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7 Ways To Turn Winter Solstice Into A One Day Health Reset, Which Do You Choose?

  This weekend brings us the winter solstice (and honestly thank goodness because for my sanity I really need the days to start getting longer again) and the darkest day of the year should naturally be a time of hibernation and restoration… i.e. the best quality sleep of the year. Sleep is so important to your long term well being that you literally can’t live without it… sleep is non-negotiable and absolutely essential for longevity. And the good news is, that no matter how bad your sleep is right now, you are only ever one night away from a good […]

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7 Easy Ways To Get Grounded Through Your Feet This Winter

    Most grounding advocates tell you — rather incessantly — to go outside and walk barefoot for your health.  That’s lovely when the weather is good, you have a safe pesticide-free green space to walk in, and you have time to remove shoes & put them back on. Personally, I find that going barefoot is usually my least favorite option in the winter. The truth is, every inch of your skin (not just your feet) is conductive and can ground your entire body from head to toe with one small point of contact, like a fingertip.  Hands are infinitely

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Winter Sleep: 12 Ways To Hibernate Now For A Deep Reset Before Spring

    One of my main goals in writing free healing articles for you every single week year after year after year is to help link your body to the natural seasonal rhythms of the world around you — taking the seasonal variations into account in your healing journey allows you to more easily get an instant health boost — and long term being in a season rhythm is much less stressful on our body. Similar to eating seasonally available fresh foods in rotation throughout the year for your gut health, your sleep needs also fluctuate throughout the year.  In

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12 Things To Do Throughout The Day Today, To Improve Your Sleep Tonight

    Just in time for the back-to-school season, I have pulled together a list of 12 things you can do throughout your day to improve the quality of your sleep tonight.  All based on the most current medical literature on sleep quality.  In fact, I recently returned from a medical conference where one of the lectures was on repairing sleep deficits. Something I was very interested in because I’ve always been a poor sleeper all of my life. The take home point that really stuck in my mind, and now when I have a sleepless night I remind myself

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Restorative Sleep… 6 Important Techinques To Get Rid Of Your Sleep Deficit For Good (video)

You absolutely, 100% ***NEED*** deep, restorative sleep!     It’s non-negotiable… poor sleep causes: memory impairment shorter life span: decrease response time + decreased motor skills = increased risk of accidents weight gain anxiety and other debilitating mood disturbances dementia and an increased incidence of Alzheimers widespread brain atrophy and much much more!!!   For example, a recent study (published in Neurology on Sept 3, 2104) found a widespread change in brain volume with poor sleep over time. Researchers looked at 147 people and followed them (using MRI imaging) to look at the effects of poor sleep on the brain.

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