You don’t have to feel exhausted and in a brain fog all the time. There are natural solutions. Throughout the past few weeks, I’ve been reviewing how mindset, lifestyle, and biological factors impact drive, focus, and mental resiliency. In my previous post, I reviewed six of my favorite herbs as a means to enhance...
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Feeling Tired and Mentally Exhausted? Discover How to Naturally Boost Focus, Cognition, and Energy with Naturopathic Medicine Therapeutics
In my previous post, I discussed that lack of drive is not a character flaw. Rather, there are biological and psychological reasons why one may feel unmotivated. I explained what these factors were and offered some tips on how to enhance focus and get unstuck. Once these aspects are addressed, those who have been...
Eight Things That May Be Impacting Your Focus & Four Essential Oils to Improve Concentration
Beyond the everyday life stressors and technological distractions, current events, polarizing topics, and the economy are making it hard for humans to focus and concentrate. In my latest post, I discuss how stress impacts our brain’s ability to pay attention and discuss seven other things that could be impacting cognition. These include: Lack of...
An Essential Oil Blend to Help You Move Forward with Acceptance and Get Unstuck
Acceptance is not an easy concept to swallow. Human beings are preprogramed to want things to go their way and to have people behave in a manner that makes them comfortable. Alas, life is not that simple. People tend to not like being told how to act, and the world tends to shove its...
How Acceptance Can Be the Key to Moving Forward During Challenging Times & How Essential Oils Can Provide Some Fuel
Life is not easy right now. If you are feeling overwhelmed and off, you are not alone. In my previous post, I discussed the current, troubled mental state of our nation. Unprecedented amounts of people are struggling with trying to find emotional and physical balance as our world shifts. Even with some restrictions easing...
How Naturopathic Medicine and Essential Oils Can Help Ease One Back into “Normalcy”
Our nation is slowly remerging after over a year on high alert and emotional trauma. Although restrictions may be easing up, cohesiveness, security, and safety is still elusive. Furthermore, many divisions, stigma, and strains on relationships continue to weigh on people’s mind. Combined with the chronic, unrelenting stress of modern times, current events have...
The Cautionary Tale of Coumarin in Cassia Cinnamon: Part II
In my previous article, I highlighted the many varieties of the sweet spice of cinnamon, focusing on the two most popular, Ceylon and Cassia. I discussed the blood sugar, cardiovascular, and immune benefits that they both share. I also pointed out how their different chemical makeups, and their accompanying essential oils, can impact their...
How the Spice Cinnamon and Cassia Oil Support Health: Part I
Many are familiar with the sweet taste and warm, earthy smell of cinnamon. One can barely move through the supermarket or browse online without seeing this spice sprinkled provocatively atop a yummy beverage, baked good, or meal. What is not well known; however, is that cinnamon is much more than a sense enhancer. In...
Canadian Fleabane Oil – An Oil with Many Names and Uses
I was recently encouraged to research Canadian fleabane essential oil when a friend and fellow oil lover asked me about its uses. Not knowing much about this plant, or its secondary metabolites, as a naturopathic essential oils doctor, I dove into the research. In my latest post, I highlight my main findings. I discuss:...
How to Stay Clean & Live a Non-Toxic Lifestyle
For several weeks now I have been on the topic of how to stay healthy in a world full of ubiquitous, persistent, and harmful substances. Throughout the series, I provided evidence that our exposure to unwanted substances is inevitable if we eat, breathe, and move about life. The good news is that there are...