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Protect Yourself from Insects!

Here come the bugs! Not only are the mosquitoes making an appearance, but May is prime tick season. Believe me, it’s important to protect yourself from those ticks.

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Improving Brain Health

As rates of Dementia and Alzheimer's increase, it becomes quite important to pay attention to your brain health. Here are some great ideas to keep you sharp!

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Protect this Organ!

Temps are warming, and in many cities (including metro Atlanta) the air quality is suffering. Along with this, pollen season is still happening, with an ever-changing pageant of plants releasing their copious amounts of pollen....

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First Van Adventure

Sometimes you don’t know just how much you need a day off until you take one. Or two! Two weeks ago, I took my van out for her maiden camping voyage mostly as a test run to see if I needed anything I didn’t think about. It’s been 30 years since I camped and it seemed wise to camp a couple of days close to home to try it out.

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Weight Loss and Insulin Resistance

One of the biggest challenges to weight loss is a condition called insulin resistance, which means that your cells cannot uptake insulin effectively. This causes weight gain, particularly in the midsection, and this weight does not leave easily! There are many factors that lead to insulin resistance.

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Free Help for Nerves

Our bodies are constantly bombarded with excess energy from appliances, power lines, televisions & computers, WiFi, cell phone signals. The more sensitive you are, the more you feel nervous and anxious from it. Earthing is a lovely way to help relieve some of that irritation and feel calmer. 

What are the Warning Signs of Inflammation?

Because inflammation is associated with conditions like heart attack, cancer, diabetes, arthritis and autoimmune conditions like MS, Lupus and Sjogren’s, it’s important to recognize these early warning signs. If these signs are only present for a few days, the inflammation is handling a more acute situation. But if they go on longer-term, it’s imperative to find out what’s causing this reaction in your body and handle it before it can develop into something more serious. Here are the signs to watch for.

Testosterone in Men and Women: Tips That Elevate Health

Testosterone is a vital hormone for both men and women. Like anything else in the human body, it’s important to have the quantity that you need – not too little AND not too much.

How Can Traditional Chinese Medicine Improve Your Health?

I often write about how important it is to sync with the rhythms of nature to maximize our health.As I write this, we’re moving into the season of Late Summer, which is a transition period between Summer and Autumn in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Understanding what’s happening with nature and your own body during this time enables you to take advantage of simple, free ways to support your health.

The Super Herb for Stress, Hormones, and Overall Health

In today’s world of constant bombardment with pollution, subpar food, and chronic stress, certain health problems have become widespread. Some of these issues include anxiety, difficulty sleeping, low testosterone or otherwise imbalanced hormones, diabetes, and the ever-tough belly fat. Thankfully, the super “herb for stress” may help support the body in managing these challenges. Not fun to be plagued by any of these!

How Long Does it Take to Heal Leaky Gut?

There are a few ways your gut lining can become leaky, and the more you minimize these, the faster you can heal.

How Nervous System Stress Impacts 15 Major Health Issues

Did you know that these 15 health issues have a common denominator? I’m talking about anxiety, restless leg syndrome, fibromyalgia, migraines, Alzheimer’s & dementia, insomnia, ADD & ADHD, brain fog, Parkinson’s, seizure disorders, panic attacks, chronic pain, and MS. They are each different manifestations of irritation or even damage to your body’s nervous system. The nervous system is your brain, spinal cord, and the nerves that run all over your body.

Holy Basil Benefits That Stop Inflammation

I’m constantly amazed at the incredible healing powers of herbs. Seldom do you see an herb that has only one or two healing properties – often it’s five or more! Today I want to talk about Holy Basil Benefits, which is known as the Queen of Herbs for good reason.

What Are the Best Foods for Gut Healing?

I’m sure you’ve heard that all disease begins in the gut, and there is a lot of truth to that statement. It’s also true that all gut healing begins in the gut! I want to help you to understand the basics of gut health and how you can use the power of foods to create and support a truly healthy gut and body.

Nature Deficit Disorder: Secrets That Boost Energy

Yesterday, I listened to a podcast which reaffirmed that often the answers to the complexities of modern health problems are found in the simplicity of nature. The subject was Nature Deficit Disorder, which is not an official medical diagnosis, but a buzzword growing in popularity. It describes one of the factors in the explosion of anxiety, depression, brain fog, and a lowering of immune function… a disconnection from nature.

The Art of Doing Nothing: How Relaxation Can Save Your Health

Isn’t it interesting how sometimes certain information will cross your path and you get the thought, “Is this trying to tell me something?”. Then when it happens repeatedly, I think it’s time to sit up and take notice! Here’s the message I got 3 times in the last week, and if we pay attention, it could literally save us from going down the road to a critical illness.

Holiday Scents: What’s Safe, What’s Not

It’s holiday time and the ad campaigns have begun! I saw multiple ads promoting how important it is to keep your home filled with holiday scents like these candles. And I knew I had to get the word out about what is safe and unsafe when it comes to scents!

Why is Violence Increasing? Hidden Factors Revealed

It’s not your imagination that the number of senseless shootings and murders has dramatically increased since 2000. I only had time to look at the statistics for school shootings as I prepared to write this, but here are the stats for the number of school shootings by decade.