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5 Surprising Ways That Oxytocin May Improve Your Health

Oxytocin is a neuropeptide hormone that is produced in the brain and is best known for its association with birth and breast feeding. It was discovered in 1906 and synthesized in the lab in 1953. The synthetic form of oxytocin is pitocin, which is widely used to...

Food Loves Tech: The Foodie Event of 2017, In A Few Days!

There is no doubt we live in exciting, disruptive times. Food (as seen by the recent purchase of Whole Foods by Amazon) is not immune to this disruption. If you want to learn more about the future of food, you don't want to miss "Food Loves Tech" happening next...

2 Reasons Why a DUTCH Test is Better than a Saliva Test

The popularity of saliva testing abounds. You can buy it on Amazon, you can buy it from Direct Labs. Your doctor, nutritionist or acupuncturist may offer this test. Heck, I even used to offer this test. Saliva testing has long been employed by the alternative health...

5 Common Candida Treatment Mistakes

Candida is a form of yeast, also classified as a fungus, that lives in the large intestine and is also found on the skin and genitals. It is only a problem when it becomes overgrown or when an individual has a supressed immune system. The goal is not to totally get...

Don’t Be Defined By a Diagnosis, Instead Embrace the Principles of Health Rebuilding: The Story of Dr. Terry Wahls

I am honored to have the pioneering Dr. Terry Wahls as a guest blogger for my blog. Dr. Wahls is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa where she conducts clinical trials. She is also a patient with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, which...

Not In The Mood? Here’s Why…

It’s Valentines Day….which is all about love and romance. But does your libido need a search and rescue team? A healthy libido is a sign of a healthy woman. Being libido-less is a modern issue caused by several things, but most notably by physiological and mental...

Treat Perimenopause Now, Have an Easier Menopause Later

Menopause is when you'll get hot flashes, sleep problems, lose your sex drive, feel unsexy and put on weight, right? So at 43, you are wondering "Why do I have all that plus the added insult of heavy periods and worsening PMS"? Photo by Anne Lanphear Most women...

6 Easy Ways to Minimize Exposure to Bad Estrogen

I will say it straight up front here....estrogen is not bad. Given the widespread fear of estrogen that most women have these days, it bears repeating...estrogen is NOT bad. It is a wonderful female hormone that gives us breasts and hips and helps to keep skin dewy...

6 Top Reasons To Attend the Paleo Fx Conference in May 2017

When you hear the word conference, it confers thoughts of yawning and looking at your watch for the next break and perhaps sitting at long rows of tables with ice cold water and mints in front of you. Not so with the Paleo FX conference. The Paleo Fx conference is a...

My Skin Journey: From High Tech and Toxic to Acceptance and Gratitude

As women, we want to look good. The skincare industry knows it too. According to the Global Cosmetic Industry website, the United States skincare market is going to reach 11 billion in 2018. That is a lot of creams and serums that many of us will buy in the next 14...