There is an extraordinary two-way communication going on between your body and mind that affects both physical and emotional health. The language the body speaks is in the form of symptoms. For instance, anticipating an important interview at work can make you anxious: your mind starts racing, your heart beats faster or maybe you…
Why You Need a Multivitamin
Among the millions of U.S. adults who use nutritional supplements, multivitamin and mineral formulas are the most popular. It’s a smart choice for nearly everyone, even active, healthy people who eat a variety of fresh, organic foods. That’s because every biochemical process in the body relies upon vitamins and/or minerals to facilitate processes that help…
Biomechanical Physical Therapy Assessment
Biomechanics: contrary to popular belief, it’s not just about sports or exercise performance. It’s about how each of us moves our body, whether sitting, standing, walking, running, dancing, or playing tag with the kids. In humans and animals alike, the laws of biomechanics apply to the structure and function of the entire body, including…
Natural ways to Ease Joint & Muscle Pain + Flexibili-Tea
z Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. KalenaSpire only joins affiliate programs for products that Christine believes in and sincerely endorses for quality and efficacy. FLEXIBILI-TEA TO EASE JOINT & MUSCLE PAIN Flexibili-Tea is an aromatic infusion of herbs known to support the health of muscles, bones and connective tissues. In…
Getting Up and Moving – It May Save Your Life
Move well and move often: it’s smart advice for maintaining a strong, healthy body from head-to-toe, inside and out. With mounting evidence of the ill-effects associated with sitting too much, moving well has become essential for living well. The way your body moves (functions) is in direct relation to its form (structure)…
Get Hydrated: Your Body, On Water
Athletic or not, we all need water. And plenty of it. Hydration affects how our body works in daily activities, how prone it is to injury, and how well it recovers from injury. Water facilitates hundreds of critical functions in the body, many of which are essential for maintaining good muscle tone,…
Reduce Stress with Mindfulness
Can mindfulness really enhance your health and wellbeing? Nearly 4.3 million U.S. adults think so. That’s how many engage in ‘mindful practices.’ MINDFULNESS IS MORE THAN PAYING ATTENTION Popular media refers to mindfulness as any generic process of paying attention in life (mindfully doing the laundry.) True mindfulness is more precisely defined…
Supplemental Knowledge: Should You Take Nutritional Supplements?
Of all the holistic health products available, nutritional supplements are the most widely used, consumed by people of every age and every lifestyle. WHY SUPPLEMENTS MAY BE BENEFICIAL While supplements should not be used as a replacement for healthy lifestyle choices, (whether prescribed by a physician or self-administered), even those of us who…
Soothe Digestive Irritation with Slippery Elm
Looking to soothe digestive irritation? Slippery Elm (Ulmus rubra) has a long history of use in American medicine. George Washington and his men found sustenance in Slippery Elm porridge during their 12 days at Valley Forge. It helped soothe “nervous stomach” and provided nutrition when they ran out of food. Medicinal preparations (teas and syrups)…
Taking an Antibiotic? How Probiotics can Help
It’s fairly common knowledge that antibiotics kill some of the health-promoting bacteria that live within your gut’s complex ecosystem. Taking a probiotic supplement can support the way gut flora work together to keep that ecosystem – and you – at the healthiest. HOW ANTIBIOTICS DISRUPT NORMAL GUT BACTERIA Antibiotics are used to…
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