
Spring Cleaning for your Gut: The beginners guide to cleansing
Welcome spring! This is customarily the time of year when we clean up our homes, our closets, and our yards.
Welcome spring! This is customarily the time of year when we clean up our homes, our closets, and our yards.
Over the years, I feel we’ve lost touch with the true meaning of food. With so many diets, trends, and supplements constantly being promoted, it’s easy to forget that food is more than just calories—it’s information for our cells. Food fuels us at a deep, cellular level, providing the nutrients we need for vitality, sustained
Why Magnesium Matters Supplementing magnesium has become increasingly important due to modern agricultural practices that have significantly depleted the soil of its natural mineral content. As a result, even the healthiest diets often fall short in providing the necessary levels of magnesium. Why Soil Depletion Matters: Here is a list of the many benefits of
Stress significantly impacts both digestion and absorption through multiple interconnected mechanisms, involving physical, hormonal, and nervous system responses. When stressed, the body activates the flight -or fight response through the sympathetic nervous system, prioritizing survival over non-essential functions like digestion. When this happens, it can lead to the following *Reduced Blood Flow to the Gut:
With each new year, we all set ambitious goals, whether it’s to become healthier, leaner, more energetic, or to improve our eating habits. But have you ever stopped to ask: What’s the one thing we should be focusing on that would make achieving all those goals easier? The answer lies in taking care of our
There is a lot of buzz surrounding healthy morning routines and starting your day the right way. This is super important to our productivity and health. But what about evening routines? Are they not just as important? Of course they are! The better-quality sleep you get will result in an easier, more productive start to
The strength of your immune system is directly related to the wellbeing of your lymphatic system. A compromised immune system is a direct result of a sluggish lymphatic system. So, what is lymph fluid exactly? Everyone talks about blood and going for blood work, yet we never hear about lymph. Our cells bathe in two
It appears that we are taking better care of ourselves than ever. We are more aware of the benefits of eating fresh and organic foods, taking high quality supplements, exercising, and practicing stress reduction. The fact remains that we are exposed daily to a variety of toxins in the air, water, food, clothing, and environment
I felt a strong sense of urgency to write this blog about calcium because it is the most important mineral in our body, and we need lots of it. Sadly, we have been led to believe that dairy is a great source of calcium; that milk makes healthy bones, and we should drink it daily.
I totally resonate with the quote that belongs to Tim Ferris. “If you win your morning, you win the day.” It cannot be argued that the way you start your day will dictate how that day will unfold. You may not be able to make all the changes that I will introduce shortly, but even
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