5 Top Tips for a Safe Dog Park Visit

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Dog parks are a popular solution for ever-growing cities with ever more restrictive leash laws. And you’ll find that taking your pet to the dog park has many benefits, including social interaction (for both of you), plus physical and mental stimulation. Some dog parks are even known for building strong communities. Unfortunately, although dog parks […]

Don’t Forget Your Lunchboxes

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School is about to start, and you’re getting ready to cross items off your child’s classroom supply list. If your kids brown bag it rather than reach for the plastic trays at lunch, don’t forget to add a new lunchbox to the list. Making sure you have everything you need when the school year begins […]

Soup in the Summer? Why It’s Wise to Eat Soup in the Summer

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I don’t know about you, but since I’m sort of a recluse I often tend to cogitate (to ponder on any one thing intently). This happened to me recently while I was quietly enjoying my lunch with some soft classical music in the background. Do you ever do that? Probably not many of us get […]

Announcing Video On Demand from SRP

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Are you ready to watch Selene River Press seminars and videos on demand? On any device, anytime, anywhere? Then you’re in luck. SRP is happy to announce we’ve joined the on-demand revolution at Vimeo. We started with two of our most popular seminars: Dr. Michael Gaeta’s Six Core Principles of Trophotherapy: A Review of Mark […]

My Clever Trick for Finding Holistic Practitioners

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Our family has arrived safely in our new home. Our truckload of boxes arrived the following day. And now, other than hanging pictures on the wall and finding homes for a few things, we’re pretty settled. It’s hard to beat how that feels in these situations. Right? Time for the next list of decisions to […]

Pain Free Gardening: Help! What to Do After a Day of Bending, Kneeling, and Lifting

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It’s mid-July here in colorful Colorado—and for that matter, all over the country. For the most part, we’re in that precious time of year when, after a long, somber winter of browsing seed catalogs, we’re anxious to start digging into the earth. Yes, we true blue gardeners are finally in the thick of our gardening […]

Muscle Response Analysis: Vital Signs & Vitamins (Cataplexes), Featuring Lowell Keppel, DC

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The search for holistic alternatives to traditional medicine continues. How do you, as a practitioner, meet these demands? Helping your patients get to the root of their health issues means having the right tools to treat those who want alternative options. Begin the process of improving your patient evaluations with Muscle Response Analysis (MRA), a […]

Herbal Health Benefits: Growing and Eating Chives

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In and of themselves, herbs may not be power-packed with nutrition, but there are still reasons why we should include them in our quest for quality food and better health. Herbs slow down the cooking process and connect us to nature, but besides the enjoyment of growing and cooking herbs, they impart flavor that makes […]

Dairy Sensitivities and GAPS:
Everything You Need to Know

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You may have heard of the Gut and Psychology Syndrome (GAPS) healing protocol. You may even be one of the many people who’ve benefited from it. Or perhaps you’re in the third category: the small but important subset of people who could benefit from GAPS, but avoid it because of their sensitivity to dairy products. […]

Why I Switched to Stevia: The Sweet Leaf from Garden to Table

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In a recent post regarding the healthiest sweeteners, I carefully detailed what are considered to be the most natural and safe sweeteners. I also included some modified recipes to demonstrate how we can and should cut down on our sweetener consumption, even for the ones we consider healthy and natural. In that same post, I […]

Credible Online Resources for Your Self-Health Education

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You can search any topic that pops into your head online. Type it in your browser and watch a plethora of links pop up. But before you start clicking away, digging deeper and deeper into the subject, ask yourself a question: how do you know which links will take you to credible resources? Of course, […]

You Got a Sunburn, Now What?

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Summer has officially started, and with it comes more and more outdoor activities. Whether that means sitting at a baseball tournament all weekend or weeding your garden for an entire afternoon, the sun will be at its peak—and getting too much of it can completely wipe out the health benefits of exposing yourself to its […]

The SWEET Secret in Leafy Greens: Clarion Call to Eat More Greens!

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Are you one of the many millions of people who, even though you know how essential leafy greens are for your health, you—yes, you—nevertheless find at the end of the week that once again, you’ve not eaten any leafy greens! The feelings of remorse and guilt creep back for the umpteenth time, and with a […]

A Terrible Ten: Know Your Faux Health Foods

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If you’re reading this blog post, you probably understand a thing or two about proper nutrition, and you definitely know what’s up at the grocery store. No white bread or soda for you. No corn syrup or GMOs. And no junk food, ever. When you get home and start carefully unloading your canvas tote, you […]

Blood Sugar Control: An Herbal & Food Perspective

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Sometimes the usual foods we choose to keep our blood sugar stabilized are just that—“usual foods.” Take, for example, the common suggestion that we just eat a slice of cheese or drink a cup of coffee! Unfortunately, we forget, or simply don’t know, that for thousands of years many different herbs and foods have played […]

Bone Disorders: Real Osteoporosis Prevention!

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Are you one of the many worried people who would like to know how to best prevent the onset of an early bone disorder, or even stop the progression of one you suspect is already happening?  Maybe, like me, you’re not too excited about exercise, beyond taking long, healthy walks, but warnings that you must […]