Category: health care
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The New Context of Essential Oils
By Renette Dickinson Take a moment to imagine a beautiful rose garden. Notice your surroundings. Feel the sun warming the surface of your skin, as a gentle breeze dances by. Listen to the sounds of nature around you. The leaves on the trees sway in the breeze. Birds off in the distance. A sense of…
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Why Your Gut Won’t Heal – And What You Can Do About It
Peristalsis is the beginning and end of our digestion. To put it simply, peristalsis is for the gut what a heart beat is for the heart. It is a giant, wave-like muscular contraction from the esophagus to the large intestine that pushes food along. Without peristalsis, food doesn’t move.
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Renewal for the Body, Mind, and Spirit at Grass Lake Sanctuary
by Petual Brown Originally published in the Crazy Wisdom Community Journal, issue #72. See the original post here. Clinical trial. Deductible. Dosing. Pre-op. Protocol. Blood work. If you are familiar with any of these terms, you’ve likely had some encounter with health care services in the United States. However, the traditional medical model – a…
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End Of Life Doulas Aren’t Afraid to Talk About Death, by Merilynne Rush
Originally published in The Crazy Wisdom Journal, Issue#71, Fall 2018. Read the original article here. I am so blessed to be able to talk to people who are grappling with death. Mostly, I speak with the caregivers. They reach out to me because they feel like there is no one else to talk to. I am…
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Your Body is Talking to You, By Diane Babalas, D.C.
Originally posted on theCrazy Wisdom Community Journal Blog. Read the original here. Did you know that trying to overcome your emotions is a bit like taking down your mailbox so you don’t receive bills in the mail? Just as receiving an electric bill and responding to it keeps energy running in our homes, feeling and…