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  • 5 Ways to Love Yourself

    5 ways to love yourself: getting a positive  image. We spend so much time waiting to be loved or hoping love will find us but the truth of the matter is we need to love ourselves first. You can’t always rely on other people to make them feel good about…

  • Adrenal Fatigue: What Is It?

    Stressed? Tired? Craving sugar? Can’t sleep? All of these can be related to the constant stress we feel in our lives. We know that stress can have a huge impact on our health and wellness. And, since your adrenal glands produce stress hormones, adrenal fatigue (or “HPA Axis Dysregulation,”) is…

  • Quick Fixes for you sleeping troubles!

    If you’re having trouble sleeping, but don’t want to poison your body with harmful sleeping pills, there are a number of natural sleep aids you could try instead. Read on to learn more about the best natural sleep aids that could have you sleeping like a baby again in no…

  • 5 Simple Exercises You Can Do Anywhere

    With your hectic daily routine – getting ready for work, getting the kids ready for school, making sure your socks aren’t floating in the dog’s water bowl, a busy day at work, coming home and fixing dinner, cleaning up the house and getting everyone, including yourself, to sleep – exercise…

  • The Gut-Brain Connection: How To Feed Your Brain

    If there was ever a call for “digestive health,” this is it! Yes, it’s true. Your gut is considered your “second brain.” There is no denying it anymore.   And because of the new scientific discoveries about the vagus nerve, the enteric nervous system, and the amazing influence your gut…

  • The Coconut Oil Craze – Should I Jump on the Bandwagon Too?

    Yes you should (end of post). But what exactly is it about coconut oil that makes it so healthy? And which type is best? Let’s dive into some of the fascinating research and find out. Coconut oil is a special kind of fat Coconut oil is fat and contains the…

  • The Truth Behind Artificial Sweeteners

    You probably know the negative health effects of eating too much sugar, especially “added sugars” like in soda pop, candy, baked goods, and many commercially-available cereals, just to name a few.  Added sugar is hiding just about everywhere in the grocery store. Yes, ingesting refined sugar spikes your blood sugar…

  • The Truth Behind Artificial Sweeteners

    You probably know the negative health effects of eating too much sugar, especially “added sugars” like in soda pop, candy, baked goods, and many commercially-available cereals, just to name a few.  Added sugar is hiding just about everywhere in the grocery store. Yes, ingesting refined sugar spikes your blood sugar…

  • How to Naturally Lower Stress Hormone (Cortisol)

    STRESS!!!STRESS!!! Its causes are absolutely everywhere. Would you agree? Our natural “fight or flight” stress response can sometimes go a little overboard. It’s supposed to help us escape injury or death in an emergency and then return to normal after we’ve fought or flew. But, that doesn’t happen too much…

  • Food Preservatives

    A food preservative is a substance added to foods to make them last longer; to “preserve” them. Preservatives are added to foods that go bad quickly and have found themselves in all kinds of products in our grocery stores. Preservatives work to preserve food in a few different ways. Some…