Simple Ways to Reduce Stress

Simple Ways to Reduce Stress

If you’re like most people, you’ve gotten to a point at some time in the last month/week/day/hour where you feel like there is simply too much going on in the world and that life has begun to feel overwhelming. There’s no doubt that there is a lot happening right now that is out of our control; however, there are some things that we can do to control the effect all the craziness has on our health.

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What a Healthy Plate Should Look Like

What a Healthy Plate Should Look Like

Rarely does a day go by when I am not asked what a ‘healthy’ diet is? Some people ask in the hopes of finding the magic combination of foods to achieve a health goal; others ask so they can justify how they want and/or like to eat and/or proselytize how one diet or way of eating is better or worse than others. But most people are just confused about what a health meal really looks like, and it’s no wonder with all the (mis)information out there. (more…)

Keeping Stress at Bay the Natural Way – Stress Management

Keeping Stress at Bay the Natural Way – Stress Management

Who isn’t a little stressed these days?! Stress gets a bad rap in our fast-paced times, when in fact it is not stress that is our foe; it is how we handle stress and the negative impact that response can have on our bodies that causes us so many problems.  Luckily, there are a few things that we can do to combat the constant barrage of stress we face every day. (more…)

Millions of People Are Taking Medications That Won’t Help Them

Millions of People Are Taking Medications That Won’t Help Them

Medical doctors want to help people feel and be well; however, the tools that they have at their disposal are often inadequate to get the job done. Take, for instance, the top ten highest-grossing medications in the United States; research shows that they only help between 1 in 25 to 1 in 4 of the people who take them.

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Entering a Dialogue

Entering a Dialogue

This post comes to us from our friends at Natural Path Health Center.

There has been a disturbing trend emerging over the past months, and especially in the past several weeks that, I believe, fundamentally undermines our ability to act in a humane manner – the ability to communicate and discuss our differences. We don’t talk and listen, we just talk, with underlying agendas and a “I’m right and your wrong” undertone that works only to increase hostility and misunderstanding. (more…)

Causes of Chronic Inflammation

Causes of Chronic Inflammation

Excess body fat is a key cause of chronic inflammation in the body. There are also several other common causes of inflammation that typically afflict people that are overweight, and it won’t surprise you that many of them stem from the underlying metabolic imbalances we have been discussing throughout this course. These include sleep deprivation, excessive or chronic stress, insulin resistance, gut imbalances and toxic burden. However, the largest (non‐fat) contributors to systemic inflammation in the body are the things most people put into their mouths every day.

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