How to improve your gut health
March 11, 2013
We’ve all heard the saying, “listen to your gut.” And while that advice often refers to our intuition, it should also speak to our digestion. Your gut guides your overall well-being. Quite literally, your gut is the epicenter of your mental and physical health. Yet it’s all too common to experience lots of digestive issues that make a huge impact on our strength and vitality. If you want better immunity, efficient digestion, improved clarity and… Read More >
Are You Getting Enough Vitamin P?
April 13, 2012
By Pilar Gerasimo
Even small doses of pleasure can raise our levels of immune-boosting chemicals. Recently, at a healthy-living conference, I had one of those quickie checkups. In five minutes, you get a blood-pressure reading; a finger-stick blood draw; a computerized printout of your triglyceride, cholesterol and blood sugar levels; and a mini-analysis of your results from the attending health pro. Amazing! If you can access these kinds of tests at your fitness club or a local health… Read More >
How to Stop Attacking Yourself: Nine Steps to Heal Autoimmune Disease
June 17, 2011
By Mark Hyman MD
Inflammation is a “hot” topic in medicine. It appears connected to almost every known chronic disease: from heart disease to cancer, diabetes to obesity, autism to dementia and even depression. Other inflammatory diseases such as allergies, asthma, arthritis and autoimmune disease are increasing at dramatic rates. As physicians we are trained to shut off inflammation with aspirin, anti-inflammatory medication such as Advil or Motrin, steroids and increasingly more powerful immune-suppressing medication with serious side effects.… Read More >
Breast Milk Is The Bomb!
February 21, 2011
By Latham Thomas
Mother Nature designed the perfect complete nourishment for your newborn. Breast milk is a highly alkaline, nutritive, substance that contains immune factor, an impeccable balance of fats, DHA, protein water, and happy hormones that meet the nutritional demands and emotional needs of your baby while promoting bonding and neurological development. Mindful eating during pregnancy, after birth and while breast-feeding is essential to maintain optimal health and wellness of a growing baby and new mother. Your… Read More >
Keep Your Immune System Healthy This Winter
February 8, 2011
By Guest Blogger
With winter comes the solstice, holidays, friends and families; there also comes cold, stress, sugar and often illness. To make sure we enjoy all the beautiful and magical offerings of the winter season, it’s important to keep up with our health in some really easy and right-at-our-fingertips ways. So how do we stay vital and bug-free during winter? It can start with making a promise to yourself that self-care will be high on your list… Read More >
The 411 on Probiotics
January 6, 2011
By Tracy Piper
Probiotics – sometimes called “good bacteria” – help to keep a healthy balance of beneficial bacteria in your digestive tract. There are many strains that come together to allow this, but the two most prevalent are Lactobacillus, which make up the majority of the probiotics living in the small intestines, and Bifidobacterium, which is more prevalent in the large intestines (colon). They help to maintain healthy colon cells as well as promote bowel regularity. Recently,… Read More >
Tips for a Raw Vegan Winter
December 7, 2009
By Kristen Suzanne
It may seem more difficult to stick to Meatless Mondays during the holiday season, especially if you’re striving to add more raw foods to your diet, but we’ve got some tips to keep you on track. Kristen Suzanne is here to share her game plan for making this winter a delicious, healthy, and kind one! When the colder months arrive, I think of two things: staying healthy and staying warm. There are many ways to… Read More >
Sole: What, Why, and How?
October 29, 2009
By Guest Blogger
Today, Kris and CSL have asked James Frame to share the benefits of Sole, which is especially handy during cold and flu season! James works with a medical team at Natural Health International to empower and educate consumers. Read on to learn about how sea salt affects the body and how you can integrate Sole into your daily life… James Frame, CEO of Natural Health International Vaccinations, antibiotics, antihistamines, cold and flu tablets… immune system?… Read More >
