I’ve always had a sweet tooth and a love for chocolate, especially dark chocolate. Now I’ll admit, a few years ago, saying I had a sweet tooth was an understatement. It was an all out sugar addiction.

However, since I’ve eliminated refined sugar and processed foods from my diet and gone completely sugar free for a period of time, I don’t crave sweets like I used to. Many...

When you’re not feeling well, trying to heal yourself can become very stressful, especially when everything you’re trying doesn’t seem to be working.

In the natural wellness world, we tend to focus first on food and then on supplements. I completely agree that diet is a great place to start. When you remove the foods that are causing inflammation in your body, then...

Constipation sucks. It’s so frustrating, you feel absolutely miserable, and it puts you in a crappy mood (pun intended). When people ask you what’s wrong, it’s very unlikely you’re going to respond, “I’m constipated.” So, instead, you put on a smile and act like everything is okay, when in fact, all you can think about is finding relief.

Well,...

I’ve been following a paleo (grain-free) diet for over a year now, and I’m a big fan. While I still follow paleo 95% of the time, I’ve recently started adding in a few gluten-free grains that I know I can tolerate pretty well. One of these is gluten-free oats.

I know I need to be gluten-free 100% of the time, so I’m careful to buy certified gluten-free oats. (Oats that...

The healing power of essential oils has been known and used since the most ancient of times. This is testified in Egyptian hieroglyphics dating more than 5,000 years ago. They are considered to be the first medicines of mankind and were an important part of the prescriptions of Hippocrates. Essential oils were also used very regularly during biblical times, and they are...

I’ve been using therapeutic grade essential oils for the past couple of years now, and I love them. I use them for skin care, household cleaning, relaxation, and wellness. However, recently, I’ve been reading and researching more on essential oils, their amazing healing benefits, and how to use them properly.

I’ve now started expanding my variety of ...

Chronic stress is the root of all disease, and our modern lifestyle contributes significantly to chronic stress. From overbooked schedules to traffic to environmental toxins to being plugged in 24/7, your body doesn’t get a break.

So how do you avoid it? While it may not be possible to avoid stress, there are healthy ways to manage and reduce your stress.

In this video I...

You’ve probably heard the phrase, “all disease begins the gut”. This statement is very accurate,and I’m certainly not going to argue with it. If your gut isn’t in optimal shape, then your immune system and your health will suffer.

However, sometimes we have to look beyond the gut to help fix the problem. The gut is connected to every other system and organ in the...

In our world today, the majority of us are suffering from chronic stress in some form or another. Over time, if we don’t learn to manage our stress, then our health will start to suffer.

It’s been said that chronic stress is the root of all disease, and I find a lot of truth in this statement. Stress comes in many forms, and for many of us, our bodies never get a break from it.

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Constipation is one of the most frequent gastrointestinal complaints in the US and Western countries. There are at least 2.5 million doctor visits for constipation in the US each year and hundreds of millions of dollars are spent for laxatives yearly. About 42 million people in the US, or 15% of the population suffer from constipation.

Unfortunately, there aren’t any great...