
Chill out! How to safely ease your anxiety now!
Currently, 40 million adult Americans suffer from occasional or regular bouts of anxiety. That’s about one out of five of us! As if that’s not bad enough, the prevalence of anxiety is increasing, and it’s affecting people at younger and younger ages. Currently, half of our mental health problems are established by age 14, and 75 percent by age 24! Now the question here is… [[big4]]Why are we so anxious to begin with?[[end]] There...
- Tags: Anxiety, Healthy Living, Mental Health, Processed food, Stress

Recovered from COVID? How to heal your lungs!
As of this writing, based on CDC data, 98.4 percent of the positive COVID cases in this country have survived. While that number may be encouraging, some of the people who already contracted COVID and recovered are frustrated because they feel “better” but not entirely “back to normal” yet. That’s because COVID is known for its inflammatory “cytokine storm” that especially likes to attack the lungs…and some people have reported that they are having...
- Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, Immune Health, Lung Health

Don’t let this happen to your immune system
Oftentimes someone who has been diagnosed with a sickness or disease will say that their illness “just came out of nowhere.” Trust me, nothing could be farther from the truth. Sickness and disease very often develop gradually over time, and they take great care to seek out a nice, cozy home where they can wreak their havoc, preferably undisturbed. And one of the most significant factors that will determine whether you will be...
- Tags: General Health, Healthy Living, Immune Health, Stress

One of the biggest threats to our existence
You probably know this about me already, but I’m a people watcher. Not in a weird way, but in a professional/educational way. I watch people’s food choices in restaurants, grocery stores and (most recently since I just flew home from Florida yesterday) airports and look for any obvious physical issues. I’m not judging—rather, as a nutrition coach, it’s important for me to see first-hand what people are eating and how it may affect them! ...

A disturbing trend in our society today
In addition to being the month in which yours truly was born, August is also National Wellness Month. And while that sounds very virtuous and positive, based on my observations, there isn’t a lot of “wellness” going on. The statistics are downright shocking: Nearly 75 percent of us are overweight or obese, seven out of 10 of us take one or more prescription medications every day, over 70 percent have digestive problems and half...
- Tags: Active Living, Exercise, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Stress

What your tongue is saying about your health
Modern medicine uses a pinpointed approach and typically narrows its diagnostic efforts on the “spot of trouble.” For example, if you go to the doctor reporting severe abdominal pain and diarrhea, you’ll likely get tests aimed at the gut, such as a lower GI series, ultrasound, colonoscopy or maybe a barium enema. On the other hand, traditional medicine (which includes acupuncture and Ayurveda) looks at the entire body as a series of parts and...
- Tags: Candida, General Health, Healthy Mouth, Immune Health