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Natural Ways to Relieve Stress

Best-selling author, doctor and leading authority on natural health, Michael T. Murray, ND, provides some excellent advice about dietary supplements and lifestlye changes that can help you cope with stress.

Bacteria

Antibiotic Overuse During Cold and Flu Season

The Director-General of the World Health Organization made news headlines nationwide recently when she described antibiotic resistance as a “serious, growing and global threat to health.” Heed her advice this cold and flu season.

Young woman with PMS

Seven Secrets for PMS Relief

PMS is a recurrent condition in women characterized by troublesome symptoms seven to fourteen days before menstruation.

Massage

Massage 101

Whether your body needs a little tenderness or some tough love, understanding the different bodywork options—and finding a reputable practitioner—is key.

Miso

Fermented Foods for Health

Foods with a little funk—think pickles—may be the best-kept secret to good health.

Tangerine

Simple IBS Solutions

Irritable bowel syndrome can confound sufferers with its conflicting symptoms and confusing causes. But not everything about the syndrome is complicated. Our expert outlines some approaches that can help anyone with IBS.

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A Surprising Way to Beat Sinus Infections and Allergies

Despite their exotic appearance, neti pots are a practical method to minimize congestion.

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Natural Treatment of Lyme Disease

Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne illness in North America. It can begin with a rash in the form of a bull's-eye pattern. Here's what else you should know about this condition.

Back Pain

Nutritional Supplements For Gallstones

Gallstones are a common effect of the Western diet. Fortunately, certain nutrients and herbs can help prevent them and help reduce attacks once they are formed.

Recipes

Recipes

Check Out Our New Recipe Database

Wellness Times is pleased to announce the addition of a new healthy recipe database. Try out this refreshing summertime soup!

Healthy Home

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Toxin-Free Laundry Guide

In washing off the dirt, are you introducing toxins to your clothes? Its time to clean up your washing routine and learn the ins and outs of healthy, green laundry.

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Fragrances that Stink

The fragrances you use to fight smells in your home may be making you sick. How can something that smells so good be so bad?

Yard Sale

10 Tips to Spring Clean Your Home and Your Mind

Spring cleaning isn't just for your home—it's for you, too. Just as we hang onto physical things we don't need, we also keep behaviors, attitutes and relationships that drag us down. Take the duster to your life, and fill up bags of all that stuff that is cluttering your home, your mind and your soul.

Pregnancy

Kid's Health

The Cruelty-Free Commitment

Health Solutions

Bacteria

Antibiotic Overuse During Cold and Flu Season

The Director-General of the World Health Organization made news headlines nationwide recently when she described antibiotic resistance as a “serious, growing and global threat to health.” Heed her advice this cold and flu season.

Young woman with PMS

Seven Secrets for PMS Relief

PMS is a recurrent condition in women characterized by troublesome symptoms seven to fourteen days before menstruation.

Naturally Pain Free

The High Cost of Pain

Pain costs more than cancer and heart disease combined, yet doctors are woefully uninformed about how to treat it. Here’s a natural protocol to eliminate your pain at the source.

Diet & Nutrition

Cheese

Think You’re Lactose Intolerant? Think Again.

When milk, cheese and cream make the digestive tract revolt, we’re quick to blame lactose intolerance and ditch dairy. But experts say to hold on, get an official diagnosis, and craft a correct dairy strategy from there.

Miso

Fermented Foods for Health

Foods with a little funk—think pickles—may be the best-kept secret to good health.

baking

5 Tips for Gluten-Free Baking

Follow these simple tips for moist and delicious gluten-free treats. No one will know they’re not the real thing. 

Fitness

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Exercise on the Go

No gym? No problem. Follow this take-anywhere workout and watch your excuses—vacations, napping babies, broken-down cars—lose their strength while you increase yours.

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Balance Ball Action Plan

Strengthen the core and define your abs with this balance-building workout using a common piece of exercise equipment.

JNLDiet

Motivating Tips From a Fitness Model

Author of The Fitness Model Diet, Jennifer Nicole Lee, shares her favorite tips and motivating advice for women who want to get fit.

Skincare

Skin irritation

Eczema in Children

Skin can often be the first part of the body to show signs of an underlying problem, especially in children. Find out what you can do to help get to the root of the issue and ease your child's discomfort. 

Fish Oil

Natural Treatments for Psoriasis

Psoriasis not only causes itching, discomfort and embarrassment for those who are afflicted, but it can harm quality of life. While there’s currently no cure, there are ways to help mitigate the suffering psoriasis brings.

Argan Tree

Rejuvenate Your Skin With Argan Oil

An age-defying oil that can bring back glow to a lackluster complexion, argan oil leads the pack of superfoods for skin.

Healthy Living

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Natural Ways to Relieve Stress

Best-selling author, doctor and leading authority on natural health, Michael T. Murray, ND, provides some excellent advice about dietary supplements and lifestlye changes that can help you cope with stress.

Optimism

7 Steps to a Stress-Busting Attitude

Stress is an inevitable part of life, but how we react to it determines how it affects us. Here’s a foolproof plan for getting the better of stress.

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Exploring Spirituality and Healing

Struggling with an illness can cause some people to shut down and turn their backs on their spirituality. How do we get back in touch with getting to the core of who you are as a means to heal.

baking

5 Tips for Gluten-Free Baking

Follow these simple tips for moist and delicious gluten-free treats. No one will know they’re not the real thing. 

Simple Living

The Art of Living Simply

Movies, television, print and advertising would have us believe that in order to be happy and successful, we need to accumulate more of everything—that only the newest, shiniest, fastest and trendiest will suffice. An ever-growing number of individuals are reacting with a powerful message: Enough, already.

Apple Cider Vinegar

Health Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar

Although not a magic potion, this fermented liquid can be a boon to health.

Diet pills

Diet Drugs: Long-term Risks for Short-term Weight Loss

“Just give me a pill, doc.” I hear it all the time from people who are frustrated with their weight and have heard about a neighbor, coworker or second cousin losing weight with the aid of a diet pill. Sounds great: Pop a pill and the extra pounds are gone.

Skin irritation

Eczema in Children

Skin can often be the first part of the body to show signs of an underlying problem, especially in children. Find out what you can do to help get to the root of the issue and ease your child's discomfort. 

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Colorful Foods Can Kill Cancer

The authors of the Five to Thrive cancer prevention plan describe how adding more colorful fruits and vegetables to your daily diet can help reduce your risk of developing cancer.

Table Salt

Get the Scoop on Salt

Studies on salt consumption’s role in health are still conflicting, but one thing is clear: If you are going to salt your food, sea salt offers a bit more nutrition and a wider range of flavor than regular table salt.

Ginseng

Ginseng Helps Fatigued Cancer Patients

Fatigue is a common and distressing complaint among cancer patients, but recent research suggests a natural substance is very effective in combating it. Mayo Clinic Cancer Center researcher Debra Barton, PhD, discusses the study's findings. 

Essential oil

9 Surprising Uses for Essential Oils

Aromatherapy can change the mood of a room, but did you know it can also disinfect it? Here are nine ways you’re not using essential oils, but should be.

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