Being a woman is certainly not without it’s difficulties. From the second women hit puberty, we, are dealt some difficult cards. Not only do our bodies change drastically, but we begin the long, thirty-year (or more) journey of monthly cramps, mood swings, bloating, and bleeding… only to be greeted by menopause at the other end. Goodbye period, but… View Article
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With all of the environmental pollutants we are exposed to every day, the chemicals in our makeup, self care products, and other household products, along with questionable ingredients found in our food, it’s no wonder so many of us are suffering from hormone imbalances. The worst part, is that most of us don’t even realize… View Article
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With all of the environmental pollutants we are exposed to every day, the chemicals in our makeup, self care products, and other household products, along with questionable ingredients found in our food, it’s no wonder so many of us are suffering from hormone imbalances. The worst part, is that most of us don’t even realize… View Article
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By Shahzadi Devje – an award winning media Dietitian, writer, speaker, recipe creator and Resident Nutritionist for ReverseD – the first diabetes TV reality show. Check out her blog, and follow her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for more. Diabetes: The 10 Most Important Steps You Can Take to Better Manage Blood Sugar Diabetes is… View Article
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By Shahzadi Devje – an award winning media Dietitian, writer, speaker, recipe creator and Resident Nutritionist for ReverseD – the first diabetes TV reality show. Check out her blog, and follow her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for more. Diabetes: The 10 Most Important Steps You Can Take to Better Manage Blood Sugar Diabetes is… View Article
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This article is shared with permission from our friends at PaleoHacks. The Paleo diet is well known for being weight-loss friendly, but a bonus is that it’s also an amazing food plan for fertility and reproductive health, including women with PCOS, or polycystic ovary syndrome. Numerous conditions can impact a woman’s or man’s ability to conceive, and diet can’t… View Article
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If you’ve ever had a nagging cold, relentless migraines, or acne that just won’t go away, chances are you’ve tried every drug, cream, and medicine on the market. Unfortunately, many of these drugs have both known and unknown side effects, such as a damaged stomach lining or making you drowsy, that effect our future health and… View Article
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As women, it’s safe to say there’s one thing we can all agree on: How annoying your period is! Whether it is painful, heavy, or simply unpredictable, periods are never convenient and always a hassle. If you’re one of the lucky ones who has light, easy periods, a) congratulations, and b) you probably still hate having to… View Article
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This article is shared with permission from our friends at Paleohacks. The Thyroid-Sleep Connection When you’re battling thyroid problems, sleep can become elusive and frustrating. Fatigue can feel debilitating, and sleep becomes more critical than ever. But when hormones are unbalanced, insomnia and other sleep issues can surface. The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped organ… View Article
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This article is shared with permission from our friends at Dr.Hyman. New Study Finds Secret to a Faster Metabolism Eating carbohydrates makes you store belly fat. Eating protein puts on muscle. Most people know that. But a recent study1 in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that when you overeat on a low protein… View Article
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This article is shared with permission from our friends at Dr. Mercola. Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin that your body does not make, which means you must get it via your diet or supplements. Vitamin B12, along with other B vitamins, is used by your body to convert the carbohydrates you eat into glucose… View Article
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Every year in America, 300,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease. (1) Despite this alarmingly high number, there isn’t very much education or awareness about this debilitating disease. The problem is, most people, including medical professionals, don’t understand Lyme disease: How it presents itself, what the symptoms are, and how it affects a person’s ability… View Article
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This article is shared with permission from our friends at Paleohacks.com. What To Do If You Have Multiple Autoimmune Syndrome & Foods to Restore Gut Health 50 million Americans are dealing with autoimmune diseases, and in as many as 25 percents of cases, individuals may have more than one. (1,2) When someone has three or… View Article
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This amazing guest post was written by Stephani Fenk, holistic nutritionist, and health blogger. We encourage you to check out her website! Hypothyroidism vs Hyperthyroidism Our hormones are the messengers of our bodies. It is thanks to them that our different systems can talk to one another. Endocrine disorders, which are characterized by dysfunction of… View Article
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Herbs have many amazing healing properties and one of their most fascinating qualities is their potential ability to affect your hormones in a positive way. Five of the herbs that are of special interest to hormonal health and hormone balancing are: thyme, holy basil, clary sage, sandalwood, and myrtle. What do we mean when we… View Article
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The Hearty Soul is pleased to bring you this article in collaboration with Floracopeia, maker of high quality pure essential oils and flower essences for mental, physical and spiritual health. Hearty Soul readers can get 20% off Floracopeia’s quality botanical products by using the promo code HEARTYSOUL by May 26th. Stress relief seems hard to come… View Article
