Category: Personal Care
Femur – Longest & strongest bone
The thigh only has one bone in it called the femur. The femur plays a major role in our body. Not only is it the longest bone, but it’s the strongest bone too. It looks just like a bone from… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Personal Care, Strength Training
Hand foot mouth disease – Keeping germs to ourselves
When children get rashes, we are alerted by the visual signs as well as the emotional toll they take on a child’s wellbeing. Rashes that appear to look like blisters or lesions on a child’s palms or hands, may be… 0 Shares | | Posted in Child Care, Lifestyle, Personal Care
Cysts – Types of fillings & locations
Sometimes tissue on the body likes to bring attention to itself in the form of cysts. These cysts are pockets under the skin made of tissue that are either air filled, fluid filled, or have other substances in them. Most… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Personal Care
Incontinence – Bladder control in question
Loss of bladder control, aka incontinence, can be an uncomfortable, disruptive, and an embarrassing problem that effects twice as many women as men. Trouble strikes for several reasons, but more commonly occurs during pregnancy as well as childbirth and then… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Lifestyle, Personal Care
IBS – Irritating foods to avoid
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects somewhere between 5-10% of the population. This digestive condition is uncomfortable and intrusive upon daily living. Those who suffer from IBS must be careful of certain foods that trigger disruption to digestion. Although having a… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Personal Care
Cryotherapy – Cold never felt so good
Cold therapy, termed cryotherapy, has become a popular form of self-care for the body. It can be done in one or more areas of the body and some people have it done on their whole body. The idea behind cryotherapy… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Health, Lifestyle, Personal Care
“The Sister”–How a naturopathic doctor got sucked back in to the western medical system.
On October 16, 2022 my brother fell 8 feet off his back deck into the outside concrete basement stairwell. It was dusk and it was 38 degrees and the only witness was Sheldon—the neighbor’s dog. Sheldon barked furiously but his… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Health, Hospitals & Surgery, Lifestyle, Medicine, Personal Care, Pharmaceuticals
Psoriasis – When our skin becomes a burden
Our skin is our outermost layer that serves to protect us. We expose our skin to so many environments day in and day out. Our skin is also something that is visible to ourselves and others, so we tend to… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Health, Lifestyle, Personal Care
The Necessity of Natural Remedies: A Response to Growing Drug Shortages
In an era where drug shortages are a cause for concern, there’s a rising problem of finding more sustainable alternatives to the pharmaceutical industry’s standard medications. As CVS, Walgreens, and your local mom-and-pop pharmacies struggle to keep up with demand,… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Personal Care
