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Why Ignoring Your Exhaustion Could Be Hurting Your Relationships
Do you ever feel like you’re running on fumes, but you keep pushing forward anyway? Maybe you’re burning the midnight oil at work, trying to keep up with a busy social life, or juggling the demands of family and personal responsibilities. Whatever the reason, ignoring your exhaustion could be harming
Mental health with Alex Howard
About Alex Howard. Alex Howard is Founder & Chairman of The Optimum Health Clinic (OHC), one of the world’s leading integrative medicine clinics. With a team
Hormone Optimization with Dr. Anna Cabeca
About Anna Cabeca. Anna Cabeca, DO, OBGYN, FACOG, is triple-board certified and a fellow of gynecology and obstetrics, integrative medicine, and anti-aging and regenerative medicine. She has special
The Natural Law with Amish Shah
About Amish Shah. Amish Shah was on top of the world and then he wasn’t. It turns out, health and wealth don’t always go hand
Popular Now
Soup Season Cometh… and So Follows Soup Belly
Autumn is as heavy with meaning as the ground is coated in the refuse of a season’s death. Spiritually speaking, we can feel grief or mourning as we move from the Earth stage of summer in the five elements to the Metal stage of late summer and early fall. Grief,
The Science of SADness
Before we talk about what seasonal affective disorder (SAD) isn’t, let’s talk about what it is.
Seasonal affective disorder is a varietal of depression confined to the fall and winter months.
It affects primarily women, and primarily those with other psychiatric conditions, like manic depression or bipolar disorder. (This doesn’t mean that
Hacking the Hunger Hormone
Appetite may sound like an all-powerful barely extant Greek goddess, but in reality, it garners many more followers and worshippers than she ever could. The mysteries of when we get hungry, when we don’t, and what we get hungry for have answers as vast and varied as the questions asked.
Breaking Down the Water and Digestion Myths
Every day, it seems like there’s a new rule for how to behave. And if you weren’t following that rule before, you’ve probably done untold damage that you’ll need to repair with a strict diet of sauerkraut and high-fiber whole-grain bread. Sometimes, that’s not too far off. Years of a
Diet and Nutrition
Beyond Caffeine: Natural Ways to Boost Your Energy and Fight Exhaustion
Are you tired of feeling tired? Do you rely on caffeine to get through the day? If so, it’s time to explore natural ways to
The Microbiome and Athletic Performance: Can Good Gut Bacteria Boost Your Fitness?
The human body is home to trillions of microorganisms, known collectively as the microbiome. These tiny organisms play an important role in our overall health, including our athletic performance.
Wellness
Functional Medicine with Dr. Margaret Christensen
About Dr. Margaret Christensen. An Institute for Functional Medicine faculty member for 12 years, Dr. Christensen first became interested in functional medicine 15 years ago when trying to solve the riddle of her and her family’s complex health challenges– unbeknownst to her at the time were consequences of severe toxic mold
Why Don’t Europeans Have the Same Reaction to Dairy and Wheat?
Culture shock is sometimes subjective – but in this case, there’s plenty of cold, hard evidence to prove it. Seeing Europeans leave jugs of milk on the counter overnight would certainly cause an American to raise an eyebrow. (And for what it’s worth, vice versa.) Of the top 10 countries with
The Mission: Promoting a Diverse Gut Profile in Kids
One of the toughest parts about raising kids is learning how to interpret their natural forms of speech and discourse before they find the words to express themselves that adults understand.
“I’m tired” can mean a million things – from “I’m sleepy because I had nightmares last night” to “Someone hurt my
Why Healers Have Always Trusted Moxa
Moxa is a traditional Chinese medicine technique that has been used for centuries by healers to treat various ailments. The technique involves burning dried mugwort leaves and using the smoke to stimulate specific acupuncture points on the body. But what makes moxa so special that healers have been using it
Does Your Gut Prefer Raw Food Over Cooked?
When man discovered fire 0.2 million years ago, everything changed.
Including the composition of our gut’s microbiome.
You probably know that the shape of our teeth has changed since then as well, because we aren’t gnawing on raw meat anymore. So it stands to reason that other areas of our internal operating
Take Mise-en-Place Out of the Kitchen
Individualized healthcare is finally receiving the attention it deserves from the Western medical institution – and for good reason. No two people experience life the same way… Not if they live on the same side of town, or have the same parents, or studied the same major. Commonalities of personality and
Gardening
How Many Times Have You Thought About Hoofing It in the Mountains During 2020?
Metropolitan convenience and connection seemed like a much better idea before March 2020. Although plenty of us have benefited from deliverable groceries and meals, easy
Fixing our Food and the Climate: Regenerative Farming 101
Agriculture changed the world. In more ways than one, but primarily, it allowed human beings to become the dominant species on the planet. (Depending on
Controversy Trails in the Wake of “Rewilding”: Explore the Nuance
The clarion call of the ‘90s to “save the trees” wasn’t too far off base… but we’ve learned so much more now that we’ll have
Gut Health
The Role of Probiotics in Maintaining a Healthy Microbiome
Introduction The human body contains trillions of microorganisms collectively known as the microbiome, which plays a vital role in maintaining our overall health and well-being.
