Chelsea Green’s Guide to a Healthy Year: New Year, New You

Did you start the new year off with a health-inspired resolution? Are you trying to eat better and exercise more? Or looking to improve your digestive health and—by extension—your physical and mental well-being? We have blog posts that will help you with your health and wellness journey!

Take a page out of some of our health & wellness books for more inspiration!

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The Best Medicine You’ve Ever Tasted: Ginger and Pineapple Anti-Inflammatory Smoothie

Does the word “medicine” conjure up images of viscous syrups and pills that leave a bad taste in your mouth? Good news! We have a recipe that is both delicious AND medicinal. Jill Stansbury’s anti-inflammatory smoothie uses natural (and tasty!) ingredients to help reduce inflammation caused by any number of circumstances. Turns out, you DON’T need a spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down.

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Recipe: Ginger Carrots for a Healthy Gut

With a little bit of fermenting technique, ginger carrots will be your new go-to snack! They are pretty pricey at natural food stores so learning to make your own will surely be worthwhile as long as you can wait the 2 to 4 weeks they take to ferment. Waiting that long really is the hardest part of this recipe!

 

 

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Need to De-stress? Take a Tea Break!

Life can be stressful! Sometimes there’s just no avoiding it. Luckily, taking a moment to brew and enjoy a cup of tea can actually help quite a bit– especially if you’re brewing a cup of Jill Stansbury’s Tea for Stress-Related Muscle Tension. So next time you’re feeling stressed, take a break and brew some tea. Better yet, brew this tea before you’re stressed out as a preventative measure.

 

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Six Principles to Follow When Starting on an Autoimmune Diet

Inspired by a combination of his work treating patients with autoimmune disease and working in his garden, Dr. Cowan has developed six principles to help patients create healthy, natural diets. He emphasizes the importance of sourcing quality food from your immediate environment and consuming the correct macronutrients.

 

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What If We Started Asking Better Questions?

Sometimes, a roadblock or bump in the road can seem like the end of a good idea. The best way to overcome these obstacles is to change the way we view them; asking “how can this help?” as opposed to “is this the end?” can make all the difference in the world. Reframing an obstacle in a positive manner can reinvent the way we look at problems in both our everyday life and on a larger scale.

 

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Catnip! Good for Cats, Good for Humans

Many know the effects of catnip on our feline friends, but few realize that catnip has medicinal effects for humans. From stomach aches to reducing fevers, catnip is a versatile herb with many benefits. The next time you grow this plant for your cat you may end up taking a few cuttings for yourself!

 

 

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Herbal Formulas for Migraines and Other Headaches

Suffering from frequent headaches is miserable and immobilizing. If you haven’t had luck treating and preventing your headaches, skip the manufactured, over the counter approach and prepare a natural remedy for future use! At the end of this post, you’ll find a few of the many herbal therapies Jill Stansbury lists in her book. If you don’t see what you’re looking for here, check out her books for a multitude of remedies for headaches and more!

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Making Delicious Recipes on a Restrictive Diet – With Love!

Leah M. Webb, MPH, obtained her health coach certification from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She lives in the mountains of North Carolina with her husband, T.C., and their two children, Owen and June. Owen has a life-threatening anaphylactic allergy to wheat, and June has cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease severely impacting the lungs and pancreas. Leah’s commitment to a restrictive, nutrient-dense diet has played an important role in her children’s integrative care.

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Master Hunger, Build Strength

In the United States, more than 35 percent of adults and nearly 17 percent of children are obese. This is true in spite of our cultural obsession with diets, exercise fads, and health food. Denis Wilson, MD, faces this issue head-on with an unprecedented science-backed fitness regimen that’s convenient, natural, and adaptable to even the busiest modern lifestyle. In The Power of Fastercise, he draws on the latest medical research to help people loose fat and preserve muscle through a sustainable practice without rigid dieting.

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Sleep, Performance, and the 21st-Century Athlete

Sleep seems to be the thing that escapes most of us. In a society that praises long hours, we aren’t getting the rest needed for optimal physical and mental performance. Continuously practicing to be the best is an unhealthy myth that drives many athletes. Studies recently conducted are reporting that the best way improve athletic skill isn’t by practicing more, but by sleeping more.

 

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Conscious Eating: What Our Bodies are Trying to Tell Us

When our stomachs growl, we eat. When we feel like we’re about to burst, we stop eating. These are just two examples of our bodies’ incredible ability to recognize and adjust to changes within our environment and ourselves. Sometimes our bodies even know what’s best for us before we do.

 

 

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Food for a Health Bacterial Flora 

The food you eat has a direct impact on your gut and overall health. Eating sugary foods feeds the bad bacteria in our mouths that eventually lead to health problems down the road. Probiotic foods are the key to taking care of the important good bacteria in our mouths and intestines.

 

 

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10 Herbs for Family Health

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