23 Sep The Scoop on Poop
Poop Yes, I know it's potty talk, but we all do it and we need to talk about it. Poop tells us so much of what is going on with our digestive system. It's a true mirror of our internal terrain. Yes, you heard me right,...
25 Jun Water and Its Importance to Your Health
We all know how important water is to our health. Besides being the 2nd most crucial ingredient to our survival after oxygen, here are a few reasons why water is the hub of life: assists with digestion & absorption of food protects & moisturizes joints...
16 May Food Allergies vs. Sensitivities
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? ALLERGY SENSITIVITY immune response to antigen immune response to antigen involves IgE involves IgG immediate – within an hour delayed reaction – hours to days obvious symptoms subtle symptoms not common very common similar symptoms varying symptoms generally non-reversible can evolve at any age; reversible well recognized by medical science starting to be recognized by medical science Food...
19 Apr Sugar: Lick the Sweet Craving
This month as we focus on blood sugar and balancing it naturally, we have resurrected our article on Sugar and it's effects on our health. Sugar Article as Featured in Sangster's Magazine We’ve all become so accustomed to the taste of sweetness. How could you not? ...
04 Apr Sunshine & Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D and its Role in the body Vitamin D is synthesized in the body in response to sunlight and acts as a hormone; just as important as thyroid hormone or testosterone. There are vitamin D receptors in every tissue of the body; every brain cell,...
30 May Salute the Sun & Stay Hydrated
As we get closer to the Summer Solstice, the day where the sun shines the longest in the Northern Hemisphere, we start to feel the sun’s warmth & heat. We begin to feel the power, energy and radiance of the sun and begin to feel...
28 Mar Living from the land
I just recently returned from a splendid little vacation in the sunny south. Some might call it a workation. I volunteered to teach yoga for a week at a spectactular resort in Jamaica, Sunset at the Palms, preceded by a few days in the hills...