Gut Feeling: How Your Microbiome Affects Your Mood and Mental Health
Have you ever had a “gut feeling” about something? Or felt butterflies in your stomach? It turns out that these sensations are not just metaphors – our gut, or more specifically, our microbiome, can greatly affect both our mood and mental health.
Fitness
Physical Signs You’re Emotionally Overwhelmed
The health industry in the Western world is one of the strongest profit machines ever invented. Thanks to Nixon’s 1973 Health Maintenance Organization act, doctors, health insurance companies, clinics, and hospitals could begin to function for profit… And the diagnosis game was never the same. Privatizing pharmaceuticals meant that emphasis
Dr. Perry Cammisa Whole Body Vibrations Podcast Blog
Our metabolic systems are fast learners. Sometimes, they catch up to what we’re doing so quickly, we start to see plateaus in our workout goals. Your metabolism doesn’t want you to lose weight – it wants to conserve your energy and live the lifestyle it’s become accustomed to. So we have
How to Manage Your Musculoskeletal Health
80% of all adults in the U.S. experience, or report, lower back pain.
Compare that to 12% of the population who has sought the services of a chiropractor, or a doctor specializing in musculoskeletal health. That’s quite a disconnect.
Your body is your armor, your vessel, your best weapon, your biggest asset,
Introduce a Few Tantric Principles Into Your Relationship
Tantra isn’t about sex – yes, you read that right. It can include sex, and the sex you have may be tantric… but the ideology itself is so much deeper and wider. In Sanskrit, tantra means “web” or “to weave energy.” Tantra is about connection and fusion before it’s about
Mental health
The Importance of Mental Health Days in Combating Exhaustion
While there are many ways to combat exhaustion, one of the most effective methods is to take mental health days.
The Fountain of Youth Hidden in your DNA Structure
“Stressed out” has only been pressure-tested as a concept for less than 100 years. That sounds crazy, considering that all human advancements were designed to
Sleep
Does Your Sleeping Position Affect Your Digestion? Answers Inside…
During our waking hours, we’re told to consider our posture. Our form when we’re exercising. How we lounge when we’re watching TV.
We’re told that it’s vital to concern ourselves with our spinal alignment, that we can seriously injure ourselves if we’re not careful, and that anything from the functioning of
The Evolution of the Mattress Has Saved Countless Lives
Waking up on the wrong side of the bed in 2021 is quite a different story from where you might’ve woken up if you’d been born in a different generation… For example, the generation of our ancestors 77,000 years removed – would that make them Gen A, do you think? That’s
How Sleepless Nights Affect Your Gut
It’s becoming common knowledge in scientific circles that our guts, or “second brains,” have a symbiotic relationship with almost every other system in our bodies. What this means is that the composition of your microbiome is not only influenced by your body’s systems… But that it influences them as well.
Can Getting Up Early Change Your Whole Life?
If you had to guess, out of all the falsehoods and fibs and omissions in the history of the world… What would you say is the greatest lie ever told? Okay, okay, I’ll tell you. For late risers, it’s a no-brainer. “I’ll get up early and do that.” You see,
Relationships
The Benefits of Co-Sleeping: How Sleeping with Your Partner Can Improve Your Relationship
Co-sleeping, or sleeping in the same bed with your partner, has been a controversial topic for years. However, research has shown that there are many benefits to sharing your bed with your loved one. In this article, we will explore the benefits of co-sleeping and how it can improve your relationship.
Are Addictive Personalities an Old Wives’ Tale?
Have you ever listed your personality as a risk factor on a medical form? For that matter, ask yourself this: Where does your personality live?
Finance
Ignoring Your Budget: Worse for your Mental Health than Sleep Loss
Have you ever wondered why it feels so good to cross something off of your list? There’s a psychological principle, known as the “Zeigarnik effect,” named for its discoveress Bluma Zeigarnik, that comes close to
Dip Your Toes into Personal Finance with HYSAs
Burning the candle at both ends may temporarily add to your bottom line. But you’re working hard, not smart.
And since you hear so much in the news about recessions, crashes, corrections, bear markets, post-pandemic economies…
You
Do You Know What Kind of Money Manager You Are?
And make no mistake – if you have any money at all, you are a money manager. Those of us not ranked among the financial 1% may not consider our relationships with money… well, managed. But
Digital Money Somehow Still Disastrous for the Environment
Shifting commerce from in-person, cash closings to blockchain-enabled online exchanges sounds like it ought to clear up the highways and save the trees… But the reality is that our new fascination with digital dealings may