03 Jun
Alternative Health, Bone Health, Cardiovascular Health, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Diet Nutrition & Food Healing, Digestive Health, Emotional Distress, Herbal Medicine, Holistic Health, Kidney Health, Liver Health, Longevity, Mental Health, Metabolic Health, Stress Relief

Stressed Out? Try this Smoothie and Blend your Way to Health Series 2

Stress and Anxiety are insidious critters, but there is a lot we can do for ourselves. Healthy Smoothies is a great one! In this blog, I’d like to introduce you to a smoothie recipe that tastes great and actually helps to lift your mood. Stress is something that everyone encounters, and depending upon how we deal with it, it can lead to or exacerbate illness. However, there is much we can do for ourselves, including exercise, meditation, qigong, yoga, massage, reflexology, and more.

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06 May
Bone Health, Cardiovascular Health, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Diet Nutrition & Food Healing, Digestive Health, Herbal Medicine, Holistic Health, Kidney Health, Liver Health, Longevity, Metabolic Health

Why Am I Passionate about Juicing?

Juicing is a great way to get a variety of vegetables and fruit into your diet, along with an abundance of nutrients from the produce into a manageable, drinkable quantity. All these powerful, medicinal phytochemicals, nutrients, and minerals are ready to be absorbed by the body.  But, in order to extract the good stuff you do need a good quality, geared or press juicer to do it.

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29 Apr
Alternative Health, Bone Health, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Diet Nutrition & Food Healing, Herbal Medicine, Holistic Health, Longevity, Movement & Fitness, Osteoporosis

Build Strong Bones and Prevent Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a rapidly growing global health concern, and according to the World Health Organization, second only to heart disease. Preventing osteoporosis should be a global health priority. It is also interesting to note that the nations with the highest calcium intake have the largest incidence of osteoporosis. For example, the Eskimos who consume more calcium than any other culture in the world have the single highest rate of osteoporosis anywhere in the world.

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08 Apr
Alternative Health, Cardiovascular Health, Chronic Illness, Diet Nutrition & Food Healing, Digestive Health, Herbal Medicine, Holistic Health, Longevity, Metabolic Health

10 Secrets to Making a Healthy Smoothie!

s Your Smoothie Really Healthy? Many people are blending up smoothies nowadays with the hope of getting more healthy. The problem is that what they are making is not actually all that healthy.

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01 Apr
Alternative Health, Cardiovascular Health, Chronic Illness, Diabetes, Diet Nutrition & Food Healing, Herbal Medicine, High Blood Pressure, Holistic Health, Metabolic Health

High Blood Pressure? Try this natural remedy!

High Blood Pressure is a major health issue in the U.S. According to the CDC, as of 2010 – 67 million American adults (31%) have high blood pressure—that’s 1 in every 3 adults.

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25 Mar
Alternative Health, Bone Health, Cardiovascular Health, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Diet Nutrition & Food Healing, Digestive Health, Herbal Medicine, Holistic Health, Longevity, Mental Health, Metabolic Health

Juicing for Health: Get Started Today!

Juicing is a great way to counter our fast-paced, stressed-out lifestyles and promote health. We are inundated with poor, processed food choices and a rushed and frantic lifestyle that has wreaked havoc on our health. We don’t provide our bodies with the basic nutrition and miracle-working phyto-nutrients they need to survive, let alone thrive.

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11 Mar
Alternative Health, Chronic Fatigue, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Diet Nutrition & Food Healing, Emotional Distress, Fibromyalgia, Herbal Medicine, Holistic Health

Heal from Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Series 1

Chronic fatigue (CFS) and fibromyalgia (FMS) are illnesses that can result from a number of contributing factors, such as, dietary, environmental toxins, genetic predisposition, burning your candle at both ends, and unrelieved stress.

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04 Mar
Alternative Health, Bone Health, Cardiovascular Health, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Diabetes, Diet Nutrition & Food Healing, Digestive Health, Herbal Medicine, Holistic Health, Kidney Health, Liver Health, Metabolic Health, Osteoporosis

Using Food as Medicine: Introducing Phytochemicals

At Holistic Health with Holly™, organic plant-based food is our alternative medicine of choice: natural, simple, safe and effective. What is it about vegetables, fruits, legumes, and whole grains that make them such powerful little healers?All plants contain molecular compounds called phytochemicals — “phyto” comes from the Greek word “phuton” meaning “plants.”

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27 Feb
Acid Reflux, Alternative Health, Cardiovascular Health, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Diet Nutrition & Food Healing, Digestive Health, Emotional Distress, GERD, Herbal Medicine, Holistic Health, Stress Relief, Ulcers

GERD or Acid Indigestion? Try this Tums Alternative!

If you have GERD or acid indigestion, Beware Over the Counter Medications!It is an eye opening fact that nearly half of all Americans in the U.S. now suffer from occasional, or chronic acid-reflux (GERD – gastroesophageal reflux disease), or ulcers.

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14 Feb
Alternative Health, Bone Health, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Diabetes, Diet Nutrition & Food Healing, Holistic Health, Kidney Health, Metabolic Health, Osteoporosis, Stress Relief

Osteoporosis Concerns? You need this mineral Superstar!

Before, I introduce our mineral superhero, I’d like you to take a little quiz. Actually, it’s so little it’s only one question. But, the answer could change your life. If you were told by your doctor that your bone density was low and they were worried about osteoporosis, what one food item listed below, would you choose to eat a whole lot more of?

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