Headaches: Prevention and Natural Remedies
Headaches are a common condition that most people will experience at some point in their lives. Often they make it difficult to go to work or school, so non steroidal [...]
Adrenals often wrong target with chronic stress
When stress levels go too high, the first thing many in the alternative health do is support the adrenal glands. The adrenal glands are two walnut-sized glands that sit atop [...]
How to Have Healthy and Stress-Free Holidays
Have you ever found yourself wishing someone “happy holidays” while you feel anything but happy inside? If so, you’re definitely not alone. While there are certainly many reasons to be [...]
Why Women Need to Understand How Cortisol Affects Their Health
Balance is the key element when it comes to cortisol, a hormone produced in your adrenal glands. Cortisol performs many vital functions, including: Reducing inflammation Regulating blood pressure Metabolizing glucose [...]
Common Sleep Disturbances and How to Get Better Rest
“A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything.” Irish proverb Here’s an unfortunate irony: We all need a good night of sleep more than [...]
How Your Gut Health Affects Your Mental Health
Recent years have seen a growing awareness of mental health issues, and, thankfully, more open conversations about addressing psychological challenges. However, many people remain unaware of new, exciting research on [...]
Strategies to Reduce Stress and Stay Healthy This Holiday Season
‘Tis the season for joy, togetherness, and celebration - but also stress. Despite the festive, happy images we are bombarded with in the media, many people find the holidays a [...]
Do you feel more depressed in summer?
Most people have heard of SAD, or Seasonal Affective Disorder, when winter brings on chronic blues. But if you feel better in winter than summer, you may have summer SAD, [...]
Got hypothyroidism and PMS? Stress could be robbing your body of progesterone
It’s the time of the month that so many women dread, the PMS days. For some, premenstrual syndrome is simply an irritating inconvenience, but for others it is a cause [...]