When I bought a new house in February 2022, I didn’t know it would give me mold poisoning. However, that spring, I felt like my immune symptoms were flaring and getting worse. I reduced my work hours because I was struggling to get everything done. My biggest issue was fatigue. It wasn’t until another mom […]
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I have struggled with anxiety pretty much my entire life. From the time I was very little I worried about things most people never even think about. It gradually increased over the years, coming to a head in my 20’s with full-blown panic attacks. My poor husband got a crash course in mental health issues
Do you struggle with people pleasing tendencies? Here’s how to stop people pleasing. I never thought of myself as a fearful person. I love adventure and taking risks. I didn’t consider myself a people pleaser. However, at my first job after college graduation, I found myself feeling really burnt out and filled with resentment. It
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When I was little, riding in the car meant one thing to me – no bathroom for a long stretch with an overactive bladder. My dad hated stopping. I actually didn’t even know that you could stop anywhere besides a rest area until I was much older. Most long car rides were spent staring out
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Have you heard of medical gaslighting? Have you been gaslit by a medical professional?
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Could medical trauma be impacting your health? I went into the hospital to have a diagnostic medical procedure.
One of my favorite morning practices is getting the benefits of morning sunlight. The best part about this easy habit is that it is absolutely…
Here’s how to stop stress eating if you’re anything like me. I used to weigh 200 pounds. I wanted to have healthy eating habits, but I didn’t know how to stop stress eating. After I started working with a functional medicine specialist, I was eating better. I learned how to read food labels and focus
Fat. What a controversial subject! If you were a child of the eighties like me, you were told from a young age that fat is…
Here is something you’ve probably never been told: Perimenopause (the period leading up to menopause) and menopause are risk factors for developing insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is a sugar metabolism disorder that affects 1 in 9 women where there is too much sugar (glucose) in the blood. In type 2 diabetes, cells
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What if everything we know about germs is wrong? What if handwashing, sanitizing surfaces, and social distancing isn’t the only way (or even THE way)…
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Ever noticed how fanfare creates stress? Think of weddings, an event that ought to be vying for the most special day of your life, and almost everyone describes it as one of the most stressful experiences ever. We just experienced a First Communion, with all the fancy dresses and suits, months of practice, cameras rolling,
It happened again. It always does. My toddler (kid #4) has started to respond to the word “no” with a full-on head back, mouth open, scream-cry mixture. As parents we hear a phrase that tends to sum up what we experience when our kids are little: The Terrible Twos OR The Terrible Threes. Many moms
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It’s ironic to write about the health benefits of sweating right now since it’s February and I live in Michigan. In fact, as I type, we’re in the midst of a 2-week cold snap with temps in the single digits before wind chill is even taken into account! We had to move our apples and squash
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Parents, especially moms, have a way of getting right to the heart of the issue. I still remember back in seventh grade when my father told me he was embarrassed that I would consider getting up to sing karaoke with his colleagues’ wives at a restaurant. I was crushed. But I took it upon myself
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Knowledge is everything. The way I wear a mask and what it causes me to do with my nose, my mouth, and my fingers is a complete 180-degree reversal from what masks cause others to do habitually. I believe it’s because my brain is inundated with knowledge: I understand the harms of mouth breathing and
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Could you or your child be sensitive to gluten? What are the signs of gluten sensitivity? Read on to see if you have these symptoms of gluten sensitivity. This is a guest post from Michelle Riddle, OT, R.H.N. director of Resilient Health. Picky eating, brain fog, anxiety, and/or irritability. These behaviors can make life difficult
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There’s plenty we can do from the comfort of our own homes to help our body detox. These at-home detoxes are easy to implement into our regular routines. Try picking one to start with and go from there. It is important to keep your body healthy and if you’re reading this you probably already prioritize
Do you know the MOST important nutrient in the human body? There are a lot of really good ones like magnesium, calcium, and Vitamin C. But those are not at the top of the list. It’s WATER. Plain and simple water. It makes up about 55-60% of your total body mass! You can go a
I’ve never in my life had much trouble falling asleep, possibly because sleep deprivation has been something I’ve erroneously worn as a badge of honor for a few decades now. Now suddenly in the last few months, I find myself lying awake at night occasionally. Worse yet, sometimes my eyes will pop open at 3
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