Certain fruits, vegetables, herbs, and spices have healing properties. Nourishing your body with good nutrition helps lead to optimal performance, if you have a disease process going on proper nutrition is even more important. Adding these 5 vegetables to your regular meal plans can help make you your healthy best! 1- Onions Onions are […]
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I had no idea these were so helpful to the recovering addict! Every treatment center should have one, it helps with the physical symptoms, helps eliminate cravings, and helps the body back to a more aligned, natural state. It just plain makes you feel good. If it’s that beneficial for removing residual toxins, it must
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So many of us get so busy we often forget the basic, beautiful, simplicity of simple kindness. Be kind whenever you can, it may be the only kindness someone receives that day. So many easy, fun, and inexpensive ideas. Pay it forward is wonderful, but it has to start somewhere, let it start with you
I found this and found it interesting. The United States, home of the infamous Monsanto, makes more GMO’s thans any other country in the world. A bit horrifying. Something to keep in mind when you buy food, again, just makes a big garden make more sense to me. Maybe I need a goat, make my
Minerals are essential to your body’s optimal functioning. This poster shows some of the more important ones, how much you should be having, and great healthy sources for eating them. One banana contains about 10% of your daily potassium needs, fortunately you can also meet this need with milk, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and avocados. A
Mitochondrial Disease is rare, and therefore not as well known, as many other diseases. Mitochondria are the tiny inner parts of almost every cell in your body, they are kind of the cell muscle, which turns sugar and oxygen into energy for proper functioning. With mitochondrial disease, or disorder, the cells, for some reason, do
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I have mentioned this a little in previous blogs, but I thought it may be a good idea to devote a whole post to it, as the information will be helpful for working families with limited times as well as people like me, for whom taking care of yourself is almost a full-time job, or
Mental illness is misunderstood and still has a negative stigma attached. It goes hand in hand with my autoimmune and chronic diseases, as well as occurring on its own. It’s often an invisible illness, or misdiagnosed, and people are just miserable without knowing why. This amazing poster has some great numbers about mental illness, and
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I just love these step posters! Loving yourself is the first step to a happy life. When you truly love yourself the world just gets brighter and more beautiful, the nicest thing is that you don’t have to be perfect for self-love, accept that you are a work in progress and that you strive to
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I do realize this poster is kind of a glorified ad, it still contains a lot of useful information so please do not be too hasty in judgment. Flossing is an integral part of good dental health, and barely more than 10% of people do it on a regular basis. Good dental health is essential
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The vast majority of the world starts their day with a steaming hot cup of coffee or tea, people drink sodas and energy drinks all day long. There are people who take caffeine supplements for migraines, to stay awake long hours on the job, and sometimes just for the buzz. What is our caffeine addiction
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Have you been hard on your liver lately? Maybe you just want to rid your body of built up toxins from years of living in a chemical-laden world. It’s easy to keep your liver at it’s optimal working level by incorporating a few easy changes into your diet, I bet you use some of these
I like alliteration, and simple things, so that’s what I decided to call it, for now anyway. Maybe we could call it the Easy Fast? Since it’s easy food we are eliminating, for 7 days, you can do this! Okay here is a list of foods to avoid: No fast food No “instant” potatoes No
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Now this is some muscle therapy I can get behind! I wish I was in hot tub right now, would be lovely, I even love outdoor ones with gentle snow falling, so gorgeous. Turns out besides helping your muscles and joints relax some hot tub time can also improve your sleep, reduce your stress level,
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Now this is awesome, and something that people request from us quite often. 8 foods that help with pain, what an awesome thing! Tart cherries, olive oil, thyme, ginger, red grapes, and even cookies! Most of these foods have anti-inflammatory properties that naturally ease pain, cookies just plain increase your happy level, no wonder I
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I am excited this year for strawberry season! I have collected a few recipes to try, and will share as we go. Strawberries, among other things, help with high cholesterol, help regulate blood pressure, fight cancer cells, and enhance cognitive function, in addition to being delicious! There is also an awesome smoothie recipe on this
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Great poster for people who sit at a desk for part (or all!!) of the workday. Incorrect sitting and computer placement can lead to increased, unnecessary pain. This is exactly the same stuff our occupational therapist at the hospital where I used to work did to my office so it’s the real stuff. Also, remember
One of our most frequently asked questions is how to detox, followed closely by who needs to detox. There are several healthy ways to detoxify your body, some of it depends on what you, personally, are looking for cleansing from. This is a great basic detox to give you a “jump start” or an old
