Breathe Better, Live Brighter: Reclaiming Your Breath for Health and Vitality
By Jennifer Ruthensteiner De La Paz, ND What if your breath – something you do all day, every day – was the key to healing stress, boosting energy, and reconnecting with yourself? Across ancient healing systems, breath has always been sacred. Known as prana, qi, or simply the force of life, breath connects the body, […]
A Sensory Reset: How Light, Color, Sound & Scent Can Soothe the Stressed-Out Mind
Ancient healing meets modern tech to restore calm, clarity, and connection By Rob Streisfeld, NMD Let’s face it—life today can feel like too much. Stress is high, screens are everywhere, and our nervous systems are constantly overstimulated. But what if the path to peace and emotional resilience didn’t require prescriptions or complicated routines? What if […]
How to Take the Edge Off: Everyday Strategies to Manage Stress Without Losing Your Mind
Simone McFarlane It creeps up slowly. A twinge behind the eyes, a clenched jaw, the sensation that your to-do list is mocking you. Stress doesn’t need an invitation, and it certainly doesn’t knock. But here’s the kicker—most of us let it stay too long without asking it to leave. The good news? There are tricks, […]
The Many Wonders of Lavender Oil
An Aromatic Ally for Relaxation, Calming Stress, Decreasing Anxiety, Soothing Headaches, and Much More By Sarah LoBisco, ND, IFMCP The Mind-Body Benefits of Essential Oils Essential oils are volatile, aromatic oils produced from plants through steam distillation, hydro diffusion, or pressure. Their vast number of constituents gives them a multitude of actions. Due to their […]
An Interesting Twist on Mindfulness Research
Razi Berry If dispositional mindfulness can teach us anything about how we react to stress, it might be an unexpected lesson on its ineffectiveness at managing stress as it’s happening, according to new research from the University at Buffalo. When the goal is “not to sweat the small stuff,” mindfulness appears to offer little toward […]
Take my hand
Razi Berry In any stressed or painful situation – a visit to the hospital, a presentation at work, or a funeral for a loved one – it helps to have someone holding your hand. We all know this to be true. Recent experiments have validated our intuitive knowledge and provided explanations as to why having […]