In the natural health world, you hear the term “adrenal fatigue” quite often, but what does it actually mean? Adrenal fatigue is caused by chronic stress and is not really an issue of the adrenal glands. Adrenal fatigue is not a medically recognized health issue, but HPA axis dysregulation is. They’re essentially the same thing, but it’s important to understand what it...

Any demand or threat that your body receives can lead to immense stress. It can be caused by pressuring events, sudden negative moments, or unhappy circumstances. All these can be short-term or long-term. Despite the burdens, it is important to keep a positive attitude through it all. Here are a few tips that could help you retain your optimism!

Use essential oils! Incorporate pure,...

Do you regularly feel like something is just not right with your body? You don’t feel like yourself? You may be suffering from a hormone imbalance. Here are six signs and symptoms to help you determine if your hormones may be out of whack:

1. You feel tired all the time.

Consistent fatigue may be the cause of an imbalance in our stress hormones that are produced when your body releases...

Keeping up with fitness and healthy eating can be a challenge. Striving to remove food sensitivities, limit carbs, and boredom with limited options can cause people to get tired of the same old foods and lead them back to unhealthy habits.

To avoid food fatigue, it’s important to incorporate variety and change in our diets to make sure we don’t become stagnant. Our bodies may prefer...

Do you love the combination of chocolate and peanut butter? I do! As a kid, Reese’s peanut butter cups were one of my favorite candies.

Instead of reaching for one of these sugar-filled treats, I have created a healthy version with only 5 ingredients that tastes just as good in my opinion. Plus, these don’t have any added sugar!!!

They are keto, paleo, gluten-free, dairy-free, and...

Essential oils are alternative medicines that have been around for ages now and, in fact, have been used by various cultures because of their effectiveness in improving every facet of life.

They have healed, made beautiful, even calmed many people for a long time now all because of their aromatic ingredients. From improving your brain function, to giving you healthier skin, and keeping...

Quality sleep is essential. If you’re not sleep well or sleeping enough, you simply can’t be your best self. Your energy tanks, your mood is off, you get sick easier, you crave unhealthy food, and you just don’t feel well.

Sleep is one of the most important things you can do for overall health and wellness, and too many people suffer from insomnia and poor sleep.

Experts...

Wood, spicy and clean are the scents that describe Juniper berries. They come from the evergreen shrub Juniperus communis, a common plant found across all of the Northern Hemisphere. And they’ve been used for a variety of purposes for many centuries.

Steam distillation of these berries yields an essential oil composed mainly of alpha-Pinene. Other compounds include myrcene, sabinene,...

Are you stuck having sleepless nights, waking up just to hit snooze on your alarm clock? Do you skip sleep to check off more things on your to-do list, and wake up moody and rushed?

You need sleep. A full night’s sleep every single night. So to help you get the optimal rest your body needs, I’ve put together a few ways to change your evening routine so that you can wake up rested...