By Carol Christian Start the year out right! Would you like to learn new health habits to improve the quality of your life? With healthy habits your body will last you many youthful-looking years and you will be able to give more of yourself to others. You will experience a greater, more satisfying sense of well-being. Perhaps it is time to get rid of toxins, lose weight, improve your complexion, decrease your constipation, and strengthen your colon, and have more inner peace and joy. By … [Read more...]
Naturally Hydrated Skin
By Jamie Agee The changing of the seasons often times brings about changes to the skin. You may already be noticing the difference—dryness, flakiness and sometimes itchiness, are signs your skin is falling victim to the cooler temperatures. Luckily, with minimal effort, your skin can beat the lackluster spell cast upon it by winter and come out glowing, radiant and, most importantly—hydrated. Food Therapy The obvious first step would include drinking lots of water. While water intake is … [Read more...]
Brain Fog? Memory Loss?
The Sugar Connections A story from Dr. Michael Gerber on why Diet and Toxicities cause Brain Fog I didn’t learn about reactive hypoglycemia (low blood sugar induced by eating sugar or refined carbohydrates) until after medical school. On the way across Kansas City to KU Medical school in my junior year I remember every day drinking a large soda with two chocolate cupcakes in the car before early morning rounds. By 9:30 I would become so sleepy and forgetful that I had to go up to the … [Read more...]
Janie Beach & Sharon Crank
CIRCLE OF LIFE SPA By Sara Piccola Janie Beach and her mom Sharon Crank have been in business together for over 20 years. As I interviewed them on their latest business adventure, as owners of Circle of Life Spa, their energy and mother-daughter interaction shined. They finished each other’s sentences and mentioned more than once how they love working together and how their individual talents fulfill what the other lacks when it comes to running a successful business. Janie and Sharon took … [Read more...]
Xanthan Gum
By Brittany Russell Despite its very processed-sounding name, xanthan gum occurs naturally when the bacteria, xanthomonas campestris, is combined with and fermented in corn syrup. The slime substance that forms in the process acts as a natural stabilizer or thickener. The mixture of bacteria, secretion and corn syrup is then washed in alcohol to put it into solution, then dried and ground. The resultant powder is xanthum gum. Because it is a long chain of three different forms of sugar, xanthan … [Read more...]
Spirituality and Christmas
by Terry Lockett | WHAT DOES CHRISTMAS MEAN TO YOU? Christmas is one of the most widely celebrated holiday on the planet. Yet, do we really know why we celebrate the way that we do? Do we know where our family traditions came from? Do we know the true meaning of Christmas? The Christmas tree originated during the time of Pagan winter celebrations when an evergreen tree, which represented life and hope, was brought inside and hung upside down. Holly and mistletoe have their roots in the … [Read more...]
