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Free radicals and inflammation quietly damage your cells, aging you quickly. Eat these super food herbs and spices to help protect your DNA and every single organ. (more…)

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By Rebecca Potter, MH When stress comes knocking on your door, what do you do? Hopefully you have a tried and true method to get your stress level down, since prolonged stress causes chronic disease and even kills! And it turns our nerves into raw uninsulated electrical wires that keep shorting out causing all sorts…

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By Rebecca Potter Has your entire family ever made it through cold and flu season without succumbing to what’s “going around”? If so, congratulations! If not, I’m here to help you do that naturally! Being an herbalist, I like to get to the root of the problem, which in the case of colds and flu…

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By Rebecca Potter Are you interested in harnessing medicinal herbs’ healing properties for a natural weight loss program? I get asked pretty often which herbs specifically help with weight loss, so let’s jump right in and break down this great topic! (more…)

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A lot of people dislike the taste of water, and do not turn to it first as a beverage of choice. Since water is *essential* to life, I know that something is wrong when people don't want to drink it. In this post, I'll help you discover why your water might not taste pleasant; how…

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February is not just for Valentine's Day. It is also heart health month, which bring me to this: Heart health remains one of the most challenging areas for Americans. Despite decades of public health efforts, heart disease is still the leading cause of death for both men and women. It is also very expensive to treat…

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Detoxification is occurring all the the time. It is a biological process in which your body converts waste products into exceretable material, which you then eliminate from your urine, skin, breath and poop. You're doing it right now! We do it naturally all day long. Because we're a bit overloaded with environmental pollutants, (more…)

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Let's face it. Living with diabetes is no simple thing. And figuring out what you can safely eat to keep your blood sugars within safe ranges - not too high, not too low - can be quite the learning curve. When I first started training with diabetes educators, I was disappointed to learn that the…

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I've returned to a favorite summertime recipe, with a delicious blend of savory, sweet, tang, crunch, and textures that pop in your mouth. You can make it vegan or Paleo by omitting the feta and increasing the lime juice. In the summer, I'm usually obsessed with melons, consuming a fresh melon nearly every week. In…

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Last week, I wrote about the recent research on correlations between vegetable consumption and happiness. Of course, you've heard the message that veggies are good for you, probably since you were a young lad. Plants contain antioxidants, anti-inflammatory nutrients, and liver-health-promoting micronutrients. (more…)

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