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Holistic Health Deserves to Scale

With the rise of vegetarian and vegan diets, yoga as an exercise, spiritual and brain-building practice, and meditation with its similar benefits, one can sense a growing awareness in America that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure when it comes to health... The benefits of this Eastern-influenced, mindful way of life are well-documented. We learn in Susan Cain's book Quiet that being comfortable with our emotions decreases our autonomic nervous system activity, or the involuntary part of our nervous system that is usually beyond our control but hyperactive when we are stressed.

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A Holistic Facialist’s Guide to Total Wellness

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Battling a Cold? Here's a "Holistic" Remedy

You may have heard of the brand Dr. Hauschka, the maker of all-natural and high-quality skincare products. I discovered their Quince Day Cream when I was in France many years ago and have been smitten ever since. But now the company is branching out into a health care a bit with its new cold and flu remedies. Their "Agropyron Cold Relief" and "Apis Belladonna Sore Throat Rescue" caught my eye recently. Agropyron is a sweet grass in the wheat family that is thought to help reduce congestion by naturally regulating mucous production. Belladonna is believed to help treat sore throats, sinus inflammation and earaches.

Have You Tried Alternative Health Treatments?

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Twentieth Century German social psychologist Erich Fromm first advanced the notion that humans hold an inborn connection to nature. Later, it was popularized by biologist E.O. Wilson as “the urge to affiliate with other forms of life.” In the ensuing years, support for the positive effects of nature has gained considerable traction, grounded in a growing body of research.

Holistic Psychology Could Be the Key to Good Mental Health

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Holistic Therapy Programs May Help Pain Sufferers Ditch Opioids

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How Hormones Became a Wellness Obsession

Birth control is prescribed to treat a range of hormonal issues. But women in their 20s and 30s are increasingly pursuing alternative solutions, taking a D.I.Y. approach to health.

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More than one-third of American adults now supplement or substitute mainstream medical care with treatments long considered alternative

More than just being well: teens and Gen Z are redefining what it means to be healthy

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Integrative Nutrition

Since 1992, Integrative Nutrition has been the cutting-edge leader in holistic nutrition education. As the largest nutrition school in the world, we educate and transform the lives of our students with the world’s foremost experts in nutrition and wellness like Andrew Weil, MD, Arthur Agatston, MD, Barry Sears, PhD, Mark Hyman, MD and Geneen Roth, among many others.

Online Holistic Health

There a multitude of websites with a similar purpose, but what sets The Triad of Life, Inc.™ apart from the rest is that it is designed to help individuals address challenging health conditions by reducing chronic stress and chronic inflammation via natural and holistic methods, so that the body is better able to heal.

The Holistic Ingredient

The Holistic Ingredient aims to inspire others to reclaim great health and boundless energy through the sharing of clean living tips, scrumptious & nutritional recipes and energy healing.

The Holistic Psychologist

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American Holistic Health Association

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Integrative Medicine & Holistic Health Association

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