Category: wellness

The Healthy Sugar Substitute You’ve Likely Never Heard About

Finally, there’s a way to add a touch of sweetness to your tea or coffee while your health benefits. Because it’s so effective at reducing inflammation and oxidative stress, it holds great promise as a simple and inexpensive health aid to help guard against disease and tumors. As you probably know, inflammation and oxidative damage…


Why We Don’t Change What We Can Change

Have you ever found yourself in a situation you didn’t want to be in? If you’re over the age of 7, the answer, I’m guessing, is yes. As a therapist, I often meet people in moments of conflict. Something in their life isn’t working, but they don’t know how to get out of it; they…


Fight Off Osteoporosis by Strengthening Your Bones

A strong musculoskeletal system holds you together—literally. It’s important from your formative years to later life. With proper nutrition and consistent exercise, you can stay vital well into your golden years. That’s important, because an ever-larger percent of the American people is over 65 years old. Just as engineers reinforce a building’s framework to withstand…


Your Nose Knows: New Science Suggests Scents Matter to Humans as Much as to Dogs

The human nose is not usually considered an asset. Most humans are more concerned with how our noses look than how they function, unless, that is, we’re plagued with sinus infections or have lost our sense of smell due to COVID. While strange dogs will enthusiastically and unabashedly sniff each other when they first meet,…


It’s a Battlefield: Addiction, Self-Control, and Moderation

Addiction usually brings to mind the abuse of alcohol or drugs. Some people are also addicted to smoking, gambling, or pornography. Those who are free of these practices may feel a bit superior to friends or family members who get drunk every night or who lose their home to pay their gambling debts. We may…


10 Healthy Ways to Flip on the Brain’s ‘Happiness’ Switch

Guiyong Lin, a former vice president of Entie Commercial Bank in Taiwan, was on the verge of reaching the top of his career when he started to suffer from depression and hit the bottom of his life. After being discharged from the hospital, he started hiking. He would go out with a simple meal every…


Ending the Vicious Cycle of Insomnia Without Sleeping Pills

“O sleep! O gentle sleep! Nature’s soft nurse, how have I frighted thee? That thou no more wilt weigh mine eyelids down and sleep my senses in forgetfulness?”—William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2, Act 3, Scene 1 The state of worldly affairs is enough to keep anyone awake, but when our sleep is regularly disrupted,…


Uncommon Sleep Advice From an Expert and Why Sleeping Pills Should Be a Last Resort

“O sleep! O gentle sleep! Nature’s soft nurse, how have I frighted thee? That thou no more wilt weigh mine eyelids down and sleep my senses in forgetfulness?”—William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2, Act 3, Scene 1 The state of worldly affairs is enough to keep anyone awake, but when our sleep is regularly disrupted,…


Can Gardening Make You Happier?

Years ago when we had a big yard, thumbing through gardening catalogs was one way I got through the long Minnesota winters. I dreamed about what I’d plant when the weather warmed up and the ground thawed. I’d look at unusual plants, early bloomers, late bloomers, heirloom tomatoes, and whatever else caught my attention in…


Saffron, Sunshine Spice to Keep Your Brain Healthy

The exotic spice saffron, long-honored and known for being the most expensive spice in the world because of the labor involved in harvesting it, also is known for more. Saffron has potent powers for supporting and promoting brain health and boosting mood.  What Is Saffron? Saffron is harvested by hand from the saffron crocus or Crocus…