10 Foods That Could Cause Bloating and What to Eat Instead

Pierre Van ZylDigestion, Heal

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Ever wake up with a flat stomach in the morning, only to bloat out like a hot air balloon right after you eat breakfast—without understanding why? If you’re suffering through each day feeling sluggish, tired, cramped and heavy, you may be interest…

Things to do instead

Pierre Van ZylFeatured Posts, Lifestyle, Mindfulness, Mindset, witchy things

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Turn off the TV. Put down your phone. Pick up a book. A pen. A paintbrush. String words together and call it a poem. Slide playfully around the hardwood floor in your socks and call it dancing. Flip a record; listen with rapture as the needle circles t…

Doctors Make the Worst Patients (Part 2)

Pierre Van Zylbeing a patient, Gizabeth, hypertension

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You can take the girl out of the mania, but you can’t take the mania out of the girl.That doesn’t even make sense, I know, but most of December not long after I was diagnosed with hypertension was senseless. When I went for a follow up two weeks later …

How to Consume Papayas in Order to Relieve Soreness, Inflammation, and Help Heal Your Digestive System

Pierre Van ZylDigestion, eat, Heal, Pain Management

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This article was brought to you by Herbal Papaya, a company dedicated to providing premium quality organic non-GMO papaya products that support healthy living and impact our world. Get 10% off any order by entering the code HEARTYSOUL at checkout by January 31st, 2018. Do you ever get an uncomfortable, bloated or sluggish feeling right…

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Your body, your business

Pierre Van ZylFeatured Posts

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Your bones. Your breath. Your body. Your business. Every inch from teeth to toenails—every wrinkle, every dimple, every curve, every scar, every detail—yours. Yours to live in with power. Yours to inhabit with love. Yours to adorn and express in a…

To OB or not to OB…that is the question

Pierre Van Zylcareer, joining the real world, Kicks, on call

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Career advice wantedI’m having a mid-residency crisis. I’m halfway into my three year family medicine residency, which means in a year and half there will be much more independence but also much less of a safety net below me.   I want to pract…

The Little Echo

Pierre Van Zylparenting, PracticeBalance

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Almost a year ago, I was worried about her lack of verbal expression. Now, she talks constantly. She knows so many words, it’s amazing. But I’m starting to realize that having a highly verbal child exposes your own verbal ticks.She adorably…

A Dentist’s Top Tips to Help you Avoid The Dental Drill in 2018 (the secret sauce for a health smile)

Pierre Van ZylDigestion, Heal

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Dr. Steven Lin wrote this awesome guest post; a practicing board accredited dentist and health educator. Check out his website here! When you see someone with a stunning smile, have you ever wondered how they got it? Teeth send a powerful message of your health and wellbeing, but maintaining them can be a challenge. I’m…

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10 Signs Your Thyroid Isn’t Functioning Normally (And What To Do About It )

Pierre Van ZylDigestion, Heal

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  The thyroid is a very important part of your body – but do you know why? Most people have heard that the thyroid plays a role in controlling body weight and metabolism. Unexplainable weight gain or weight loss is often blamed on a sluggish thyroid. But did you know that your thyroid is concerned…

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Incredible Study Proves Cannabis Is a Viable Crohn’s Disease Treatment

Pierre Van ZylDigestion, Heal, Health Awareness, Learn, News + Discoveries, Pain Management

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The number of people living with the painful and undesireable symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is alarming. Doctors use ‘inflammatory bowel disease’ as an umbrella term for inflammatory bowel conditions such as Chron’s disease, colitis, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).[1] As of August 2017, estimates revealed that approximately 3 million adults in the United States have…

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Creep.

Pierre Van ZylFeatured Posts, Lifestyle, Mindset, witchy things

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Misfit. Weirdo. Wild Woman. Witch. Some might perceive these labels as negative or undesirable, but I will take them, wholeheartedly and without an inkling of shame. I am not afraid to hold these monikers as my own, without fear—without a moments hes…

When You’re Happy Being a Mother, But Not In Medicine

Pierre Van Zyl

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Lately, seeing patients has really taken a toll on me.  The need of parents to “quick-fix” their child that very likely has spent many years getting to the situation that they are currently in (perhaps aggression, depression, etc) has really been …

EVERYDAY MAGIC

Pierre Van Zylheart wisdom, Mindfulness, Mindset

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Words. And the spaces between them. Nature. Her lessons in letting go. The way she has the power to change your entire state of mind with just a sunset, an autumn breeze, a crash of a wave. Clarity. When you call upon your intuition to help guide you a…

Doctors Make the Worst Patients

Pierre Van ZylGizabeth, hypertension

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     I have always been blessed with great health. When I got my life insurance a few years ago, I got the best rates because my blood work was so good. I have always taken pride in that, kind of like getting straight A’s or being number…

Best Running Shoes For Achilles Tendonitis in 2018 Sept.

Pierre Van ZylBest Running Shoes For Achilles Tendonitis, blog, health, review

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Updated and medically verified by Patricia Nolan. Last updated on Aug 23, 2018.Pain in the Achilles sucks and keeps a runner from achieving their full potential. This is why treating your body right is of paramount importance for athletes. Achilles tendonitis occurs due to various causes including increasing mileage too soon, not stretching the calves […]

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Kindergarten lottery

Pierre Van Zylfizzy

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Yesterday, I saw a post on Facebook about the lottery for full day kindergarten in my town.  And suddenly, all the fear I’d felt a year ago came flooding back….What if my kid doesn’t get into full day kindergarten?  (Which only goes till 2:…

On Loneliness

Pierre Van Zylheart wisdom, Mindfulness, Mindset

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From 2003-2005 I had approximately 3 CDs in the glove compartment of my Volkswagen Jetta. It was a time when cars still came factory equipped with CD players and tape decks. I was a 21 year old Air Force linguist in training, stationed at the Presid…