Kids and Holiday Anxiety

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Kids and Holiday Anxiety

Holidays are great fun, but let’s face it, don’t we all experience some level of sensory overload and/or anxiety during this time? There’s an overabundance of activities, sugary and not-so-healthy foods, parties, decorations, travel and extra time with family and friends. Tough for adults to manage but how can we help our little ones through to avoid hyperactivity and/or meltdowns?

Over a period of a few weeks, their still-developing brains are suddenly exposed to extra crowds, noise, tree lights, and more ...

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28
NOV
0

Children, Healing, Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyles, Holidays, Immune System, Inflammation, Non Toxic Choices, Prevention, Sleep, Stress Management, Toxic Overload, Travel

Why are Autoimmune Disorders Rising for Women?

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Why are Autoimmune Disorders Rising for Women?

Did you know that 80% of people with autoimmune disorders are female? Did you know that digestive issues, headaches, low energy and even eczema can be early signs of an autoimmune disorder? What’s that, you say?

According to Dr. Robin Berzin, an autoimmune disease is “when the immune system, which is supposed to attack outside invaders, starts attacking the cells in your body.” She also notes that autoimmune disorders are on the rise at an “alarming rate.”

Some of these disorders you ...

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31
OCT
1

Allergies, Alternative Therapies, Asthma, Exercise, Healing, Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyles, Holidays, Hormones, Immune System, Inflammation, Prevention, Stress Management, Toxic Overload

What’s Robbing YOUR Immune System?

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What’s Robbing YOUR Immune System?

Is it possible that we can be exercising, taking supplements, eating pretty healthy, constantly washing our hands and STILL getting sick? All around me people are sick. I hear people asking “How is it that I’m doing all the right things and I’m still getting sick?” What’s up with that?

We depend on our immune systems to keep us healthy. But then, maybe we’re doing (or not doing) things that make our immune systems struggle to keep us healthy.  Our choices ...

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25
OCT
0

Allergies, Alternative Therapies, Asthma, Cancer, Children, Exercise, Healing, Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyles, Immune System, Inflammation, Prevention, Sleep, Stress Management, Toxic Overload

Spring Snippets

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Spring Snippets

Spring has sprung!!  Welcome to my “Spring Snippets!” In today’s post I’m sharing “snippets” or small pieces of MANY different, interesting topics I’ve found during the past few weeks that continue to help me and my family live healthy lives.

This time of year I am in full-on mode for Spring break – fresh, lighter foods, new opportunities for getting outside, new books and music that make me want to learn, laugh and dance! Each and every day I discover a ...

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30
MAR
0

Allergies, Children, Exercise, Healing, Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyles, Household Products, Immune System, Inflammation, Non Toxic Choices, Plastics, Prevention, Spirituality, Stress Management, Toxic Overload

The Healing Power of Reiki

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The Healing Power of Reiki

It’s an understatement when I say I had the good fortune of being introduced to Reiki nearly 20 years ago! I had been diagnosed with cancer and was looking for anything to help me heal. I am so grateful that I am open to trying new things, especially healing modalities, as long as it doesn’t involve pain! I’ve learned that the world is abundant in healing resources. We just have to know how to tap into them.

I’m always a little ...

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22
SEP
2

Alternative Therapies, Healing, Healthy Lifestyles, Immune System, Inflammation, Prevention, Spirituality, Stress Management

The Super Power of Women’s Hormones!

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The Super Power of Women’s Hormones!

Did you know that with hormone support we have the ability to minimize the damages done by aging? Did you know that with appropriate hormone support we have the ability to stay at or near our optimal weights, recover from illnesses more quickly, and protect our bones, hearts and brains from deteriorating? Best of all, did you know that with hormone support we can actually age gracefully AND feel great?

Several years ago,   I shared my personal story of two ...

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15
SEP
0

Alternative Therapies, Healing, Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyles, Hormones, Immune System, Inflammation, Menopause, Non Toxic Choices, Peri-Menopause, Prevention, Stress Management, Toxic Overload

Delicious Summer Beverages – Hold the Processed Sugar

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Delicious Summer Beverages – Hold the Processed Sugar

Someone recently told me that June is National Fruits and Vegetables month! And with the abundance of these food items in our stores and at our farmers markets, we can create some delicious, thirst quenching summer beverages without the use of sugar. And these can certainly carry into July and August!

I’m always on the quest for creative drinks that everyone loves (including me) and that are so much healthier. This week, I’m listing a few of my favorites along with ...

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30
JUN
0

Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyles, Immune System, Inflammation, Non Toxic Choices

Non Toxic Insect Repellents to the Rescue!

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Non Toxic Insect Repellents to the Rescue!

Caroline, this one’s for you! Summertime and the living is easy, except when the flies, gnats and mosquitoes join the party. I can’t tell you how many toxic sprays and creams I covered myself with many years ago without knowing the chemical dangers. The most well-known chemical in insect repellents is DEET. Did you know that it melts plastic and fishing line? Of course it’s effective and insects are smart enough to stay away, but do we want to be ...

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2
JUN
2

Allergies, Alternative Therapies, Asthma, Beauty Products, Gardening, Healing, Healthy Lifestyles, Inflammation, Non Toxic Choices, Parabens, Pest Control, Pesticides, Pets, Plants, Prevention, Skincare, Toxic Overload

On Pins and Needles – Acupuncture 101

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On Pins and Needles – Acupuncture 101

After decades of being prescribed antibiotics by my doctor for my chronic and frequent sinus infections, I tried my first acupuncture treatment 25 years ago. It was time to to try something different, and I was delighted that I could breathe so much better after my first treatment! I learned that regular treatments could help me manage my allergies and build and maintain my immune system.

Eleven years ago, after months of cancer treatment, my immune system was shot. Surgery, chemo ...

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19
MAY
3

Allergies, Alternative Therapies, Asthma, Healing, Healthy Lifestyles, Hormones, Immune System, Inflammation, Menopause, Non Toxic Choices, Peri-Menopause, Prevention, Stress Management, Toxic Overload

Probiotics 101

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Probiotics 101

It seems like you can’t turn around these days without hearing something about probiotics. Haven’t we all seen Jamie Lee Curtis in a magazine or on television touting the benefits of Activa and the probiotics contained therein? But what are probiotics, really, and why should we care?

Twelve years ago when I started taking probiotics, not many people were familiar with them. Certainly it was new for me. I participated in an herbal healing weekend in 2003 and was officially introduced ...

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31
MAR
0

Allergies, Alternative Therapies, Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyles, Immune System, Inflammation, Non Toxic Choices, Prevention

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