Browsing: Wellness
Wellness
Choosing a Different Path
Me? An alcoholic? I had always thought of myself as a social drinker. As an attorney like my father, I worked hard and enjoyed a good…
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Sun Safety for Summer 2021
Sun safety. We all know what it is and why we should be vigilant about it, but do we actually do it? Take, for instance, sunscreen.…
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Optimize Your Gut Health Now
Steel Stool wanted to create a solution that elevated the bathroom experience by creating a natural vegan fiber product that is specifically designed to improve the…
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Acupressure: Press Here to Feel Better
Acupressure, a more subtle form of acupuncture, is based on the idea of Qi (energy life force) circulating the body. When your Qi circulates and flows…
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Medicine Cabinet Must-Haves
Making the switch to more natural products can sometimes be a bit overwhelming when you don’t know where to start. To make things a little easier,…
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Self Treatment Techniques
Jim had been an avid runner for many years when he began noticing a tightening of the muscles at the front of his hip. When that…
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Build a Better Sleep Routine
For optimal function and vitality in our bodies, sleep is often the overlooked and underappreciated component. According to neuroscientist, professor and author of the book, “Why…
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5 Activities You Should Stop Doing to Improve Your Sleep
We’ve all experienced wakeful nights, but for some, insomnia is a chronic condition. Sleep eludes them frequently for months or even years. They struggle to fall…
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3 Ways IV Therapy Can Help with Cognitive Decline
Cognitive decline can be irritating (forgetting where you put your car keys or blanking on an acquaintance’s name), but it can also be frightening as chronic…
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Tips from CBT-I to Improve Your Sleep
You wake up, roll over and check your phone: 2:13 a.m. Sighing heavily, you realize you only dozed off for a few minutes. It’s been almost…
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A Q&A on Pets & Integrative Medicine
Our pets are our furry friends and even part of the family, and with that comes the mission to find the best treatment possible when they…
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How to Avoid Exercising-at-Home Burnout
It’s been a year since we shifted our lives to the confines of our homes. For some of us, this transition didn’t come easily — and…
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Yoga and Pet Therapy
Marissa Rivera enrolled in My Vinyasa Practice’s 200-hour spring yoga teacher training to deepen her practice and help her understand how yoga therapy can be integrated…
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Acupuncture and Your Pet
Our pets are our best friends, loving companions, family and fur angels. And, like humans, they can get sick and suffer from similar ailments, too. Chinese…
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The Best Dog Breeds for Your Allergies
While dog and cat allergies affect 10-20% of the global population, this doesn’t stop all the allergy-sufferers from adopting a furry companion. Some people adopt a…
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Man’s Best Friend
Animals have long been intertwined with human partners throughout history. Prehistoric cave paintings depict humans hunting side by side with canines; Egyptian hieroglyphs document that civilization’s…
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Till Death Do Us Part
Ever since birth, I’ve had a dog in my life. To date, there have been 14 — each a bookmark for different chapters in this journey:…
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Connection, Connection, Connection
Our lives are all about relationships — work relationships, romantic partnerships, family relationships and friendships. Especially during these times of increased social distancing and less social…
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Hypnosis: The Athlete’s Secret to Peak Performance
It’s the back pocket secret thousands of athletes have hidden for years. Entire Olympic teams have trained with it, from the Russians, to the Swiss, to…
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More Than a Check-Up
Dr. Valluri thinks of her patients as family. With a sharp mind and careful responsibility, she keeps an attitude of doing whatever it takes to keep…
