Naturally Healthy

Braving the Cold: 5 Reasons to Get Outside this Winter

The cold is no excuse to hibernate. Here’s why you should get going and enjoy the great outdoors. Up the Exercise. If you are active outdoors the rest of the year but take winter “off” you are missing out. This is because the cold weather makes your body work harder to warm itself so activities

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Improve Your Mood Naturally With These 10 Tips

It’s a dreary time of year, all cold and grey. It’s hard to get motivated to get out of the house. But staying cooped up isn’t doing much for you either. If you’ve got the Winter Blues, you’re going to want to improve your mood.   Feeling stressed, run-down or blue? These tips will give

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Face Masks and Your Skin: Solving Common Issues

mask skin issues

From dealing with maskne to dryness and even chafing behind those ears, here are a few tips to get you through another cold, Covid winter. Face masks and your skin There are a lot of comfortable masks out there. But prolonged use or having extra sensitive skin can lead to itchiness, irritation or a rash.

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Top 10 Reasons to Get Outside this Fall (That have nothing to do with losing weight or exercise)

Couple Walking Dog Through Winter Woodland

They say walking down a tree lined street is the equivalent to feeling seven years younger or making an extra $10,000 a year. And we can understand why. After all, there is no mistaking the calming, relaxing, and rejuvenating experience of simply being outdoors, surrounded by nature. The autumn months always seem to draw people

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Bath Benefits: 5 reasons baths are great for your health

Sure baths feel nice, great even, but they offer so much more than that. In case you need a reason (or 5) to carve out some ‘me’ time with a nice, luxurious bath, we’ve compiled a compelling list of bath benefits. Baths improve your mood. As mentioned above, submerging yourself in a nice hot (but not

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Coffee Alternatives: 5 Substitutes Worth Trying

You can have too much of a good thing… even when it comes to coffee. Not surprisingly, many of us may be over-indulging in this wonderful, tasty, aromatic, energy-boosting beverage (I’m one of those people if you couldn’t tell). And, well, maybe it’s time to give something else a try. Like the following coffee alternatives.

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5 Delicious and Healthy Smoothie Recipes

Mornings are BUSY. And I know I’m not alone in letting coffee be my breakfast most days of the week. But that’s not exactly healthy, and definitely not going to offer up enough energy for the day ahead. Of course, there’s the option to grab something on the go, but that’s also time consuming, not

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Skin Cancer, Can Your Diet Help with Prevention?

Research suggests that YES, what you eat can have an impact on skin cancer. As a person who burns easily and has lots of moles and freckles, I’m quite conscientious of my sun exposure. I’m constantly applying sunscreen to myself and my family (every few hours). I limit UV exposure while UV rays are at

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Skin Chafing: 5 reasons why it’s happening (and what to do about it)

We’ve all been there, out and about enjoying life when the irritation starts. It usually begins as an uncomfortable sensation, but can become quite painful if left unchecked. We’re talking about skin chafing here – those red, irritated patches that develop due to too much friction between your skin or your skin and your clothes.

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From Bump to Baby: All Natural Skin Care for New Moms

If you haven’t already dived into natural care products, pregnancy will likely lead you this way. I know first hand how those two little lines can change your outlook on life – from the big stuff all the way down to your personal care choices, like which lip balm you use. And it’s those personal

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