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7 Ways to Regulate Your Immunity Naturally
As we begin to move into flu season during a year marked by the spread of a pandemic, more people than ever before are looking for ways to get healthier and stay that way. More specifically, many people are looking for ways to naturally build up their immune systems...
Epigenetics and Fertility
Fertility is a complex pathophysiological condition that can be caused by multiple physical and physiological factors, including hormonal imbalances, genetic alterations, and abnormalities in homeostasis. Recent studies also indicate that epigenetic mechanisms may be...
Legumes: Know Your Sources of Iron
The body needs a wide range of vitamins and minerals to maintain good health. You’re no doubt familiar with the role of vitamin C in supporting your immune system, or vitamin A and beta carotene in eye health. You are also likely familiar with at least some of the...
Beyond the Pharmaceuticals: Take a Different Approach to Treat Anxiety, Stress, and Even Panic Disorders with Acupuncture – Why it Works
Chronic stress and anxiety are becoming a public health crisis in the United States, with 46% of individuals reporting that they have high stress. Current concerns about the pandemic and how it may shape school and work-life are pushing levels of stress even higher...
Digestive Troubles? Poached Pears to the Rescue
According to the American Nutrition Association1, 70 million people around the world suffer from some sort of digestive problem. These issues affect their ability to eat, their ability to absorb nutrients, and even their quality of life. Many can be treated with...
4 Ways Functional Medicine is Used to Help with Fertility
Fertility concerns and difficulty conceiving are becoming increasingly prevalent as individuals around the world delay having children. Even many individuals who try to conceive at a biologically advantageous time are finding the path to parenthood to be much more...
Acupuncture for Stress and Depression During COVID-19
Mental Health Effects of a PandemicStress is a normal part of daily life for all people. The COVID-19 pandemic, though, has caused stress levels to increase for many people, even children. In addition to routine daily worries, the pandemic caused fear and worry about...
Eat Your Greens: Adding Iron to Your Diet
Whether you’ve decided to follow a plant-based diet, you’re pregnant or nursing, or you’ve been diagnosed with a deficiency, finding a way to add more iron to your diet is important. Iron’s an essential mineral to your health – it plays a role in oxygen transport...
Natural Solutions for Female Fertility: Leonurus Motherwort
Natural Solutions for Female Fertility: Leonurus Japonicus For couples struggling to conceive, it can be a frustrating, trying, even frightening time in their lives. There are uncomfortable questions that must be asked and answered, and in many cases, the only...