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3 Steps To Discovering Authentic Self-Care

Two Inches of Wool, The Simple Art of Self-Care is now available in a print version on Amazon. The first several days it launched, the Kindle version quickly jumped to a #1 best seller in several categories: Self-help, Happiness & Mental Health! There are tens of thousands of articles, books, blogs and “experts” in holistic, […]

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Simple Fermented Veggies

Fermented Veggies are simple to make and a great way to nourish your the good bacteria in your gut. American diets are very sterile, we pasteurize many foods which kills natural enzymes and gentle bacteria that normally feed our gut flora. It shouldn’t come as any surprise as Americans have a reputation for becoming very […]

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Perfect Summer Dessert: Raw Caramel Slices

Are you looking for an amazing, gluten-free, dairy-free, grain-free, Raw dessert for that special occasion this summer? This is it! Someone shared this Paleo recipe with me a while back on Facebook and I just made it a week and a half ago. It’s from the Raw Food Institute in Australia and I modified it […]

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Turmeric Tea Soothes the Body and Senses

Turmeric tea is one of my favorite things to drink when the weather turns cool. It’s a nice substitute for some teas that I usually drink, one that I welcome when the temperatures fall and the snow comes. Ayurveda is the holistic lifestyle of yoga. The principles of Ayurveda lie in respecting the natural change […]

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44 Health Busters I Avoid

My article on 44 health builders was so popular, I was inspired to look at the flip side.  Being healthy isn’t about just doing the right things, it also involves avoiding habits that can make you sick.  Obviously, if I was a smoker but did all the things on my Healthy Living list, I would […]

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The Best Cooling Foods

   Are you using foods that cool you down or heat you up?  Cucumbers are the first anti-inflammatory foods we’ll talk about in this series of foods that support a Pure Body, and we won’t just be eating them.  “Superfoods” are the most recent buzzwords in healthy living. They provide  high energy, antioxidants and plenty […]

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Fasting – Ancient Wisdom To Help Improve Mental Clarity, Boost Energy

Fasting has been a practice of healing the body for centuries.  I am not talking about current trends that call for you to drink copious amounts of cayenne laced lemonade for 10-30 days.  This article will deal with some reasonable methods of fasting based on traditional practices from other cultures.  The concept itself is fairly […]

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Toxic Landfill or Oasis? Natural Cleaning Solutions For Your Home

NEWS UPDATE!  April 2012 EWG’s Hall of Shame, Most Toxic Cleaning Supplies. Check it out and make sure none are in your cupboards. When is the last time you looked under your kitchen sink?  Or in the cupboard where you keep your cleaning supplies?  Household cleaners have some of the most toxic ingredients.  In our […]

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Overnight Oatmeal

Paleo diets have been growing popularity the past couple of years, I’ve gone seasons without grains occasionally. Of course, there are some grains I always skip: wheat and corn as well as all other gluten products. While I agree that going grain-free can be good for resting the digestive tract, oatmeal has continued to be […]

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Cellulite No Match For Essential Oils

Our bodies need fat to protect vital organs like our brain.  Our cells need fat to function optimally.   Too much fat in the body can accumulate in the form of cellulite though – you’ve seen it, the dimpled skin that appears in areas like the hips, abdomen and arms.    Cellulite is actually clusters of old fat […]

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