Weather Holiday Stress with Adaptogens

Even if the holiday season is your favorite time of year, it’s likely still a stressful one. And if you hate the holidays, that seems pretty stressful too. Whatever your personal struggle, tense family relationships or that seemingly endless to-do list, we cannot ignore the toll that stress takes on our bodies. Along with holiday dietary indulgences and the dropping temperatures outside, excess stress can tax the immune system. Before you know it, you’ll have traded in your New Year’s Eve tuxedo for a tissue box and a bath robe.

Adaptogens have been used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda to regulate the effects of stress. Continue reading “Weather Holiday Stress with Adaptogens”

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Tips for a Green Holiday

With the holiday season upon us, it may be a good time to start thinking about what you can do to cut down on unnecessary waste and have a more eco-friendly time.

1. Wrap with what you have. Instead of buying wrapping paper, use what you have on hand to wrap gifts. You can use maps, old calendars, the cartoon section from a newspaper, craft paper. My sister-in-law took brown paper bags and had her children walk on them with painted feet and then wrapped gifts with the newly decorated paper.  Continue reading “Tips for a Green Holiday”

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Thanksgiving Gratitude

Thanksgiving should be about family, friends, good food, and most of all gratitude. And being thankful can actually be good for you! According to the book Thanks! How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier (Houghton Mifflin, 2007), Robert A. Emmons, PhD, cites numerous studies that indicate happiness comes from gratitude.

We tend to believe that happiness comes from what happens, such as what we buy, what we achieve, and where we go on holidays. But according to Emmons, it doesn’t work that way. He says that happiness comes from being grateful.

Here are some tips to help you develop gratitude:  Continue reading “Thanksgiving Gratitude”

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Sunday Radio Show: Some Homeopathic Solutions for Back-to-School

Join us this Sunday as host Dana Laake and her special guest Dr. Christophe Merville discuss homeopathic solutions for stress, sleeplessness, and sports injuries as children head back to school.

Christophe Merville, D. Pharm., has been the Director of Education and Pharmacy Development for Boiron – the world’s leading manufacturer of homeopathic medicines – since 1990. Dr. Merville has created training programs, both online and in print, for pharmacists and retailers on homeopathy and medicines available to treat common health conditions.

You can listen to this show in our radio archives.

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Back to School… For Moms

Toward the end of summer, moms begin to think about the upcoming school year. While the summer may have meant lazy days without schedules or routines, the school year brings about something else entirely. How can you ensure a seamless year – for you? Here are my 10 tips for school year success… for moms!

Tip 1: Get Organized

Clutter and disarray create stress. Start by taking on one area at a time with the intention of doing one of four things with all of the clutter that you see: fix, put away, give away or throw away. Then, follow through. Also, find a way to stay organized by creating a simple system that works for you and your family. Calendars, labels, containers, apps and other tools are all great to help keep you organized if they meet the needs of you and your family. Continue reading “Back to School… For Moms”

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