Healing Acid Reflux—Naturally
You’ve likely experienced acid reflux before, and perhaps you’re plagued with its more serious, chronic form, gastroesophageal reflux...
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Tend to Your Thyroid - Naturally
What is the Thyroid and What Does It Do? The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped endocrine gland located between your Adam’s apple and...
Make Every Vitamin Work for You
If you’re health conscious, you’re likely familiar with—if not already benefitting from—the power of supplements. However, there’s a good...
Essential Amino Acids are Essential
Amino acids are the building blocks of hundreds of different proteins, all of which are responsible for a host of important bodily...
The Importance of Protein
When you consider protein, you may only think of it in terms of muscle growth and physical activity. But protein is responsible for so...
Rev Up Your Metabolism Naturally
When you think about a good metabolism, you probably envision a person who can eat whatever they want and stay slim. In effect, we only...
Traveling Healthy
With so many of us traveling again, it is important to remember how to keep yourself healthy while on the road. Keeping your immune...
Managing Menopausal Munchies
Menopause—as well as perimenopause, the years before your period actually stops—can be a very challenging time for lots of women. There...
Sip Your Way to Good Health
Joe. Java. Mud. No matter what you call it, coffee is a huge part of American culture, with 62 percent of us drinking the stuff every...
"Healthy" Food that are Unhealthy
Navigating the world of healthy eating can be tough. Not only is there a ton of conflicting information out there as well as sneaky...
Managing Menopausal Stress
Despite its natural inevitability, menopause remains a somewhat taboo topic of discussion, leaving women feeling isolated and uncertain...
Prevent Disease-Causing Chronic Inflammation
What do Alzheimer’s disease, asthma, cancer, heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and type 2 diabetes...
Could Your Gut be Leaky?
In recent years, the link between a healthy gut and overall wellness has become much more widely understood and appreciated, though there...
The Truth About Alcohol and Health
For anyone interested in improving their overall wellness, questions about healthier alcohol consumption—namely, how much and what...
Food as Pharmacy: Eat to Boost Your Mood
Chances are, you’ve heard the term “brain food.” It’s usually used to describe certain healthy whole foods that boost your cognition,...
Strengthen Your Gut with Digestive Enzymes
You know that a balanced diet is key to good health, but did you know it wouldn’t do you much good if it weren’t for digestive enzymes?...
Chocolate: Friend or Foe?
It may come as a surprise, but chocolate isn’t something I tell my clients to shy away from. While it can get a bad rap as an...
The Health Benefits of Probiotics
If you’re looking to improve your overall wellness, it’s worth adding probiotics to your regimen through a supplement, your diet, or...
What To Know About Type 3 Diabetes
For years, scientists have been trying to understand the cause of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and believed that genetics...
Calcium Boosts More Than Just Bone Health
Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the human body. Not only is it responsible for building bone, it’s key to a number of important...
Tune Up Your Taste Buds
Many people like me, who grew up on processed foods, struggle with the fact that healthy foods simply don’t taste as good. Despite...
Why Is It So Hard To Lose Weight?
If you’ve ever tried to lose weight and found it difficult — or that the pounds come right back — you are not alone. The fact is that...
Common Ailments And How To Soothe Them Naturally
If you find yourself heading to the medicine cabinet for every minor discomfort, consider the benefits of natural alternatives instead....
Nightshades: Helpful or Harmful?
While fruits and veggies are universally lauded for their nutritional power, there’s one subcategory that sometimes gets a bad rap:...
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