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Diabetes Drug Recalled: Contains Cancer-Causing Ingredients Drug recalls occur when a medicine is taken off the market because it’s either defective or possibly harmful. Here’s the latest diabetes drug recall.

A Bad Attitude Is Like A Flat Tire "A bad attitude is like a flat tire: You can't go anywhere until you change it."

Are you getting enough magnesium? Being deficient can slow your metabolism, disrupt bowel movements, sleep and much more.

https://www.thealternativedaily.com/benefits-of-magnesium

6 Teas That Reduce Inflammation In The Body (#4 Is Great) Chronic inflammation contributes to a range of dangerous diseases. Here are six teas that can help you curb inflammation, naturally.

How To Fix The #1 Muscle That Is Making You Look 10 Years Older Than You Actually Are: 🤔

► https://herbshealthhappiness.com/how-to-fix-the-1-muscle-that-is-making-you-look-10-years-older-than-you-actually-are/

Wow. You need to check out this list of symptoms, all caused by this!

On April 11th at 6pm we will be providing a full health wellness talk. Join us to learn more about overall health, gut health, auto immune health and much more! We can't wait to see you!

It's a no-brainer to protect ourselves from unnecessary inflammation. 🧠

One of the easiest ways to do this is through our diets. Instead of going through an entire diet overhaul, try to incorporate anti-inflammatory beverages your routine!

The following nutrient-dense drinks are delicious, easy to add to your day, and effective at helping your body fight inflammation:
- Earl Grey tea
- Golden milk (yay, turmeric!)
- Green tea
- Galangal broth (a wonderful plant-based alternative to bone broth)
- Pomegranate juice
- Celery juice

🔥 Whether you are looking to maintain healthy inflammation levels or win the battle against chronic inflammation, there's a drink out there to fit your taste preferences. Just remember, consistency is key with anything! Reach out to our office for more nutrition advice while you enjoy sipping your way to better health.

An outside perspective can really put our fears at ease. That's why guidance from a team of experienced, caring professionals is an essential building block of our programs.

Contact our office for a customized plan to help you navigate choppy waters. 🌊

Mindset is a critical component of health. 🤔💭

Changing the way we think can have a profound effect on how we feel and how our body functions. 🧠

Gratitude works by engaging positive emotions that have direct physical benefits on our health and alter the way we perceive and interpret life. When people are grateful, it helps them to connect with something bigger than themselves, whether it be people, nature, or a higher power. Research shows that practicing gratitude is associated with higher levels of happiness.
💡 Here are eight ways to practice gratitude every day :

1. Keep a gratitude journal.
2. Write a thank you note.
3. Meditate on what you’re grateful for.
4. Spend quality time with loved ones .
5. Spend time in nature.
6. Volunteer your time to help others.
7. Commit to a no-complaint day.
8. Recognize those who make a difference.

Gratitude is all around us, touching all areas of our lives - career, spiritual practices, home environment, relationships, and physical health. Your body will thank you for paying attention to all the wonderful things around you. 🤗

You’ll love the spices and herbs on this adventurous Potato and Olive Quiche. 🥔 Gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegetarian - this recipe is allergy friendly and easy to swap ingredients. You can also substitute the potatoes for winter squash if you're sensitive to nightshades!

- 1 pound potatoes (Yukon Gold preferred)
- 6 eggs
- ¼ pound olives (about ¾ cup), in herbs and olive oil
- ½ cup roasted red peppers, chopped
- ½ cup coconut cream
- 3-4 tbsp sesame seeds
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon sumac
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- black pepper

Boil potatoes with sea salt until they're fork-tender through to the center. Remove from heat and drain. When cool enough to handle, cut potatoes into eighths.
Grease medium size casserole dish (any shape). Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
Blend eggs, coconut cream, sea salt and pepper. Puree on medium speed until mixed, about 15 seconds.
Add potatoes, oregano, sumac, and cumin. Pulse about 5 times: do not puree the potatoes; you want small chunks evenly distributed in the egg custard.
Pour egg-potato mixture into greased casserole dish. Evenly distribute olives and roasted peppers over the surface. Garnish with extra bit of dried oregano.
Sprinkle sesame seeds around the edge of the "quiche": go around once sprinkling them on; then go around a second time repeating the motion so the layer is thick and won't sink; the custard is pretty thick, but you want a nice bit to form a noticeable crust or edge to the pie.
Bake for 30 minutes or until it's golden brown all over and slightly puffed in the center.

Let us know what you think in the comments! ☟

https://eatbeautiful.net/mediterranean-potato-olive-crustless-quiche-whole30-paleo/

Rising stress hormones are at the root of a lot of undesirable symptoms. 📈

Resting shifts our nervous systems away from states of self-protection and threat protection and towards states of safety, love, and connection. 😌

This allows our body to focus on thriving, rather than just surviving.

