Transform Your Health in 2022 With These Five Sustainable Lifestyle Practices
Chad Larson, NMD, DC, CCN, CSCS Nothing is more synonymous with the new year than coming up with resolutions. Every new year we get motivated and set about making goals to better ourselves. Many resolutions revolve around our health and taking care of our bodies, but will we be doing these “healthy” practices six months […]
6 Ways to Ease Seasonal Depression Without Medication
Sarah Cimperman, ND Seasonal depression—also known as seasonal affective disorder—is a type of depression that follows a seasonal pattern. Sometimes it’s referred to as SAD or winter depression because the symptoms appear during the fall and winter and disappear in the spring and summer. (A rare form of seasonal depression called summer depression or summer-pattern […]
Five Tips to Ensure Your Gut Health Doesn’t “Fall” Behind This Autumn
Dr. Chad Larson, NMD, DC, CCN, CSCS Summer has come to a close, and with how trying the last year has been, one can hardly be blamed for feeling tempted to indulge in some pumpkin spice or other seasonal goodies. While the occasional treat is fine, it’s important not to overindulge. What we eat and […]
7 Ways to Stay Healthy This Fall
Sarah Cimperman, ND As the seasons change, so do our bodies. Now that autumn is settling in, days are becoming shorter, nights are becoming longer, and temperatures are becoming cooler. While our internal clocks adjust to the seasonal transition, we may experience changes in sleep, mood, metabolism, and immunity. We’re more likely to suffer from […]
6 Ways to Minimize the Health Effects of Wildfire Smoke
Sarah Cimperman, ND The World Health Organization has named air pollution as the greatest environmental threat to human health.1 Wildfires are an increasing part of the problem and their effects are only expected to worsen as climate change continues to alter temperature and precipitation patterns around the globe. Wildfire smoke is a complex mixture of […]
5 Essential Ingredients for a Healthy Salad
Sarah Cimperman, ND As seasons change and the weather lightens up, so does my cooking. Slow-cooked roasted and braised dishes make way for steamed, sautéed, and raw ones while hearty soups are replaced by colorful salads. Salads can be starters, side dishes, main courses, or even a separate course at the end of meals to […]
4 Things Better For Bones Than Calcium
Sarah Cimperman, ND The prevention of osteoporosis has largely focused on calcium supplements. While we can’t have strong bones without calcium, it isn’t enough. Bone mineral density is determined by complex metabolic processes involving a wide variety of vitamins and minerals, hormones, bone cells, and even external forces. Bones provide structure and protection for the […]
5 Ways to Protect Your Heart During a Pandemic
Sarah Cimperman, ND More than thirty million people in the United States are living with heart disease and it’s the leading cause of death.1 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one person dies from cardiovascular disease every thirty-six seconds.2COVID-19 is catching up now that news outlets report the coronavirus—also known as SARS-CoV-2—kills […]
Finding the Pause
Nicola Dehlinger, ND Coming back from a 30-day sabbatical, I am filled with new awareness, more vitality, and much more clarity about my life in general. I have a deeper sense of ease and feel more spaciousness in my day-to-day life. Find it all in the pauses My ever-present mind wants to know, “How are […]
Nourishing Yourself and Your Community
Dr Nicola Dehlinger, ND When we think about nourishing ourselves, we usually think about what we’re eating or how much we’re exercising. We don’t often dive more deeply into the finer points of nutrition, like how many nutrients are lost if a fruit or vegetable isn’t eaten quickly? After it’s been picked, produce continues to breathe which […]