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10 Benefits of a Whole Food, Plant-Based Diet
What is a Plant-based/Vegan Diet? Plant-based diet: Focusing on eating whole foods, such as vegetables, fruit, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds, and plant-based oils (unsaturated fats). Vegan diet: Excludes all meat, dairy and eggs…
How to THRIVE in a Toxic World!
I’ve been through it all. I’ve lived in a big apartment complex in the city (with tons of WIFI and Satellite dishes), and I’ve lived for months in the desert in Palm Springs. I’ve lived…
Heal Your Thyroid
“Chronic Stress reduces the cell’s ability to absorb thyroid hormone by 50-79%. (p .252, Cohen).” Let’s face it; we all have a lot of stress in this day and age. Not only are our daily…
The Sunlight Supplement
I have talked about before how Vitamin D (preferably from sunlight) is an essential supplement, and I cannot emphasize this enough! Just recently I took a trip to Australia for about two weeks. When I…
6 Ways to Balance Your Cortisol Levels
Cortisol is a steroid released from the adrenal glands during the fight-or flight response (stress response). Chronic stress can cause cortisol imbalances that can lead to different ailments such as: Reduced tissue repair Chronic pain…
Relaxed and Rational…
Healthy decisions are made at a rational level. We take input from our emotions and from other data, but it’s with the intelligence that we need to make a decision. ~Pia Mellody One of the…
Healing Trauma with Ayurveda
From all my years studying heal-th and heal-ing, I have found that there is almost always an underlying emotional component linked to chronic disease that is a major stressor to the body. There are, however,…
5 Ways to Alkalize
The blood pH is slightly alkaline by design, being roughly 7.36. Anythingabove pH 7 is alkaline, and anything below pH 7 is acidic. Certain foodsand fluids can either leave an alkaline or an acidic residue…
5 ways to de-stress your home
Himalayan Salt Lamp: Having a Himalayan salt lamp in your home can help to cleanse the air and bring tranquility to your house. Salts release negative ions when they come in contact with moisture in…
Are you tired of feeling tired?
About 15 years ago I was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, and chronic fatigue. I had developed tremors and my body was literally shutting down. I thought something physically was very wrong, but the doctors…