You’ve probably seen the buzz lately about using red light therapy for your wellness, but let’s dissect what it is, how it works and if it’s something you would benefit from. What is Red Light (or Infrared) Therapy? Red light is a spectrum of wavelengths on the light spectrum that contain both near and far infrared wavelengths. Red Light therapy…
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Should You Take the Thyroid Medication? {Food for Thought} Back in 2007, I was diagnosed with Hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. Of course, being the 29-year-old that I was, it was like pulling teeth to even get doctors to take me seriously and test my thyroid because they said, “you are SO young.” It wasn’t until I lost two babies that…
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I have been in the healing space for 16 years and working with women through my practice and membership so they can achieve healing from chronic symptoms now for 7 years and have noticed 6 traps not to fall into with functional doctors when it comes to spending time, money and emotion with them. These 6 traps can happen even…
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You might be struggling with hives, rashes, sores, eczema, psoriatic-like symptoms, headaches, fatigue, bloating, gas, stomach aches, poor BM’s and more. Should you pay for a food sensitivity test? So many women struggling with chronic symptoms choose to go the route of food sensitivity testing. I see it suggested in groups all the time and many of my clients have…
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It’s not all that often I come across a company that not only makes, amazing products with truly healthy ingredients, but the owners of Earthley have the same values as I do – faith, family, freedom and natural wellness. I was intrigued by Earthley at the recommendation of a friend and my research on the founders Ben and Kate Tietje….
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What is Magnesium? Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the human body. It is a co-factor utilized in over 3,700 functions of the body. The term “co-factor” means that it works synergistically with other minerals and vitamins to do its job. Various types of magnesium have responsibility for over 300 metabolic functions in the body and every cell…
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Perfect Supplements are an amazing boost to your health and overall well-being I love to find cleanly-sourced, third-party tested, high-quality superfoods to add to my day to increase and uplevel my nutrition and give the cells in my body what they need to be well! It’s not easy to find superfoods and high-quality supplements that are free of or low…
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If you’ve been in the autoimmune arena for any length of time, you’ve most likely heard about the importance of seeing a functional doctor or naturopath rather than an allopathic MD. While I don’t disagree with these ideas, I still find that there is a huge gap in helping the patient truly regain wellness long term. Instead, what I have…
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It’s a known fact that Hashimoto’s is more prevalent in women as opposed to men. In fact, women are diagnosed with it between four and ten times more than men are! 5 in 100 Americans are also diagnosed with Hashimoto’s. In 2010, 14 million Americans were diagnosed with Hashimoto’s and I suspect (12 years later) it could more than…
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I just came back from my two-month sabbatical! Each year, it is the ultimate refreshment to be able to check out, eliminate my workload and rest in God’s creation and at His feet. Just like when I mentioned that I am a homeschool mom and people say, “Oh, I could never do that!”, I get the same response when I…
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Thank you for visiting to read my review. Please know that this is MY experience and it’s unique to me. Others who have been to Hope 4 Cancer will have completely unique experiences. Some worse. Some better. As you read this article, please keep this factor in mind – my experience is not someone else’s – it is purely mine….
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When an organ in your body starts showing signs of damage and/or dysfunction, in holistic wellness, we always search for the root cause which is the reason WHY it is happening. For example, in the case of autoimmune diseases, where the body attacks a certain organ, the problem isn’t the organ itself, the problem is the reason the organ is…
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It probably seems a little unusual to spend time as a patient at a holistic oncology clinic for two weeks without a cancer diagnosis. However, that’s exactly what I did. If you have been around Feasting on Joy for any length of time, you’ll know that I have quite a profound healing story from Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, suicidal depression, asthma, vitiligo…
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I don’t know about you but I always crave a drink that is warm and satisfying when the weather gets cooler. Over the years, I have learned to adapt drinks that I used to love in my unhealthier days to a healthier version that’s not going to spike my blood sugar but instead, is going to nourish my body. That’s…
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The day after homeschool ended last spring, my jaw started giving me so much pain that within 4 days I was continually in tears. I couldn’t eat and I had to make plans to fly to Texas to see my biological dentist to get to the bottom of the pain. I didn’t realize what I was in for! The Background…
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A Hashimoto’s diagnosis does not have to equal a lifetime of misery When your doctor first diagnoses you and says you need to take Synthroid (or any other form of thyroid hormone) and be on your way, PLEASE know that this medication will not resolve Hashimoto’s. In fact, it won’t address anything that has to do with your immune system…
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Since the industrial revolution, the rhetoric on healthy and unhealthy fats has run the gamut. Corn, canola, soy, vegetable oil and even butter have been in the hot seat for years – though the latter more. The result is utter confusion for people whose desire is to give their body food that serves them well. One person thinks canola is…
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