Tag: natural health
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Blood Sugar Crashes: The Afternoon Energy Thief
It is 3 PM and you are struggling with a blood sugar crash. Not dramatically. You are not falling asleep at your desk. But something has gone out of the day. The clarity you had at 10 AM has been replaced by a kind of mental static. Simple tasks feel like they require more effort…
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Loneliness Is a Physical Health Problem, Not Just an Emotional One
Priestess Sekhmet left a comment in one of my articles last week that got me thinking about loneliness. She said she has been feeling stifled lately, that she is struggling to find a healthy leisure routine with real variety, and that isolation and social life play into her food choices more than she had fully…
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What Happens to Your Brain When You Do Not Sleep Enough
Something happened to me about four years ago that I still think about. I had been running on six hours of sleep for several months. Not dramatically short. Six hours sounds almost reasonable when you say it out loud. I was functional. I was getting things done. I told myself I was someone who simply…
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Seed Oils: Why the Cooking Oil in Your Kitchen Might Be Working Against You
There is a seed oil sitting in most kitchens right now that was not part of the human diet until about 100 years ago. Seed oils have become one of the most consumed fats in the modern world, and growing evidence suggests they may be quietly working against our health. Sunflower oil. Canola oil. Soybean…
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The Liver Detox Myth and What Your Liver Needs
The term liver detox is everywhere right now, and it is selling billions of pounds worth of products that your liver does not need. Detox teas. Detox juices. Detox programmes that cost more than a month of groceries, all promising to flush out everything your body has accumulated from years of imperfect living. I want…