Love During the Holidays
Author: Amy Kurtz Does the holiday season, at times, leave you feeling a bit “Grinchy?” We all have expectations that our holiday season will reflect what we see in those greeting card commercials:...
View ArticleHealthy Heart Habits 101: Exercise and Stress Reduction
February isn’t just for Valentine’s Day; it is also National Heart Month. If you’ve already lost track of your New Year’s resolutions to lose weight and live a happier and healthier lifestyle, then...
View ArticleLove Your Heart: Four easy practices to give your heart and your body some TLC
February is all about your heart and not only because it is the host month of Valentine’s Day. February is American Heart Month, a declaration that was made by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 and...
View ArticleFalling in Love with Fiber
We all see advertisements on a regular basis for products that can help regulate and aid in digestion (e.g. prebiotics, probiotics and fiber supplements). But you might also wonder why you should pay...
View ArticleFemale Genital Mutilation and Clitoral Reconstructive Surgery
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a practice by various cultures in a number of countries of Africa, Asia, and now immigrant locations including Europe and Australia. There are four types of FMG (also...
View ArticleUrtica Dioica: An Herb for Spring
Urtica dioica, or stinging nettles, grows in the wild throughout most of North America, Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. Found in shady areas with moist soil, such as along rivers, lakes, ditches,...
View ArticleFive Everyday Ways to Reduce Your Breast Cancer Risk
For many women, breast cancer is a bad guy lurking just around the corner. My grandmother had it; my mom had it; both of my husband’s grandmothers succumbed to it. I look at my young daughters and...
View ArticleAnxiety & The Gut Microbiome
Does our microbiome and brain affect our mental health interchangeably? Increasing studies are showing that they do, in fact, play a pivotal role in anxiety disorders. Anxiety, a hidden burden that...
View ArticleWomen’s Health: Periods as Painless as Possible
In honor of the incredible Women’s Marches that occurred around the world in January 2017, and International Women’s Day, this post is all about menstrual health. Periods impact half of the world’s...
View ArticleHealth Benefits vs. Risks of Fish Consumption
We’ve all heard about the benefits of Omega-3, EPA and DHA. But we’ve also heard about potential mercury toxicity from fish, and possibly dioxins and polychlorinated biphenols (PCBs), as well. With all...
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