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Author: Emma Tekstra

I was chatting with a friend this week about her 14 year old daughter’s obsession with Sephora, and the messaging on social media encouraging teens to use anti-wrinkle creams. I was shocked and horrified at this little-discussed development in raising teens and threat to the health of the next generation.I am very thankful to have raised boys, other than my now-adult step-daughter who learned the...

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Improving our health basically comes down to our habits - those small decisions we make and actions we take throughout the day. Repeated behaviors that are almost automatic.Charles Duhigg, in his bestselling book The Power of Habit, refers to the habit loop consisting of a cue or a craving (say the mid-afternoon slump), the routine (a cigarette or a cup of coffee) and the reward (stimulation)....

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This was a fun chat with Jeremy Cline, a former lawyer in the UK, turned life coach.  Our conversation meandered around: /* widget: List */ #uc_list_elementor_b52c6bd{ display:grid; } #uc_list_elementor_b52c6bd .ue-list-item { display:flex; } #uc_list_elementor_b52c6bd .ue-list-item-image img { max-width:100%; } #uc_list_elementor_b52c6bd .ue-list-item-text *{ margin-bottom:0px; } #uc_list_elementor_b52c6bd .ue-list-item-index { flex-grow:0; flex-shrink:0; display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; line-height:1em; } #uc_list_elementor_b52c6bd .ue-list-item-index svg { height:1em; width:1em; } #uc_list_elementor_b52c6bd .ue-list-item-content { flex-grow:1; } ...

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As I set out this week on the Wednesday morning hike I take with my husband, I realized I’d forgotten to put on my elastic knee supports. We were hiking a steep uneven trail at 7am when it was foggy and damp. I worried about making it to the top with my achy knees but was pleasantly surprised to have no pain at all.We can...

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I just completed a road trip between California and Texas, across some of the most remote parts of the country. Without my large cooler stuffed with fruit, nuts, pre-made salads and hard-boiled eggs, we’d have been in dire straits. I refuse to put chemical-laden, nutrient-devoid, food-like substances in my body. But so much is working against us these days in the options available, that you...

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A friend of mine has two kids both currently completing pre-med studies at different colleges and applying to medical schools. When I recently suggested they consider naturopathic or homeopathic options their reactions were typical of the uninformed. I was a little saddened at the prospect of two young, bright, would-be doctors entering the very broken conventional medical industry where they would be brain-washed from day...

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