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Natural Remedies For Sleep
In a previous post, I mentioned the diseases that result from or are exacerbated by prolonged periods of sleep loss. ?Namely, heart disease, diabetes, obesity and even death. ?Short term affects...
Are You Getting Enough Beauty Sleep?
I love my sleep.? But I also love being awake.? It's a constant balancing act between my yin (sleep) and yang (awake) energy.? I have been blessed, and just as equally cursed, with getting a second...
Natural Options for Anxiety Support
I was 19 when I had my first anxiety attack. I had no idea what it was. The sense of overwhelming panic was so strong I couldn't breathe. It would swoop down on me unbidden, and there was no...
Is All Red Meat Bad for You?
On April 16, 1996 Howard Lyman, a former cattle rancher, openly confessed on The Oprah Winfrey Show that he had given up eating meat and become a vegetarian. ?He felt so strongly about the adverse...
Sweet Suicide
It pains me to talk about sugar like it's some sort of mass murderer, but as the saying goes you have to call a spade a spade. ?Growing up I had a love affair with?sugar. ?So much so that by the age...
Natural Relief for Sinus Infections
Sinus infections?are the fifth most common reason?antibiotics?are prescribed for adults.? But according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, antibiotics did...
Waist Size Can Determine Health
With summer just around the corner, my thoughts are on getting in shape for bathing suit season. ?But I know it's even more important to take care of myself to stay healthy. Did you know waist size...
New Code Identifies Genetically Modified Food
Here's an update for all the folks who've done supermarket tours with me. ?You may remember that produce has a PLU code that identifies whether or not it's?organic. ?If it's a five digit code that...
Spring Cleaning for Stress
Due to an oil spill in our house a while back, my husband and I were evacuated to a hotel for 35 days. With our dog. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. One thing I'll...