It’s easy to feel the physical effects of stress when life throws you off course. Stress can lead to restlessness, lack of sleep, poor diet and anxiety, all of...
The Mind-Body Connection If you have ever been startled or scared, like anticipating the drop on a roller coaster, you can appreciate that the mind and body are...
For some, winter is the most glorious time of year. The crisp air, the pretty snow, figure eights on local skating rinks, followed by steaming hot chocolate wit...
Introduction The diagnosis of mental-health disorders in Canada are increasing in number. One in five Canadians will personally experience a mental illness in t...
Dark chocolate, defined as 70% or greater cocoa mass, is a guilty pleasure or a potent superfood, depending on your perspective. Cocoa, known in herbal medicine...
Sixties singer and song writer Donovan likely wasn’t referring to the sunshine vitamin with his top-ranked billboard hit. However, vitamin D3 ranks among the mo...
Rhodiola rosea extract is among the recent additions to the New Roots Herbal product line. Despite its being “new,” we’ve identified it as a backbone botanical...
It is clear that everyday stress in the 21st-century Western world is high. As adults, we often think of “stress” as a reaction to a traumatic event such as los...
The role of probiotics in gastrointestinal health has been clearly demonstrated in recent research and is an emerging area of interest. Several clinical trials...
Lavender oil (from Lavandula angustifolia) is an approved substance in Germany for the treatment of anxiety and restlessness.[1] Human and in vivo studies indic...
Joyful seems like a whimsical name for a formula that addresses stress and anxiety; however, moments of joy and elation are fleeting, and nurturing your body an...
Fish-derived omega-3 fatty acids have been shown to play a number of important roles in kids’ health, not the least of which include mood-enhancing effects, im...
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