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How to Build Your Own Simple Culinary Herb Garden
There’s something deeply satisfying about snipping fresh basil for your pasta sauce or pulling a sprig of mint for your tea, straight from a garden you planted yourself. Herb gardening is one of the most beginner-friendly ways to start growing your own food. Herbs are forgiving, fast-growing, and don’t require acres of space or a…
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Cool off this Summer with these Cold Herbal Teas
When the heat climbs and the air turns thick and heavy, a steaming mug of tea is the last thing anyone wants. But that doesn’t mean tea season has to end — it just needs to change temperature. Cold-brewed and iced herbal teas offer many of the same therapeutic benefits as their hot counterparts, plus…
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Healing Herbs Found in Your Kitchen: Rosemary
For thousands of years, rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus, formerly Rosmarinus officinalis) has been treasured as more than just a fragrant culinary herb. Ancient Greek scholars wore rosemary garlands while studying because they believed it enhanced memory. Medieval healers used it to promote healing and ward off illness, and today, modern science is beginning to validate many…
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How Touch Improves Wellness
What the Science Says The idea that human touch promotes healing is more than just common wisdom; it is supported by a growing body of scientific research. Over the past several decades, researchers have examined how safe, consensual touch affects the body’s stress response, emotional well-being, and even physical health. One of the most comprehensive…
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Work with your Body, not Against It
Andie Posey RN Have you ever noticed how a good night’s sleep can make you feel like a completely different person? Or how spending time outside, eating a healthy meal, or taking a walk can lift your mood when you’ve had a stressful day? Those simple experiences are reminders that our bodies are constantly working…
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Eating Clean
Eating “clean food” or “clean eating” is a popular concept for those who are trying to be healthier. But, what does clean eating mean? Very simply, clean eating is eating food that is not processed or artificial. That is, eating food that is as close to its natural form as possible. Examples include fresh fruits,…
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Meditation for Physical Health
We’ve all heard the phrase “mind over body”. What does this actually mean? In researching methods for my own healing, I’ve read a lot about meditation to promote physical healing. It is well known that meditation promotes well-being and psycho-spiritual health, but what about actual physical symptoms and disease processes? It turns out that meditation…
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Healing Herbs Found in Your Kitchen: Cinnamon
Cinnamon is amazing and has many healing properties associated with its antioxidant nature. According to WebMD, the health benefits of cinnamon, could include lowering blood sugar in diabetics and decreasing inflammation. Particularly, studies have found that cinnamon improves symptoms associated with metabolic syndrome such as weight gain, insulin resistance, and increased lipids (Bolin, Q…
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Weather and Your Health
I was able to experience Hurricane Harvey on a personal level. The eye of Harvey passed over the area where I live. One thing I noticed was the increased number of headaches my co-workers were experiencing and the increase in aches and pains from arthritis and old injuries. At first, I wondered if it was…
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