Well, after two very long years, mostly during a pandemic, while working and parenting (and being part-time teacher for a few months), and starting a small business, I am FINALLY done with school. Not done with learning (that curve is just starting), but done with research
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Anyone else feel like they are experiencing deja vu right now?
Masks, lockdowns, talks of mandating vaccines. Regardless your opinion on any of these things, it feels like 2020 all over again. It’s clear that we need to go back to the drawing board and boost up the
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It’s finally here! The weekend where we get the opportunity to honor those who have died in service for this country and our freedom. AND it’s the unofficial kick-off to summer!!
There are a few must-haves our family relies on this time of year, and I wanted to share as we
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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 ha
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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 w
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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 t
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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
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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 c
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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 may
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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 br
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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 possib
While we are going to analyze and ta
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