7 Ways to Use Calendula For Health
In my days as a naturopathic medical student, oh so many years ago, one of my jobs on the Bastyr University campus was to manage the botanical medicine laboratory. This was a facility that we built right next to the botanical medicine gardens for the purposes of taking the plants from the gardens and turning […]
3 Bedtime Stretches that Will Make You Sleep Like a Baby
Here at UpWellness, we believe strongly that “medicine” does not always mean pills. Food is medicine. Movement is medicine. Laughter is medicine. Strong social connection is medicine. And perhaps the most critical and overlooked non-pharmaceutical medicine is…sleep. Today’s article from my team gives you three movements that you can do right before bed that can […]
How to Use an Essential Oil Diffuser and 17 Great Blends
Have you ever seen that hilarious experiment where they line up a group of people with their dogs and try to guess which dog belongs to which person? Although there are usually a few surprises, it’s generally pretty easy to tell who belongs to who. And recently, in my office, I encountered a similar phenomenon […]
4 Ways Your Cell Phone Addiction is Destroying Your Health and More
Did you catch the latest headlines about teenagers growing bony “horns” on the back of their skulls as a result of excessive use of smartphones? As usual, the mainstream media overstated the message in the original study…but it may not be entirely “fake news” either. There is no question that smartphones they are changing our […]
Do These Things to Keep Your Brain Young and Healthy
The landscape of pharmaceutical research results for Alzheimer’s treatment is littered with failure. In fact, 99.6 percent of all Alzheimer’s treatments which underwent testing between 2002 and 2012 did not make it through human clinical trials. The NHS spends about 480 million dollars per year on Alzheimer’s research, and researchers from all over the world […]
These Gourmet Sleepytime Tonics Really Work and Are Delicious Too
It’s time for all of us to redefine what “medicine” is. For many people, the word medicine conjures up images of orange plastic bottles that you pick up at the pharmacy. While it is undoubtedly true that the pills inside those bottles are medicines… there are many more medicines in our lives that aren’t pills […]
5 Changes to Make Right Now if You Have PCOS
I knew the diagnosis before we even shook hands. Her facial hair, the acne, and the overall shape of her body were the main giveaways. When I looked at the forms that she had filled out before her appointment and saw that she had checked the boxes for infertility and irregular menstrual cycles…I was even […]
7 Drinks That Will Help You Sleep Better
It’s time for all of us to change the way we think about what “medicine” is. For so many people, the word medicine conjures up images orange bottles with white caps that you pick up and refill at the pharmacy. While it is undoubtedly true that the pills inside those bottles are indeed medicines… there […]
Pillow Talk
Pillow menus are a thing. Really. Many high-end hotels now offer guests an array of different pillows to choose from that all promise a good night’s sleep. A few of the more common options might include:
Bright Lights At Night
Most people recognize that proper nutrition and plenty of exercise are health-promoting behaviors. But there’s a third factor that’s equally as important to your health, but it tends to get even shorter shrift in our society. Any guesses about what this all-important element of good health is? It’s my wife’s “drug of choice”…Yes, let’s hear […]
