Trauma & the immune system

Trauma & the immune system

Little did I know that writing about trauma would bubble to the top of my episodes list, but it did after this week’s mass shooting in Boulder, CO. While I didn’t know any of the victims, the fact that these individuals were part of my community and in...
Immuni-zzzzz

Immuni-zzzzz

Are you aware of all that goes on in your body when you sleep? Sleep is when your body fights infections, repairs damaged cells, detoxifies, regulates hormones, boosts your immune system, modulates metabolism, and relaxes muscles…including your brain. When you...
Inspiring Immunity with Plants

Inspiring Immunity with Plants

This week’s inspiration comes from Brigitte Mars, herbalist, author, professor, and wildcrafting expert. Brigitte was one of my instructors while attending Bauman College during my nutrition studies. She is an expert in understanding how the plant world offers a...
Your Innate Protection System

Your Innate Protection System

Healthy living expert Mary Collette Rogers of The New Kitchen and I recently discussed the innate immune system, one of four protective immune systems in the body. It’s the one you were born with and the one that “reads” or detects pathogens in the...
Are you an immunity idol?

Are you an immunity idol?

Welcome to the first in a series of discussions exploring immune health and how to support your system in life-changing ways. Over the next few weeks, I will share immune-boosting tips from a collection of healthy living experts. Many of their top insights will cost...
Blue Zones – Part 1

Blue Zones – Part 1

Do you want to live to be 100? The better question is, “Do you want to live to 100…healthfully and with good quality?” If you answered yes, then take a lesson from research done on Blue Zones, areas around the world where people are ten times more likely to live to...