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The Ins and Outs of Cooking with Whole Foods

July 14, 2021

We live in a day and age where processed foods dominate both high and low income countries1. People are overeating, but their cells are starving for nutrients. We are eating an abundance of chemicals and…

10 Benefits of a Whole Food, Plant-Based Diet

June 9, 2021

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!

October 28, 2019

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…

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Heal Your Thyroid

October 28, 2019

“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

October 28, 2019

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

October 28, 2019

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…

October 28, 2019

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

October 28, 2019

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

October 28, 2019

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

October 28, 2019

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…