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Understanding Autoimmune Disease Causes
Living with an autoimmune condition can feel like navigating a complex puzzle. You might wonder why your body seems to turn against itself, causing symptoms that disrupt your daily life. Understanding the causes of autoimmune conditions is a crucial step toward managing your health with confidence and compassion. What Are Autoimmune Conditions? Before diving into the causes, it helps to know what autoimmune conditions really are. Simply put, these are disorders where your imm
Jeannine Love
Dec 22, 20254 min read
Embrace December with These Essential Self-Care Tips for the Holiday Season
As we head towards winter, the days continue to get shorter and colder, beckoning us to slow down and stay home more often. While we may feel inclined to stay home and settle in, we also have many celebrations this month. To balance the hustle and bustle of the holidays, be sure to eat healthily when you’re not celebrating, and get some rest. To help you maintain balance during the festive season, here are some self-care tips for December. December Self-Care Tips Food In gene
Jeannine Love
Dec 1, 20253 min read
Abhyanga - Self Oil Massage
Abhyanga is an Ayurvedic self-massage practice that involves applying warm (sometimes medicated) oil to the body. It is a traditional wellness ritual that has been practiced for centuries in India. We use oil because it matches the skin’s sebum (the oily substance that protects your skin from drying out), so it penetrates through the layers of the skin better than lotion, thereby helping to protect your skin’s natural hydration. Abhyanga - Self Oil Massage Benefits of Abhyang
Jeannine Love
Nov 24, 20253 min read
Yoga for Autoimmune Diseases
It’s estimated that between 24 and 50 million Americans are living with an autoimmune disease, and most of these people are women, according to Stanford Medicine. Research has shown that yoga may be an important tool in helping to reduce chronic inflammation, thereby reducing autoimmune disease symptoms and strengthening the immune system. Yoga for Autoimmune Diseases About Autoimmunity Autoimmune diseases are long-term conditions that typically last a lifetime. While there's
Jeannine Love
Jul 14, 20252 min read
9 Healthy Aging Tips from the Blue Zones
Much has been written about the “Blue Zones”, which are areas in the world where people live the longest, often reaching 100 years of age. Not only do these communities have a long-life expectancy, but they are very healthy in old age and are less likely to suffer from chronic illness. In the U.S., the average life expectancy is 77 years of age; 6 in 10 adults will have at least one chronic health condition, and 4 in 10 will have two or more chronic conditions. So, where a
Jeannine Love
Feb 27, 20253 min read
Ayurvedic Eating Habits for Optimal Health
According to Ayurveda, other than accidents or injuries, most diseases begin with gut health. Your digestive system processes the food and drink that you consume, and breaks it down into essential nutrients. The nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream, where the body will then create new tissue with these nutrients; and the waste will then be eliminated. For the digestive system to do this properly, there are some basic rules of eating that will make a huge difference
Jeannine Love
Oct 24, 20233 min read
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