Have you ever wondered why you wear a bra? When your breasts begin to develop or when your mother decides it is the right time, you start wearing one. Doesn’t it seem strange that we’ve never really questioned why we wear a bra or if it benefits our health? We go our entire life wearing this piece of clothing but since it's not something we’re ingesting, we tend to forget that it can be harming our body.
Read MoreHeadaches can be caused by many different things. In very rare instances, they can be a sign of something serious going on such as a brain tumor. However, in the majority of cases, headaches are merely a symptom to let us know that something is out of balance in the body and many of these imbalances can be traced back to dehydration. In this article we will take a look at some of the conditions which can trigger a headache, what we can do to alleviate the problem and we will see how many of them tie back to dehydration.
Read MoreWe just launched our newest product, Sustain, and have been getting a lot of questions regarding how they differ from our Super Greens!
Sustain™ is what you reach for instead of something unhealthy to curb cravings.* Sustain™ helps you feel great and supports you on your health and weight loss journey.*¹ It is designed to make a difference right away. The Daily Super Greens can also help you feel better right away, but are designed to help you get more micronutrition if you are not eating 10 or more servings of fruits and vegetables (which most of us are not). Daily Super Greens help to fill in the nutritional gaps and give your body the nutritional building blocks to support a healthy immune system and detox response.* Daily Super Greens also have probiotics and enzymes to improve your digestion and gut health, and help you get a little healthier every day.*
Read MoreThe journey into motherhood is a huge adjustment for many of us. You enter this new world without a manual to guide you through the steps, but the beauty of motherhood is that you find your way. Your motherhood journey is not always pretty and it doesn’t look like your neighbor's experience, but it shouldn’t because every mother, including you, is unique.
Read MoreOne evening I was sitting next to a woman doctor at a charity dinner. I was excited and eager to ask her about her views and thoughts on social injustices in maternal health. Her story was not what I wanted to hear, but what I knew I would.
Maybe this conversation got too deep for a first meeting, but these stories need to be told and heard. She began to share with me, “I did my residency on the labor and delivery floor of a small Florida hospital where there was a large Haitian population. The Haitian women have a cultural song that is sung to the woman in labor, it’s a song of ceremony and community.” I knew what she spoke of, I have heard this hymn. She then explained, “The staff made fun of it, they had their own version they would sing in the staff room, but their version was not beautiful or kind, they were mocking and cruel.”
Read MoreHow would you rate your sleep on a scale of 1 - 10? Do you wake up energized and ready to start the day or groggy and needing a cup of coffee? Do you sleep through the entire night or wake up multiple times? Do you have an easy time falling asleep once your head hits the pillow or do you toss and turn with racing thoughts?
Read MoreGrowing up, I continually found myself having a negative view of myself and I was stuck in a web of negative self talk. As an adult I have finally been able to be released from some of that through finding methods that encouraged me to view myself in a positive light and it led to confidence within. As humans that are in a community, we are prone to experience self doubt and we may even deal with body image issues. Whether you are a teen, pregnant, a new mom, or single, these are things that can cross our minds and take control of our actions.
Read MoreNaturopaths, herbalists, and other holistic healers have always understood the importance of cleansing and nourishing the body – especially the colon. However, in the last ten to fifteen years, science has been coming to appreciate and understand how important this is. We now understand that 90% of the serotonin made in the body is made in the gut. The gut supports seventy percent of the immune system. Fifty percent of dopamine is made in the gut. This is where the nutrients from the food we eat are sifted out and taken into the body.
Read MoreYour skin is one of your body’s most important zones of elimination. The natural cleansing properties of the skin are constantly flushing bodily wastes, but when your skin is working overtime, you are more likely to experience blemishes, blackheads, and non-cystic acne. The 3 main herbs in Facial Clear Capsules, Dong Quai Root, Burdock Root, and Yellow Dock Root, all help with the removal of waste from the blood before it comes out on the skin.*
Read MoreOur skin is the largest organ and absorbs what we put on it. We can have the cleanest diet in the world, but still be affected internally by the harsh chemicals in our beauty products. There are numerous studies that show the link between certain chemicals and cancers. If you have the option to avoid that risk, why wouldn’t you make the switch? You don’t have to transition every single product at once, but start with one and go from there. Maybe it’s switching to an aluminum free deodorant or shampoo without parabens; everything counts! The first thing to do is familiarize yourself with some of the chemicals you should be avoiding.
Read MoreMany of you use and love our Super Tonic formula, but do you know the story behind it? In this blog, we will dive into what makes this product so special, where it came from, and how you can start making it for your family at home! Super Tonic did not originate with us and we want to acknowledge the incredible formulator and honor him by passing this formula along to you.
Read MoreFasting is like a vacation for your digestive system and it comes in many forms. Whether you are completely abstaining from food for several days, only eating at a certain time of day, or only consuming a particular kind of food, you are practicing a tradition that is not only good for the spirit, but for the mind and body as well.
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