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Your Daily Gut Health Checklist If you’ve been paying attention to wellness trends lately, you’ve probably noticed that gut health is everywhere. Researchers continue to learn more about the important role our digestive system plays in overall wellness, and one thing is becoming increasingly clear: healthy habits matter. The good news? Supporting your gut doesn’t have to be complicated. Here …

Vacation should leave you feeling refreshed—not sluggish and uncomfortable. Unfortunately, many people notice changes in their digestion when they travel. Long car rides, airplane flights, different foods, disrupted schedules, dehydration, and even the excitement of being away from home can all affect your normal routine. The good news? A little planning can go a long way toward keeping your digestive …

Over many years of working with bodies, I’ve seen that healing rarely comes from pushing harder. It comes from listening — to cycles, to signals, to subtle shifts that tell us when to rest, when to release, and when to begin again. The New Moon offers a natural moment of stillness each month. Light is low. The nervous system often …

Meditation and mindfulness practices can be very helpful in reducing stress. Many people automatically think meditation means stopping thoughts or quieting the mind, which can feel daunting, to say the least. That is not the goal. Meditation and mindfulness are about allowing a deeper, steadier part of you to become more accessible, even while thoughts, emotions, and sensations continue to …

We’ve been talking about the H.O.P.E. system, as outlined by Advanced Naturals, supplier of high-quality and natural supplements. This post is focused on Omega-3 oils.   H.O.P.E. stands for: High Fiber Omega-3 Oils Probiotics Enzymes   Omega-3 fatty acids help protect your brain and your body. While it may be a surprise to some people that fat can be good, …

Over the next four months, I will be focusing on the four components that together provide a natural and beneficial way to optimum digestion. Advanced Naturals, who I endorse for high quality, natural supplements, calls these four parts the H.O.P.E. formula and it includes High fiber, Omega-3 oils, Probiotis, and Enzymes. This month we’re going to dive into FIBER.   …

Sauna therapy is an ancient method of detoxifying and healing the body that has been used by people around the world for thousands of years. Traditionally, steam or dry heat have been used in saunas to induce sweating and cleansing. However, these traditional saunas reach extremely high temperatures and can be uncomfortable for many people. Fortunately, modern-day technology has brought us …

Well-being, optimum health, body-mind-soul care: they can all be words fraught with opinions and feelings, both positive and negative. I invite you to leave behind any thoughts of comparison, not-good-enough, worry, and negative energy to consider what great health means to you. Only to you. Forget everyone else for a moment. What does health mean to you? And how do …

  The human brain is a fascinating organ made up of billions of neurons continuously firing electrical signals that influence what we do, think, and feel. However, many people do not realize that the human body also has a “second brain!” This second brain, located in the gut, is often overlooked but equally important in regulating our thoughts and emotions. …

The human digestive tract is home to an enormous population of microbes, collectively referred to as the gut microbiome. Gut microbes perform many vital functions; they help us metabolize nutrients from food, regulate our immunity, and protect us from pathogens. Despite the powerful roles gut microbes play in our bodies, they are quite susceptible to harm from external influences such …

We are fascinated with all the current and ongoing research about our microbiome, and we think you should be, too! In a nutshell, our bodies are inhabited by trillions of bugs, or bacteria, along with fungi, which make up our microbiome. Most of us know this already, and some of us know that not all the bugs are bad. Bacteria …

We all have our favorite season of the year. Maybe it’s summer – you love taking it down a notch, being outdoors, basking in the heat, or even summer thunderstorms. Maybe it’s winter – you love cuddling up by the fire, cooking comfort foods, and settling in. Whether you love, hate, or simply tolerate summer, there is a lot we …

We love water and we think you should too. Our name, Lavage, actually means to wash out, and water is used for washing. Not only are our bodies made up largely of water, especially our brains, we need water to maintain our health. Drinking water, cleansing ourselves with water, submersing in water, playing in water, watching the water, exercising in …

In addition to colonics, Lavage Wellness offers supplemental healing modalities to increase your relaxation and detoxification. The BioMat and Infrared Sauna both use far-infrared rays. If you’re curious about what infrared rays are, how they work, and what they can do for you, read this article.    

Stress hurts. It can contribute to health ailments, increased anxiety, sleep problems, and it even affects your digestion. Finding ways to decrease your stress level is critical to your physical and emotional well-being. People de-stress in many different ways. Here are some tips that may help you: Find quiet time, whether meditation, prayer, or simple silence. Get outside- enjoy the …

Perhaps you’ve heard the saying “a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” This is definitely NOT the case when it comes to dietary fat. All fats are NOT created equal! How do you know which fats are good and which are bad? If you feel like you can’t keep up with the news and research, you are …

Although we hear a lot about adding fiber to our diet and most of us probably realize it is good for us, we may not know as much as we should. After all, the bottom line (and we care about your ‘bottom’ line!) is the more you know the better choices you can make. So let’s dive in! What is fiber and why …

Spring cleaning – if it’s good enough for your house, it’s certainly good enough for your body, your personal house. With the arrival of warm spring days and fresh green grass and flowers, we feel inspired to clean and nurture and grow things. We feel the need to put order to things. We want to start over! What better time …

Bathroom humor. Potty mouth. Why is it we associate important bodily functions with poor behavior and juvenile jokes, and why are these topics taboo in polite conversation? Regardless of what we have been taught about what is private or dirty or just plain gross about the natural process of elimination, let’s get right to the bottom line (pun intended): poop …

The human body was made to move. Our parts (and our whole) simply function better when we are active. It would be great if there was a magic formula that told us exactly what to do, when to do it, and for how long, but that doesn’t exist. We know there is a minimum and maximum level of activity that …

If you were asked to make a list of all the people you love, who would be on it? Is it a short list or a long list? Most importantly, are you on the list? If not, why not? Although we may have heard countless times that loving oneself is a prerequisite for loving others well, we often don’t really believe …

It’s always the right time to boost your immune system! Here are some of our favorite tips for staying healthy during the cold months ahead or anytime. Avoid sugar We all know that sugar isn’t good for us, but it’s also detrimental to our immune system by suppressing white blood cells that are responsible for attacking bacteria. In general reducing …

  What Are Healthy Fats? By now most of us have heard that healthy fats are important for our health, but we seem to get lost in the perception of what is healthy. We’re just emerging from a period of low-fat thinking that still makes it hard to decide what to eat. For more than 60 years, Americans have been …

A lot of confusion still exists on the topic of healthy fats and oils, especially in deciding what to use on a daily basis. For years we have received conflicting information on the benefits of processed vegetable oils such as canola, safflower, and hydrogenated oils in margarine and shortening. To this day Coconut oil is still considered to be something …