7 Practical College Tips for Students

In the last blog of the series you may recall I interviewed Angie Jackson. Angie offered this excellent tip for students struggling in their studies: My advice on studying, in general, is to slow down! It’s not a race to get through the chapter. Read each chapter like it’s something to be enjoyed. Meditate on […]

Holistic Nutrition in History: Neanderthals Used Plants for Medicine?

An international team of scientists from the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Agriculture and Environment recently identified that Neanderthals “cooked veggies and used plants for medicine”. [1] What does this mean to us? While much of the research about Neanderthals describes them as primarily meat eaters, this new research suggests that they consumed far more […]

Aromatherapy For Self-Care

Responding to stress is something people naturally do to help regulate the body—but staying in a constant state of stress will eventually have negative health effects. Cortisol, also called the stress hormone, is part of the body’s natural response to stress, but when released at high levels, or when is it not allowed to disperse […]