Shoot us a message to take action! 💌

Stress is a never-ending, vicious cycle. 😭

We experience stress when the natural flow of daily life is disrupted by stressors in the form of one or more events we cannot control. 👀 These stressors elevate cortisol, the stress hormone, and throw the body out of whack. Stress responses can manifest both psychologically and physiologically, bringing on symptoms like:

💔 Difficulty breathing
💔 Pounding heart
💔 Gut issues
💔 Headaches
💔 Muscle or nerve pain
💔 Mood swings
💔 Problems with concentration
💔 Insomnia
💔 Extreme fatigue
💔 Hormonal imbalances

Stressors can be anything from job and relationship pressure to poor nutrition or media overload. There are always ways to tackle minimizing and managing stress, and it's important to get help in objectively evaluating your unique situation and the best approach forward. 👉 Our office specializes in addressing health concerns by getting to the root of the problem.

Get in touch if stress is getting in the way of you living your life! 📲

It's hard to be nice to yourself when things get hard, especially when you've been conditioned over years and years to put yourself down. ☹️

Seek support when you need it.

Conventional healthcare advice doesn't always hit the mark. 🎯

When doctors following the conventional healthcare model tell people with obesity to lose weight, their advice is often vague or general in nature and not always supported by science.

Researchers from Oxford examined 159 audio recordings of consultations between people with obesity and general practitioners. They found that in the consultations, the advice given by doctors rarely included effective methods for weight loss and in the majority of cases involved telling patients just to eat less and exercise more. 🙄

☞ This is largely due to healthcare in our country being disease-focused rather than prevention-focused. ☜

There is so much that has to be taught in medical school that many don’t even offer nutrition in the curriculum. Additionally, physicians in practice are rarely given the time to counsel patients on behavioral and lifestyle changes.

Our office takes a proactive approach, with a customized and sustainable plan on your journey to better health. Backed by science, we look at the whole body to address the root cause of your concerns, not just manage symptoms.

Contact us to learn more about how we can help you. 🙂

💕 Take what you need 💕

Let's take it back to the basics with a simple recipe for delicious steamed green beans! 🌿

All you'll need is:

- 1-pound green beans, ends trimmed

Bring an inch of water to a boil in a large saucepan fitted with a steamer basket. Add green beans, cover, and cook until tender-crisp, 5 to 7 minutes.

Easy peasy! 👍

Sprinkle lightly with salt, fresh lemon juice, or your favorite seasoning.

https://www.eatingwell.com/recipe/261345/steamed-fresh-green-beans/

Is there a difference between "health" and "wellness"? 🤨

Health refers to a state of being, from physical health to social and mental health. While whole-person or holistic health is the goal, health is often achieved by breaking down the areas that need attention and taking steps to address each area. 🧩

Health is the goal, while wellness is the dynamic process of living a healthy and fulfilling life. 🎯 Wellness encompasses the many areas of our lives that impact our health and well-being, not just our nutrition and physical activity!

Is health or wellness more important than the other? No. In fact, that’s why the term health and wellness exists – to bring the two together to demonstrate that to truly be healthy and fulfilled, you can’t have one without the other. 💞

Luckily, that's our specialty. 😉 Reach out to get started! 💬

It's all worth it in the end 💙

Are you always trying to eat the "perfect" diet? 🍕 This can be exhausting.

If healthy eating is stressing you out, making you unhappy, and interfering with your quality of life, it could have orthorexia. 👎 Orthorexia nervosa is a form of disordered eating in which one becomes obsessed with healthy eating and/or the pursuit of a “perfect” diet and quality of food. 👉 This an "all or nothing" mindset. Since diet culture upholds eating disorder behaviors as something to be celebrated, it can oftentimes be difficult to point out warning signs and symptoms of eating disorders. It may take stepping out of your community to see the big picture.

Orthorexia focuses on self-control, where healthy eating focuses on self-care and experience. 🎇 The difference comes from eating intuitively and gentle nutrition. Ask yourself, "Did I have a wide variety of foods and nutrients this week?" instead of getting caught up in the minutiae of how many calories or grams of XYZ did you have today. Gentle nutrition looks different on everyone and there is no one-size-fits-all approach - but in general it focuses on choosing foods that give you energy, opting for more nutritious foods such as whole grains in place of refined, and eating a variety of fruits and vegetables to provide the body with important vitamins and minerals. 🥗

If you or someone you know gets anxiety around eating, ask our office how we can help you holistically.

Trauma can occur in very subtle ways, and is often stored in the body. 😔

Trauma is incredibly common; in fact, some estimates suggest 70% of adults in the United States have experienced some type of traumatic event at least once in their lives—but not all trauma comes from catastrophic events.

A common type of trauma that has been getting more focus recently is generational. By definition, generational trauma refers to traumatic experiences that happened to your relatives who have come before you. 😮 This trauma can be passed down again and again through parenting actions.

Beyond putting a stop to the continuous pass-down of trauma in your family, resolving your own trauma can even have physical health benefits since experts theorize that trauma can be stored in the body and manifest into illness. 🤒

Start your healing journey with a licensed mental health provider to identify the root of your concerns. 💖 When you're ready, our office is here to help get your physical body back on track.