A Master Herbalist’s Quick Guide to Adaptogens
“All plants contain adaptogenic compounds because plants have to contend with a good deal of stress themselves.”
- James Duke, PhD, Scientist and Ethnobotanist
Our ability to increase our resilience, ...
What Women Need to Know About Collagen
You’ve probably heard about women taking collagen as a beauty aid or seen it on the shelves of your local health food store. Ladies, if you’ve ever wondered what it is, why people take it, or if there’s a veg...
Beautiful Skin From Within
If you’re using sunscreen and cleansing, exfoliating, and moisturizing on the regular, you may think you’re taking pretty good care of your skin. These are important steps, no argument there. But they’re external remedie...
Five Important Supplements for Women’s Health
Women make the world go round — are we right? Yet so often, we put the focus on everyone else in our life, while we run on fumes. May is Women’s Health Month — the perfect time for us ladies to put our...
How Can Vegetarians and Vegans Get Enough Omegas?
You hear it all the time: If you want to reap the health benefits of omega fatty acids, you need to eat fish regularly or take a fish oil supplement. But is that really true? Nope! Perhaps the best...
Favorite Foods for Longevity
Want to feel younger for longer? Paying attention to what we eat and including specific foods will improve our longevity and chances of staying healthy and vibrant. If we want to live younger, longer, we want to look ...
A Little Sweetness for Stressed Skin
Skin problems often show up at the most inconvenient times. That isn’t due to coincidence or even Murphy’s Law. There is a relationship between bad levels of stress and skin inflammation. Both physical and psyc...
Losing Your Hair? You May be Deficient in This Mineral
Maybe it started with seeing more hair than usual in your shower drain or hairbrush. Then before you knew it, you could see it in the mirror. Your hair was definitely thinning. It happens to b...
It’s Time to Spring into Action with a Whole Body Cleanse!
It’s that time of year – the ground is thawing, hours of sunlight are increasing, green buds are appearing, birds are returning. Time to leave winter behind and spring into action with a r...
Seasonal Allergies
Call me a whiner if you must, but seasonal allergies are the worst! Here is why, and how to cope.
Allergies are immune malfunctions
Allergies are abnormal immune system reactions to typically harmless things. These allergic imm...
You will see the difference; your pet will feel the difference.
I often get asked what to feed my dog if I want to feed a homemade diet. Do I need to add supplements and what do I use? How do I include these into their diet? My dog has, dry skin, ...
Mind the Gap: Why Taking a Multivitamin Is a Smart Idea
If you eat a relatively healthy diet, you may wonder if you really need a vitamin and mineral formula. After all, all those fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fish, and lean meats on your plat...
