Monthly Archives: October 2011

Stress Arrest: Holiday Edition

The holidays are coming! Am I the only person who genuinely enjoys this time of year? I could do without the hustle, I guess, but I love the holiday cooking and sharing food and family time. If the holiday season stresses you out, take a deep breath and read why stress ruins your health and [...]

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Boost Immunity For Winter

Many of us equate fall and winter with cold and flu season, but what if you made it through the entire season without getting sick? What if no one in your family–not your kids, your spouse–fell victim to whatever is going around? Sound too good to be true? It’s not. Why do we tend to [...]

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Filling in the GAPS (with healing recipe!)

The GAPS diet: Gut & psychology syndrome. This particular diet is based on the work of Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride using specific foods to heal the gut and therefore improve autism, ADD, ADHD, depression, schizophrenia, and other mood disorders. The link here fascinates me. Did you know that brain and gut health are intimately linked? Your [...]

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