Seasonal allergy symptoms: natural relief without drugs
Allergies are the result of an inappropriate response from your immune system: normal environmental stimuli stress the immune system and trigger a hyperactive histamine response.
The seasonal allergy symptoms are the result of histamines
Inflammation, swelling, sneezing, itching, rashes and the discomforts typically associated with inflammation.Histamines are part of a normal immunological response, however, for people with allergies, histamines are over-produced.
Mental health, the microbiome and antibiotic use
If you have to take antibiotics, take preventative measures to minimize the damage to your micro-biome by eating lots of pro-biotic rich foods.
Why joints hurt when it's cold
Ever wonder why joints hurt when it's cold? Is it mere coincidence and is there anything you can do about it?
During periods of cold whether, particularly winter time, there is an increase in lower body pain.
Cold weather can cause the joints to hurt because cold weather causes a change in the joint fluid. Cold temps cause the joint fluid to thicken, and this subsequent shrinking of the tissues in turn pulls on the nerve endings and causes pain.
This begs the question, is there anything you can do about it? The answer is YES.
Acupuncture Helps with Stress
We ALL suffer from stress.
Did you know that 95% of all diseases are due to stress?
Type II diabetes....stress. Auto-immune diseases....stress. Infertility.....stress. Hormone imbalances....stress. High blood pressure....stress. Heart disease....stress. Arthritis....stress Cancer....stress Eczema....stress
I could go on and on with this list, but the point is, the conditions you thought were "hereditary" or genetic are actually made manifest due to stress.
This is both a frightening and exciting realization. The scary part: we have waaaayyyyyy more control over our health than we thought and, given this fact, we have a much larger responsibility to take care of ourselves.
Is Bone Broth a Good Source of Calcium?
Advocates of ancestral diets (aka paleo) make claims about bone broth being high in a variety of nutrients, and calcium almost always gets touted as one of the major benefits. This belief that bone broth is high in calcium is so pervasive in the Nourishing Traditions/Westin A Price community it’s hard to find evidence to the contrary. It turns out, calcium content of bone broth varies widely, and more often than not, it is a POOR source of calcium.
How many acupuncture treatments will I need?
Whether you are getting acupuncture for the alleviation of pain or for overall well being, determining how often and how many acupuncture treatments are needed varies from person to person.
There are 5 criteria to determine how much and how often you should get acupuncture treatments:
Antibiotics, antibacterials and boosting the immune system
At the change of seasons, we experience a shift in sunlight, temperature, humidity and physical activity. But before you start bathing yourself in hand sanitizer or use antibiotics to protect yourself from contact with other people's germs, consider this.....Avoiding contact with viruses and bacteria is impossible, and in fact, our contact with microbes is essential to our survival as a species.
Sitting for extended periods affects your health
Humans weren’t built to sit all day.
In fact, we were designed for physical activity and vigorous movement. Our ancestors had much more varied activity every day from squatting to sprinting, carrying heavy objects, to walking long distances.
Our current modern lifestyle has huge health costs associated with spending so much time on our bums.Whether it’s driving, working at our computers, watching TV, or scrolling our social media feeds, most Americans spend more time on their butts than they do on their feet.
