winter

10 Things I Do To Prepare For Fall

Ahhh… fall. How I love you!!!   The cooler mornings. The walks outside. Leaves swirling through the air. My children laughing as they spend more time outside than ever before. But for many of us… shorter days and longer nights means a dip in our mood.   Fortunately, there are lots of great things to do to get prepared as the seasons change.   Of course there are things like pulling out your sweaters and boots and knitting a scarf or two and planting a winter garden and getting the chimney cleaned. But I want to share with you today […]

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Probiotics An Alternative To Antidepressants

  A new study, published on Nov 15, 2013 in Biological Psychiatry, shows that probiotics might be more aptly named psychobiotics for their mind and mood enhancing effects.   The latest statistics estimate that about one in every ten Americans now takes an antidepressant, and antidepressants are the third most prescribed form of medication.   Whether because of personal preference, unwanted side effects, cost or other reasons, there are many folks looking for alternative, holistic solutions to treating depression and anxiety. Natural supplements like St. John’s Wort, Maca Root, Valerian, 5-HTP, GABA, and holistic therapeutic modalities such as acupuncture, massage,

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Winter Skin Salvation!

Winter can be a tough time for anybody’s skin… painfully dry hands and cracked heels galore (ouch!)   Dry heated air that dehydrates and cracks vulnerable skin inside combine with whipping cold winds that chaff skin outside… …no fun especially if you suffer from chronic skin conditions such as psoriasis, eczema or other forms of dermatitis.   Today I have a blog post for you that is full of wonderful things you can do to support tender dry winter skin and support skin health in general. You know that I love skin care (at one point I even considered going

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Winter Checklist: 6 Ways To Feel Your Best All Winter Long

  Once again, it’s time to post a winter checklist of all the things I have pulled together over the years to keep me feeling my best during the darkest month of the year. With Winter Solstice last weekend and Christmas, Kwanzaa and Winter Holidays this week… this is the perfect time to make sure we are doing all we can to feel our best and slow down and care for our inner spark while the world sleeps on around us. It’s okay to take these winter months slower, to tend to our inner needs more, and to make sure

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10 Things I’m Doing Now To Prepare For Fall

Ahhh… fall. How I love you!!!   The cooler mornings. The walks outside. Leaves swirling through the air. My children laughing as they spend more time outside than ever before. Oh, but how you hold a dark secret inside of you.   You don’t fool me for one instant… I know that the cooler mornings and campfire evenings are possible because of your tilt away from the sun… and how the days become shorter than the nights until they are so brief we wake up to darkness and eat dinner in darkness. And for me… shorter days and more darkness

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10 Things I’m Doing Right Now To Prepare For Fall

Ahhh… fall. How I love you. The cooler mornings. The walks outside. Leaves swirling through the air. Loading up on firewood for the winter. My children laughing as they swing, run, play, spend more time outside than ever before. Oh, but how you hold a dark secret inside of you. You don’t fool me for one instant… I know that the cooler mornings and campfire evenings are possible because of your tilt away from the sun… and how the days are now shorter than the nights, until they are so brief we wake up to darkness and eat dinner in

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