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The Many Uses and Benefits of Epsom Salt

Epsom Salt Uses

Epsom salt can be used in many different ways and has benefits for your health and your garden. I’ve shared with you how it can be used to create an amazing DIY Epsom Salt Face Scrub but did you know it can also be used in your hair? Yes your hair! Here are some tips on using [...]

How to Breathe to Relieve Stress

Deep breathing to relieve stress. #health #tips

Using breath control can help reduce stress. Stress isn’t something we can all together avoid, it is a part of life but we can work on coping mechanisms to deal with stress. As I said before, I’m working on improving my health to deal with my insomnia battle and deep breathing has actually been shown [...]

What Does Acupuncture Feel Like

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Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicine practice to stimulate certain acupuncture points to current imbalance within the body.  Acupuncture has been around for hundreds and thousands of years, dating back to 200 BCE. Unless you’ve actually experienced acupuncture with a trained professional it is hard to explain and though it doesn’t work for every symptom or aliment it has [...]

Hazardous Flame Retardant Chemicals

Flame retardant chemicals are in what? #health #safety

Flame retardants are intended to increase the time someone has to get out of a fire but they’ve been shown to not be as effective as the chemical industry” claims” they are. According to CNN, the making of flame retardants by the chemical industry is a 4 billion dollar a year global business which is [...]

Should Consumers Worry about Aspartame Safety?

Diet soda and aspartame safety concerns. #health

Should consumers worry about the safety of aspartame and other artificial sweeteners? Aspartame is an artificial sweetener, a chemical that was created in a chemist lab. According to the Calorie Control Council, which is a non-profit established in 1966, aspartame has over 200 scientific studies supporting its safety and regulatory agencies in more than 100 [...]

A Nutritious Diet to Help with Depression, Anxiety and Insomnia

Nutritious Diet to Help with Depression, Anxiety and Insomnia

Yesterday I wrote about my natural approach to dealing with symptoms of depression, anxiety and my chronic insomnia. Besides taking the doctor’s advice I am making some other changes based on my own Google research (you know you Google stuff too)!  I’ve read that eating a healthy diet rich in antioxidants and healthy protein can [...]

Combating Depression, Anxiety and Insomnia

Naturally Fighting the Blues One Step at a Time

Depression, anxiety and insomnia all run in my family. Lucky me, eh? (Yes, I am from Michigan and I say “eh”.) I’ve written about my bouts of anxiety and how I suffer from chronic insomnia. Neither of which are fun. In fact, everything I have tried in the past has not worked for me and [...]