Pain. Swelling. Warmth. All signs of inflammation. Acute inflammation. These are a normal responses to an injury or foreign invader (think splinter). When your skin gets warm or you feel pain, you can be assured that your body is having a...
Chances are, if you are here reading this blog, you have some idea of what an antioxidant is. Even if you aren’t quite sure what they are, you’ve likely heard of them. We often hear how great antioxidants are and how they protect us from disease and the aging process. But...
It has taken me a while to figure out what topic I wanted to start 2021 off with. I contemplated the usual: sugar detox, healthy eating, food reset, etc. Nothing seemed to resonate with me. So I wrote nothing.
As I lay awake in bed this morning, it came to me. What is it that I see...
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I took the last two weeks off from the blog to really focus on school and my family (and work), but I’m back with Part 2 of a very important series on sleep. If you haven’t read Part 1, I highly recommend taking a...
Ah, sleep. Often elusive, more difficult to achieve than it should be, and usually at the bottom of the priority list.
Welcome to this 3-part series on sleep! Today we will talk about the W H Y of sleep. Part 2 will cover the H O W to get good sleep and the 3rd part will cover K I D...
You’ve likely heard of Epsom salt baths. They are commonly used to ease sore muscles after a long, hard workout. This practice was my first introduction to magnesium.
New to Epsom salts? And wondering why on earth anyone would put salt into a bath? Read on sister—I...
Work in the field of pediatric physical therapy, dry brushing has always meant a therapeutic tool for children with sensory dysfunction. It helps them integrate sensory experiences by light brushing the skin with a very soft brush.
Today’s blog is not about THAT type of...
I remember the first time I ever heard about castor oil. It was a comment someone made to me while pregnant. Nearly two weeks past the due date, to be exact. “Castor oil will get that baby out!” they insisted. What? How was that even possible?... 
While we are going to analyze and talk about...
If you had told me a year ago, that I would be on board and promoting CBD oil, I would have told you were smoking it and out of your mind.
I actually would have said that.
Then research started to come out. And functional doctors started talking about it. And...
Ah, fall. The cooler weather, cozy sweaters, and pumpkin lattes all signal the change in season. As the temperatures drop, our time inside increases, and it becomes important to take stock of the state of our immune system.
Did you know that it is not viruses and germs that...
Yes, you read that right. Sea moss. Also known as Irish moss. And if you were like me, you probably want to keep scrolling. Give me 2 minutes and hopefully I can entice you to stop and continue reading.
When I first heard about sea moss, also known as chondrus crispis, I...
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