Tag: health
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Tips for a Successful Family Meeting
We’ve talked about the importance and benefits of establishing a family’s core identity and values, but how do you actually go about it? It starts with desire and communication. The following are basic steps for starting the family values conversation. One important consideration: Timing of the meeting. It will be easier to get everyone involved…
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Family Pizza Party!
Cooking together as a family with this wonderful recipe will have you laughing and having fun in no time. Making pizza from scratch is a fun experience and these tips can make this activity rewarding and memorable for everyone involved: Ingredients Sauce: Place the following ingredients into a blender and blend for 1-2 minutes. Toppings: cheese, goat…
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Honeysuckle: Herbal Support for Mind, Body & Spirit
A practice as old as time… sending, sharing, and cooking with specific flowers to express a sentiment, be it hope, sorrow, peace, joy, or love. Known as floriography, flowers have long been used to reveal sentiments of love and affection, and, if arranged in a certain way, they could even convey a secret message or…
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Enjoy the Benefits of Cooking as a Family
Families that cook together laugh together. And learn together. And discover one another in new ways. In addition to learning about measurement, weight, and the chemistry of cooking, family members reap social and emotional health benefits when everyone is involved in the dinner, from recipe selection to food prep to cooking and serving a meal.…
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Strengthening Family Bonds by Aligning Core Values
Looking back across time, in the decades and centuries that have come before us, we realize that families have always strived to function as a unit according to core values, spoken and unspoken. There were rules and expectations for parents and children alike. There was a cohesiveness within social norms and family life that helped…
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Cod Liver Oil: Your Grandmother’s Remedy for Good Health
You may have heard a family member talk about the grandmother who professed the health benefits of cod liver oil. Well, research shows that grandma was on to something! Here are a few of the ways that cod liver oil supports immunity and helps protect you from illness: While a spoonful of cod liver oil…
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Bodywork for the Fascia: Bowen Therapy
Bowen Therapy (aka Bowen Technique or BowTech) is a form of bodywork that works on releasing tension and stress held in the fascia, the network of soft connective tissue that overlays muscles and organs throughout the body. In fact, the fascia envelops, separates and influences every organ and tissue in the body. Bowen therapy can…
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Vegan No-Bake Carrot Cake Truffle Recipe
Experience the nutty sweetness of carrot cake in a healthy, bite-size truffle. In this recipe, bound to be a favorite at your holiday gatherings, walnuts and pecans provide healthy fat, while carrots, coconut flakes, and medjool dates provide nutrient density. Cinnamon and nutmeg top off the autumn notes while ginger adds zing. Prep Time 10…
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Astragalus Root for Strengthening Immunity
Centuries of Traditional Chinese Medicine and European botanical medicine have documented Astragalus root (Astragalus Membranaceus) as a tonic to support the health of the spleen and the immune system, helping the body build resistance to illness. Today, researchers are studying how Astragalus may help prevent the common cold and be a complementary therapy to establish immune health.…
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Colorful Carrots: Crunch Your Way to Good Health this Winter
Available throughout most of the year, carrots are a staple of a healthy diet and a well-known source of Vitamin A. Contrary to popular notion, Vitamin A is not a single nutrient, but a group of related nutrients: retinols and carotenoids. Our bodies require retinol for supporting a healthy immune system among other biological functions.…