Wellness Articles

Ready or not, gift-giving season has arrived! Whether you’re enjoying the season or feeling like a total grinch, I’m here to help you check off some boxes. — gift boxes, that is! 🎁 My challenge to you this year? Step away from the chocolate & fancy liqueurs, and opt for some healthy gifts instead.  …things…

Plus, Five Science-Backed Health Benefits That Will Convince You to Start Now. You might say “thank you” with the intention of making someone else feel good and appreciated, but did you know practicing gratitude benefits YOU just as much as those around you? It’s true! Now… I know that this whole “gratitude thing” isn’t new…

The holidays are always a wonderful, beautiful time of year, filled with family & friends, holiday parties, and more leisure time than usual… I’d like coffee in my pajamas 'till 11 o’clock, please… 😉  But truth be told, it’s not always as “stress-free” as we might like. Between changing routines, hosting the in-laws & and…

How to Use Your Halloween Pumpkins to Benefit Your Family’s Health. As a health professional, I have to admit… Halloween isn’t my favorite holiday.  I know, I know, call me a Halloween grinch but I’m just not a huge fan of a holiday centered around feeding kids sugar & fear.  But over the years, I’ve…

A common myth I love to bash is that improving your health has to be expensive or complicated.  It can be – if you fall victim to all that trendy, superficial wellness stuff, which is easy to do if you’re not careful.  But it definitely doesn’t have to be this way.  Improving your health can…

The Evidence-Based Health Benefits of Sound & Vibration. Most of us know that a nice hot bath is great for stress relief. But the bath I’m talking about today isn’t filled with water & bubbles… It’s filled with healing sounds & vibrations! Now, if you’ve heard of “sound baths” before, you might know they have…

Do you know September is National Recovery Month?  This was established by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, whose mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on communities across the country.  That’s a mouthful, but their…

Make-Ahead Recipes That Are Free From Dairy, Gluten, & Hassle.  Well… it’s almost time to say ‘goodbye’ to summer!  And while this might be bitter-sweet for some of you, we’ve got a holiday weekend just around the corner to send summer off in style 😉  Labor Day is one of my favorite holidays. It’s a…

The wellness world can be a noisy place, full of fad diets & complicated protocols, which is exactly why I love to break down trending topics in a no-nonsense way. And today, that topic is castor oil packs. I chose this particular topic because while castor oil packs have become more popular in recent years,…