Andrographis is a helpful botanical with a spectrum of uses including boosting immunity, respiratory conditions, inflammation, and colds/flu.
Is Post-Treatment (Chronic) Lyme Disease an Autoimmune Condition?
Chronic Lyme is now a verifiable syndrome that affects individuals who have been infected and treated for the disease.
Menopausal Weight Gain: Here’s How to Defeat It
Let’s have a look at the different stages of menopause hormonal changes and how each can influence your weight.
Herbal Focus: Maitake MushroomGrifola frondosa
A popular culinary and medicinal mushroom, wild maitake grows throughout North America, Europe, China, and Japan.
Are EMFs Destroying Your Sleep?
Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) are not something we typically give much thought to in our modern age, but the health impacts are real.
Are Gluten-Free Products Really Safe? New Report Reveals Glyphosate Risk
Analysis of popular gluten-free products shows you may be at risk of exposure to glyphosate, a chemical used in Round-Up Ready herbicide.
Understanding MS in Women: 9 Key Differences
Hormones play a significant role in how multiple sclerosis develops, progresses, as well as the level of severity.
How to Love Your Liver In Three Easy Steps
Keep the largest organ in your body, the hard-working liver, healthy and happy with these simple ways to encourage liver health.
The Surprising Link Between Hypothyroidism and Mental Health
Addressing hypothyroidism is crucial to avoid not only the negative physical effects but also to ensure your mental health is protected.
Herbalism 101: Salves — Recipes Included!
Never made a salve before? The simple recipes in this post will have you cooking up your own herbal remedies quickly.
“Nature’s Ozempic” — Does It Really Work for Weight Loss & Blood Sugar Control?
Let’s separate fact from fiction and explore the research to see if berberine actually lives up to the claims of effortless weight loss.
Supercharge Your Immunity and Sleep with the Power of Gratitude
Our brains may be wired to problem-solve, but making the effort to practice gratitude can yield big rewards for mental and physical health
Black Cohosh & Red Clover are My Favorite Remedies for Menopause. Here’s Why.
These two powerful herbs can smooth the transition of menopause and help you to embrace this new chapter in your life.
Cannabis & ADHD: Here’s What You Need to Know
Let’s explore the symptoms of the neurobehavioral disorder ADHD and review several helpful natural remedies, including CBD products.
NEAT: The Secret to Weight Loss That Doesn’t Involve a Gym
The smallest habit shifts can add up to significant caloric burn? Let’s talk about Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT).
Here’s What to Forage This Autumn — Wild Food Recipe Included!
With autumn just around the corner, there is no better time than now to start thinking about your wild food game plan.
My All-Natural Guide to a Healthy & Happy Back-to-School Season
Tips for how to stay (and keep kids) healthy and happy from the freedom of summer back to school and more structured days.
Dengue Fever Outbreak in the US: How Herbal Remedies Can Help
Let’s talk about protection against Dengue Fever and effective herbal remedies that can lower the risk of serious illness.
Why Everyone Should Eat More Collagen for Beauty and Health — Recipe Included!
Collagen is found in the connective tissues (tendons, skin, and muscles) and helps to strengthen bones. But is it the ultimate superfood?
Unleashing the Power Within: How Confidence Rewires Your Brain
Great news – your brain can learn confidence, and the more you orient towards it, the more confidence is hardwired into your brain!
Chromotherapy: Using The Power of Color to Heal
Have you felt calmed by a blue environment or energized by a yellow one? This is chromotherapy – science of color – at work!
Clearing the Mental Haze: How to Tackle Post-Pandemic Brain Fog
Let’s look at supportive foods and a specific herbal extract to boost brain health and lift the fog once and for all!
Fact or Fiction: Can Lettuce Water Help You to Fall Asleep Faster?
An estimated 70 million Americans suffer from insomnia, it’s no wonder an easy and natural solution would be popular!
Beating the Heat: My Top Tips for Managing MS in Hot Weather
Trying to manage heat-related MS flares? Take heart! Here are several ways to help you stay calm, cool, and collected.
Discover the World’s Most Transformative Healing Destinations
Craving a travel experience that’s more than just a vacation? Have a look at these off-the-beaten track destinations for holistic healing.