The Green List
Less toxic, natural, organic, better for the environment, this is a list of products I have swapped out over a year for more eco-conscious choices.
How Can Grounding Help?
How can grounding help? …inflammation, immune responses, wound healing, and prevention and treatment of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
What is Earth Day, and Why?
We must restore our earth not just because we care about the natural world, but because we and all living organisms inhabit it. Every one of us requires a healthy planet to support our health, survival, and happiness. What are some simple things we can all do?
Nurture Your Nature, Get Grounded
When you contact the earth, while barefooted or with a grounding device, the electrons are absorbed into the body where they attach to positively charged free radicals that cause chronic inflammation. The key here is…
Nurture Your Nature; That's What She Said.
What do we need to “nurture our nature?” Why does wellness matter? Together (Gary and I), hope to holistically cover the subject and hopefully guide you to nurture your own nature and ultimately be healthy by choice.
Put the H (healthy) in Your H₂O
World Water Day was first proposed in 1992 at the United Nations Conference for Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. It went into effect the following year and the first World Water Day was March 22nd, 1993.
Each year a different theme is highlighted to bring awareness to water issues in several different areas. The day is used to advocate for…
Where the Serotonin Lives
You may be wondering what is a healthy gut microbiome and how do I get one or is my gut already healthy? Let’s unpack this and come up with some strategies…
Your Wellness WFH Space
What have you learned after working for almost a year from home? How has your at-home classroom transformed in this time? Has your home transformed from a place where you rest your head at night to your sanctuary? What have we learned from this transformation? Perhaps that we all want our homes to be as healthy as they can be? Our WFH office space and makeshift classrooms to be our daily wellness spaces? What would they look like? How would they feel? I hope to paint a picture for you in 7 easy steps.
Biomimicry and the Wellness Home
Last week’s Impetus discussed the process of biomimicry where we derive inspiration from nature then imitate nature for designs or processes with the goal of solving human problems. This has been the underlying process that Nikken has…
Biomimicry: Man-Made Nature
In a recent Healthy by Choice MasterClass, I used the term Biomimicry. A few days later several of my colleagues contacted me asking what was that term you used and what does it really mean?
Vital Self Care
As a physiologist, I have always appreciated how amazing our bodies are. To thrive our bodies require the natural energies of the earth, the sun, and the wind. You are probably thinking, this all sounds pretty simple and straightforward. But there is a problem and a solution...
Food Addictions, pt. 2: The Sugar Solution
Added sugar is the single worst ingredient in the modern diet. It provides calories with no added nutrients and in the long run, can damage your metabolism. Marketing campaigns and advertisements often mislead us into thinking we are making a healthy choice when this is not the case. Most of us overindulge at times. But the more sugar we consume, the more sugar we want. However, the good news is that people can break the sugar addiction in 10 days. To break the sugar addiction, we need to...
Beat Food Addiction
The obesity epidemic has been a topic of concern and debate. One of the debated ideas is that of food addiction. The concept that a person can be addicted to food has recently gained increasing support. Several lifestyle changes can help manage uncontrollable urges to consume certain foods. For example…
Mostly Preventable...
I want to remind everyone that this is a scenario based on the infectious nature of our current health challenge but also bear in mind that we have been facing other pandemics for decades. Within the context of the Self Care Awakening, we discuss four main inter-related factors that are responsible for many of the health challenges we face from non-communicable disease (NCDs.)
2020 Autumn Detox. Nature's Perfect Setup, pt. 3
Autumn is a perfect time of year to detox and prep your immune system. In part 3 of our detox series, we talk about a healthy flush, a green shower, and free radicals. A healthy fall detox gives your body a chance to release toxins built up during the hot summer months so you and your family are better prepared to face the “sick season” during the colder months.
2020 Autumn Detox. Nature's Perfect Setup. pt. 2
In part 2 of “2020 Autumn Detox. Nature’s Perfect Setup.” This blog has even more helpful Fall detox solutions designed to prime your immune system for the upcoming winter months.
2020 Autumn Detox. Nature's Perfect Setup, pt. 1
The world is a toxic place. 2020 confronted us all with this statement in vivid, living color. While there may not be anything we, personally, can do with viruses, colds and, the flu there is a lot we can do now and year-round to strengthen our immune system.
Energy Matters
Nearly 25 years ago, Nikken’s magnetic products were the first to catch my attention and curiosity. I had never heard of products that incorporate natural physical energy of the earth (magnetic energy) into a wellness product. At that time, I suffered from a…