The Spectacular Pile of Books Beside My Bed
Written by Alison Bell I truly hope I'm not the only one with this problem. I appear to have a "buy a book" addiction. I come across a book that I know I want to read, buy it, and then find it added to the pile of 20 or so books sitting by my bedside. The tower is slowly growing taller than the bedside lamp! I am hoping to knock over a couple of these by the end of the year! You Can Heal Your Life - Louise Hay The Tao of Physics - Fritjog Capra Dark Emu: Black...
How to Keep Your Thyroid Happy
Written by Dr Kellyann Petrucci As a naturopathic physician, I love helping sick people get healthy. But you know what I love even more? Helping healthy people stay healthy! That’s why I want to talk today about protecting one of the most important glands in your body: your thyroid gland. Your thyroid plays a crucial role in the function of virtually every organ in your body—so when it’s sick, every cell in your body feels the pain. To paraphrase an old saying, “When your thyroid ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.” Your head-to-toe misery can include weight gain, fatigue, depression, hair loss,...
Feeling Tired All The Time?
Written by Sally Fallon Morell I learned a very interesting fact recently, one that can give us guidance on how to overcome the modern phenomenon of chronic fatigue: about 70 percent (!) of the body’s energy goes toward digesting our food. So the obvious first step in treating a condition of constant tiredness would be to consume food that is easy to digest. The fact is that modern food processing makes our food more difficult to digest, and many modern food habits put a real burden on our poor old guts. With so much of your body’s energy going towards...
Bone Broth Basics
Written by Alison Bell Everyone is talking about bone broth. You can find it now in just about any whole food protocol or diet. And clearly given the business I now own, I love bone broth. It is just magical on a cold winter morning, especially when the early symptoms of a cold or flu are coming on. It warms the body from the inside out with pure comfort, and I know there is full nutrition in every mouthful I take. Bone broth is loaded with minerals and vitamins and amino acids making it a king for gut health, joint...
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