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At any given time of year, at least a few of the magazines on the shelves will have some article or headline dedicated to helping you finally achieve that oh-so-coveted flat stomach, six pack abs, toned tummy, sexy midriff – whatever you want to call it. For many of us, though, we do our best… View Article
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This fantastic guest post was written by Megan Kelly, a nutrition practitioner, licensed esthetician, and specialist of quantum hormonology. We encourage you to check out her website here! In the warmer seasons, ice cream cravings kick in as the body begins to crave cooler foods. Traditional ice cream typically contains processed sugar, inflammation-producing pasteurized dairy,… View Article
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Feeling a little out of it and noticing changes to your overall health? Your growing belly fat might be a key reason. Fat in this part of your body isn’t just an aesthetic problem; it can be dangerous and lead to numerous health risks. Understanding the risks and reasons for this fat and taking steps… View Article
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This great guest post was written by Dr. Serena Goldstein, a naturopathic doctor specializing in natural hormone balance! We encourage you to go check out her website! There are 1.1 billion tobacco users in the world, and tobacco kills up to 50% of them (ASH). The CDC reports that smoking causes 90% of all lung… View Article
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This great guest post was written by Dr. Serena Goldstein, a naturopathic doctor specializing in natural hormone balance! We encourage you to go check out her website! There are 1.1 billion tobacco users in the world, and tobacco kills up to 50% of them (ASH). The CDC reports that smoking causes 90% of all lung… View Article
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There are more antibiotics in your food than you realize. What’s worse, many strains of these antibiotics only have limited research of their effects on human health. It’s long overdue that North Americans take a good hard look at the widespread use of antibiotic drugs in farming Conventional farming administers antibiotics to both individual animals on… View Article
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Losing weight is often more complicated than it seems on the surface. Whole grains? No grains? Low fat? No- fat is good, carbs are bad! Cardio is best for weight loss; No, strength training is more effective! Trying to navigate through tips from “life coaches”, personal trainers, dieticians and nutritionists is daunting, overwhelming, and instead of losing… View Article
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“Let me hear your body talk!” We know it’s not what that catchy tune was talking about, but your body certainly does have a language, and it’s up to you to understand it. Your body reacts to what you eat and how you treat it and tells you what it needs. Changes in mood, energy, pain, and… View Article
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It seems funny (not always) how the human body fights causes of pain with more pain. When you’re suffering through that bout of painful inflammation, it can seem like you’re the only one going through the pain. In one way, you are. But in another, you’re experiencing a response to acute or chronic inflammation that… View Article
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Since its invention in 1928, the Pap Smear has saved thousands of women’s lives by detecting the early signs of cervical cancer. When caught early, women have a 93% survival rate, as compared to a 13% chance when not found until the final stage of this deadly cancer. (1) New knowledge on the role of human… View Article
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Every day, thousands of people flock to the gym to trudge grudgingly on a treadmill or other cardio machine for a predetermined amount of time. When we’ve become sufficiently sweaty, we head to the bathroom scale and hold our breath — willing the tiny needle to stop going up, up, up. Despite our hours at the… View Article
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Time spent outside of school for children today is a lot different than it was 50 years ago. Kids are spending less time playing outside, and more time sitting in front of a screen, watching TV, playing video games, and on social media. This sedentary behavior is impacting our kids’ health, not just physically, but… View Article
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As a society, we are chronically underslept. Adults should be getting 7.5-8 hours of shut-eye each night, but are averaging less than 7. (1) Once you take into account the actually quality of that sleep (i.e. undisturbed and restful), the outlook is pretty grim. We’ve turned into a nation of sleepwalkers, and it now may be one… View Article
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Like it or not, aging is a fact of life. It’s better than the alternative we say to ourselves. That doesn’t mean that we can’t age gracefully, however, and look beautiful no matter what decade of life we are in. Your skin is a complex three-layered organ that is exposed to both intrinsic (within the body)… View Article
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This amazing guest post was written by Corinne Keating, a wellness blogger, and founder of Why So Well. Follow her on Facebook for health and wellness inspiration. Hormonal balance (or imbalance as they case may be) is something we hear a lot about in our media, talk about around our kitchen or coffee shop tables,… View Article
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This amazing guest post was written by Corinne Keating, a wellness blogger, and founder of Why So Well. Follow her on Facebook for health and wellness inspiration. Hormonal balance (or imbalance as they case may be) is something we hear a lot about in our media, talk about around our kitchen or coffee shop tables,… View Article
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