Is Ghee Better Than Butter?
I heard about and started using ghee a few years ago and love it! Look for it the next time you're in the grocery store...or order online. The grass-fed version is best (as you'll read about below). One of my favorite snacks is air popped popcorn with melted ghee and...
Why Sleeping Less Than Seven Hours a Night Is a Recipe for Ill Health and a Shortened Life Span
Sleep is one of the most important things we can focus on (it's free) when it comes to health, and healing your body. We have to make it a priority or other factors will force it to be one!! It's really important to get to bed/sleep around 10:00 PM as certain...
Reconfirmed: Artificial Sweeteners Make You Fat and Sick
For those that still believe that "diet" drinks and foods are better for you, please read on. This article does a great job of explaining how and why artificial sweeteners cause chronic illness, weight gain and a variety of other health issues. Stevia (from a plant...
Eat Dark Chocolate for Mental and Physical Benefits
Real chocolate has some amazing health benefits...in moderation of course. The important thing is that you're eating the real thing and not a bunch of refined sugar, fat and chemicals (unfortunately most of the chocolate candy that we see). Look for "dark chocolate"...
Money Balance
There are so many programs around money that get installed in our youth - and the only time we realize they are there is when our buttons are pushed and they manifest as anxiety, panic or some other emotion. It might be worthwhile to take a look at our feelings about...
Fear As a Teacher
It seems we have more and more fear in the world these days, but it is possible to use these challenges as an opportunity to grow... Anything worth doing will always have some fear attached to it. For example, having a baby, getting married, changing careers--all of...
Letting Life Unfold
It can be difficult to endure the times in our lives "in between" the peaks, and yet these are some of the most dramatic areas of growth we'll ever experience. You've heard sayings about no door closing without another opening...but...what they don't say is that these...
Weight of Regret
It can be difficult to forgive ourselves for something we did - or didn't do - many years ago. As we continue to grow and learn, we must drop this weight so that we can climb to new heights. We all make mistakes, but it's important to realize that they are all part of...
Cycles of Life
Everything in life goes through cycles, including us! Our culture today is extremely focused on the growth phase, with little respect for the phases of regeneration (e.g. fall and winter). When we are constantly growing, with no resting, we end up very stressed, and...
Four Powerful Adaptogens for Adrenal Support
Our adrenals are the main glands that produce the hormones that help us balance stress in our lives. These small glands (located on top of the kidneys) have a MAJOR job today, as we are under stress 24/7! As a result, we really need to give them the nourishment they...
Cellphones Strongly Linked to Cancer
I truly believe that cellphones will be like cigarettes in the 1950s..back then, people knew they weren't good for you, but it's not like people were dying. The challenge with cellphones and many other dangerous electromagnetic frequencies (EMFs), is that the effects...
Bitterness
Forgiveness for life's situations that no longer serve us is absolutely required in order to truly heal... It is natural to feel resentment or anger when life does not unfold as expected. We consciously or unconsciously anticipated one experience, and we grieve for...
Sleep — Why You Need It and 50 Ways to Improve It
Good sleep is one of the most critical requirements in helping your body to heal itself! It can be quite tricky, as some chronic conditions seem to hamper your ability to sleep, but the suggestions in this article can help break that cycle and get you back to rest...
Being Dehydrated Can Make You Tired, Grumpy and Sick
Water is the second most foundational component of natural health (breathing being first), and there are a HUGE number of health issues that come from not getting enough... Story at-a-glance It’s estimated that 20 percent to 30 percent of older adults are dehydrated,...
A Simple Anti-fungal Supplement Regimen
Super information from Know The Cause on natural anti-fungal supplements. Pathogenic fungi are the root cause of many chronic conditions, so this is good to know! With the goal of both eliminating pathogenic fungi from the body and minimizing the risk of exposure to...
Abdominal Obesity Linked to Anxiety and Depression
Super ideas to help you balance anxious and depressing thoughts. There is a huge link between digestion/obesity and anxiety/depression. I assist my clients with all three of these issues in my practice...please let me know if I can help! Worldwide, depression is the...
Doing The Best You Can
Another super reminder to Be Kind To Ourselves... Stress levels are very high these days, and to expect perfection and bliss at all times is quite a big goal! It isn't always easy to meet the expectations we hold ourselves to. We may find ourselves in a situation...
Stress Awareness
Stress accounts for MORE THAN 90% of all chronic illnesses! This is one of the main things I help my clients to balance using biofeedback. By the way, almost all natural therapies (chiropractic, acupuncture, massage, Reiki...) help the body by removing stressors so...
Can Breast Implants Make You Sick?
Unfortunately, many doctors don't disclose (or are not aware of) the risks of breast implants. Whenever you insert an unnatural thing in the body, the body responds to it as an invader - sometimes more aggressively than others. Either way...something to be aware of......
Is Your Nervous System Suffering?
Some of us deal with very strange symptoms that cannot be explained...like chemical sensitivities and tingling in hands and feet. This article might shed some light on the causes and some ideas to consider... Do you struggle with chemical sensitivity, tingling in the...
