Health & Wellness Articles

Life with chronic illness is overwhelming and unfortunately for many of us our diagnosis list continues to grow.

Cannabis is a fascinating plant. It’s uses are varied and date back over 12,000 years. Understanding how it works as medicine can go a long way in achieving results as a cannabis patient.

For those of us with chronic illness we often find ourselves taking on a warrior persona against our condition. While this inner strength and perseverance is important for health, could it be getting in our way as well? It did for me.

When taking actions to better our health it’s easy to overlook our mental habits. Most of us jump to changing the more physical and tangible things - food, exercise, maybe even our sleep routine. Numerous studies demonstrate the powerful impact that a positive mental health approach has on immune function and overall wellbeing.

Play is an essential piece to optimal health and wellness. Learn more about why it's important and how you can incorporate more fun in your life - all in the name of good health! 

Today’s fast paced, screen driven, high stress world makes both neglecting sleep and poor quality sleep a part of everyday life. We know it’s important, but it’s the first thing we cut down on to make room for something else. So if you are feeling the drag what can you do to improve your sleep and perform your best? A BUNCH - but we’ll keep this to my top 3. 

With recommendations for new patients, health professionals, and budding cannabis advocates this list covers my top 5 favorite medical cannabis books for those looking to expand their knowledge of medical cannabis. 

No matter the form, chronic illness completely changes our lives. With it comes a rush of overwhelming emotions; sadness, anger, depression, grief, fear.  Life roles can change quickly and drastically, affecting day to day life for family, friends, and coworkers. Work performance & earnings often suffer, treatments can cause debilitating side effects, and stress levels increase. The impacts are far and wide, but us humans are incredibly resilient. We learn, we adapt, we change, we cope, and we can thrive.

Change is hard, but with a positive mindset we can see keep propelling forward. These 5 tips will help you make change that sticks. 

The Autoimmune Protocol is an elimination and reintroduction diet that is used to help individuals with autoimmune disease identify food allergies and sensitivities to alleviate unwanted symptoms and pain. By using food as medicine, the autoimmune protocol works on reducing inflammation, restoring gut balance, and decreasing autoimmunity.

Have you ever taken the time to discover what you are really good at? For many of us talking about our strengths makes us uncomfortable. It’s not something we naturally focus on. We tend to learn toward our weaknesses, things that we perceive as needing to be “fixed.”