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Why Your Allergies Are Back Like It’s Spring Again Last week we talked about warming up your gut for better fall digestion. But your digestive tract isn’t the only bodily system responding to the seasonal change. Your immune system is encountering a whole new...
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Digestion in Transition I can’t stop thinking about soup. And roasted vegetables. After weeks of writing about fall, gravity, slowing down, and letting go – let’s talk about food. The foods that sound good when the mornings turn cool and the sun sets...
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Here We Are, Beholden to Gravity Again There’s a heaviness to fall. It reminds me of walking out of the ocean after swimming, pushing against the waves and suddenly finding yourself beholden to gravity again. Or stepping off a moving walkway at the airport, when your...
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Tired, Unmotivated, Melancholy? Welcome to Fall! I’ve been feeling a little tired lately. And unmotivated. And a little melancholy. These are old familiar feelings this time of year as the days shorten, the nights lengthen, and the air cools. The fall equinox is...
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It’s Not Just Folklore: The Impact of the Moon on Sleep When my middle child was about a year old, he would occasionally break from his usual sleep pattern to wake up in the middle of the night and be wide awake – babbling and smiling, full of energy and ready to...
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Compounding Pharmacies: Not New, Not Sketchy, Just Misunderstood Modern healthcare is largely built around mass-produced medication – standardized formulas manufactured at scale. But it may surprise you to learn that this is a relatively modern model of pharmacy....