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How Toxic is Your Home?

The place where you spend most of your time, raise your family and your pets? Use the Check List below to gradually detoxify your home. Did you know that the average American home contains over 63 hazardous products? From shampoo, to toilet bowl cleaner, plastic that...

A Simple Way to Keep Feeling Younger & Stronger Longer

Do Supplements work? Do you feel that supplements don’t work because they haven’t seemed to make a difference? Do you feel that if you’re eating a good diet you don’t need to supplement? Here I discuss the reason why I feel supplementing is the...

Get The App – Immune or Detox

Feel Anxious, confused, depressed or overwhelmed? Did you gain the COVID19? Or over do it during the holidays? Chronic Stress Eventually Takes a Toll on the Body, Support Your Body Now. Check out my NEW mobile health app. It’ free and easy-to-use and...

A Functional Approach To Feel Younger & Stronger Longer

I love what I do because I watch people every day make huge realizations about how their daily habits either contribute to or thwart not only their physical health but their life goals. They begin to understand the intelligence of their bodies, how to listen to...

I Was Infected with COVID19

I’m going to warn you now, this is pretty anti-climactic. But truly this is what we hope for! (Picture is of my family snowmobiling in Montana) The week before Christmas I went to Montana with my family for the holidays. The first 3 nights I was there the house...

Top 5 ways to get your energy pumped up!

Do you often feel that midday energy slump? Is that your new normal? Do you believe it’s possible to have stable energy all day long? One of the best indicators that you’re having a great day is the feeling that your energy is high, steady, and that overall you...

Did you know that you’re more bacteria than you are human?

Did you know that you’re more bacteria than you are human? Some scientists have estimated that for every 1 human cell there is 10x more bacterial cells on the human body. 😲 Did you know these bacteria along with viruses, archaea and their genes make up what is...

Could the molecule important for MALE ERECTIONS be a key treatment in COVID-19?🤔

Nitric oxide (NO), coined the “Molecule of the Year” in 1992 is being tested as a treatment for COVID-19 patients. The production of NO has been shown to increase when you do long deep breathing through the nose – a reason to do breath work which I share below...

Coronavirus

Everywhere I go people are worried about the coronavirus. Restaurants are nearly empty, travel is cheap, events and vacations cancelled. People are worried and stressed. What precautions can you take to support you and your family? Herbals, nutrients and botanicals to...

Are Your Bowels Irritable?

Approximately half of all intestinal complaints are due to Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). It is the most common gastrointestinal complaint. IBS is an umbrella term that can be applied to different conditions such as spastic bowel, spastic colon, mucous colitis,...

Painful and Embarrassing Gas?

Photo by Warren Wong on Unsplash Does your gas problem ever make you feel like you just did this? Embarrassing. Well I’m here to let you in on a little known secret….humans cannot make gas. It isn’t you, its the bugs in your gut! So next time you...

Liver & Digestive Tract Cleansing Recipe

This dish is cleansing to the liver and the digestive tract. To help your body do its own inner cleaning, eat as a mono diet for one week in the spring or fall. 1 bunch beets 1 pound (450 gr) carrots 2 bunches scallions, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced ghee or...

A Perfectly Nourishing Meal

This image is from one of my favorite Oakland, California restaurants The Well. I go here often after a yoga class with my good friends. The food is made fresh and feels so nourishing. My other favorite on the menu is the Root coffee. Mung Beans and Rice Recipe A...

Anxiety

Are you easily overwhelmed? Does your heart race, your breath become shallow and you can’t seem to gain control of your mind? Does this seem to be your new state of being? When people ask, “How are you?” do you say fine, even though this is what is...

Are GMO’s Contributing to Chronic Illness?

GMOs, or genetically modified organisms, are plants that have been altered with the aim of becoming more appealing to a mass consumer population. This direct manipulation of an organism’s DNA in scientific laboratories has led to the presence of many unwanted and...

Lifestyle Factor That Contribute to Inflammation

What Contributes to a “Pro Inflammatory” Lifestyle? 1. High-sugar foods: Immunosuppression for 2-4 hours after eating 2. High-fat foods: Especially foods with arachidonic acid and saturated fats (dairy and animal fat primarily) 3. Food Allergens: Allergens may form...

The Best Thing You Can Do For Your Brain Now

Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki says the most transformative thing that you can do for your brain today is exercise! Suzuki discusses the science of how exercise boosts your mood and memory and has long term protective effects against neurodegenerative diseases like...

What No One Will Tell You About What Really Causes Depression

1 in 10 Americans and 1 in 4 women of reproductive age are on antidepressants. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) estimates that globally about 300 million adults suffer from regular depressive episodes. It’s the leading cause of disability worldwide and...

Can you have an unhealthy gut and not know it?

Besides the obvious: Gas Bloating Diarrhea Constipation Acid refulx Other signs you have poor digestion Skin conditons Joint pain Sluggish Brain fog Irritable Achy Puffy eyes, belly, hands and feet Arthritis Cancer Autoimmune disease Anxiety and depression and list...

Why do we say “Sat Nam”?

In Kundalini yoga class you are told to say “Sat Nam” either in our mind or out loud as you practice a kriya (exercise) or meditation. With the eyes focused on the third eye point, the space between the eyebrows, over and over you repeat the sanskrit...