Education

This section includes educational content on common and often misrepresented health conditions.

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Education

What is Ayurveda?

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Over the last couple of posts, I have been giving you insights into alternatives to conventional medicine. Why? Because I strongly believe that health in its intricacies can and is so much more than sometimes a “band aid” on a problem. And because I know from personal experience that sometimes […]

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Education

What is Chinese Medicine?

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In my last post of this series, I covered the topic of “What is Functional Medicine“. With this series, it is my aim to provide you with alternative medicine approaches that may potentially support you on your path of finding optimal health. Personally, I have experienced amazing results with Chinese […]

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Education

What is Functional Medicine?

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For the next few weeks, I want to talk about different types of medicinal approaches. See, over here and in the States we are largely familiarized with Western medicine. However, there are other types of medicine. And – what I have learned the hard way – sometimes Western medicine does […]

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Education

Sources of Calcium That Are Not Milk

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So today, I thought I would talk about some foods that are are great sources of calcium that are not milk. Why? Because milk is still considered as one of the only great sources of calcium. However, growingly, kids tend to have allergies and/or do not stomach dairy well. So […]

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Education

What is Brown Fat?

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Last week, I discussed the benefits of stress. In it, I mentioned that cold therapy activates brown fat. I briefly thought that probably not a lot of people know what this could mean. What is brown fat and how can it be beneficial to and in our bodies. What is […]

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Education

The Benefits of Stress

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I know, I know. We are always talking about how much chronic stress is harmful to our health. It is something that is so critical to our health and why I talk at length about how to combat stress. But – and here is the big BUT there are also […]