Heavy Metal Poisoning Heavy metal poisoning is becoming a common health issue especially with the prominent use of mercury fillings. Two types of heavy metal toxicity often seen nowadays are lead and mercury poisoning and can affect children and adults. Both may go untreated because the symptoms are mistaken for […]
How Your Diet Affects Your Sleep
Sleep Is Powerful When you think about healthy living you may tend to focus on your diet, or exercise, and completely forget the restorative power of sleep to improve your health. In Thomas Cogan’s book The Haven of Health, which was written in 1584, he discusses the connection between foods […]
How to Achieve Lasting Weight Loss
Weight Loss is Complex. At some point in our lives, most of us have struggled with losing or maintaining weight. If you have not, personally, it is likely that you know someone that is overweight or trying a new fad diet to help shed unwanted pounds. One of the common […]
5 Mindful Eating Techniques That Can Reduce Binge Eating
What is Mindful Eating? Eating mindfully, is the art of being present with our meals, and eating with deep awareness of our bodies’ cravings, needs, and satiety levels. When we do not eat mindfully, we may find ourselves shoving meals down quickly while watching TV, multitasking during mealtime, or eating […]
Vitamin C: How to Supplement & Food Sources
Vitamin C is not only necessary to maintain strong immunity, it’s also essential for beauty as it supports the production of collagen, and it’s involved in protein metabolism. It is an important antioxidant that can regenerate other antioxidants in the body, and is among the water-soluble vitamins. A deficiency in […]
Medicine Making: Infused Calendula Oil
Hello Herbies! Today I wanted to share one of my favorite infused oil recipes with you. This medicine making project is suitable for beginners, so if you’re just getting started with medicine making at home, then this infused calendula oil recipe is for you. To learn about more herbs you […]
The Healing Power of Massage
Relaxation is essential Need more time to relax? The majority of us wait to make time for relaxation until after our work and home commitments have stressed us to the point of exhaustion. Life can get hectic, and it’s important to listen to the signs that our bodies give us […]
5 Steps to Designing Your Own Fast
Find and fuel your inspiration to fast Whether it be for detoxification purposes, clarity, spiritual insight, to improve your health, or restore vitality, hone in on your personal reasons to begin fasting. If you are doing a much longer fast up to 7-10 days, you should be prepared with daily […]
How Magnesium Can Reduce Your Anxiety
Insufficient magnesium can result in anxiety Did you know deficiencies in certain nutrients can actually exacerbate the stress in your life? Well insufficient amounts of just one mineral, magnesium, can result in anxiety, asthma, anorexia, birth defects, hardened arteries, mental disorders, hyperactivity, hypertension, hypothermia, insomnia, menstrual pain, muscle weakness, tremors, […]
The Benefits of Fasting
“Fast and your light will break forth like morning…[and your] healing shall spring forth speedily.” – Isaiah 58: 6-11 Why Fasting? In our modern age of fad diets and quick nutrition fixes, the practice of fasting remains constant as a tried and true discipline that has been scientifically proven to […]










