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One of the fastest growing segments in the health and wellness industry is essential oils. These volatile oils in plants are widely known for the fragrance that they impart to some of our favorite flowers. But what you may not know is that those same compounds also have powerful healing properties. And because essential oils are lipid soluble, they can be applied to the skin as topical medications for skin and/or systemic health. Here are a few favorite recipes from my team at UpWellness that will help get you started with making your own health and beauty products using…
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Onion skins. Carrot tops. Potato peels. In most homes, these things get thrown in the trash or ground up by the garbage disposal. In the homes of gardeners, they might get pitched into the compost bin where they will decompose into the soil. But for the select few who know the secret…kitchen “waste products” are not waste at all. Upcycling is a term that is used to describe ways to repurpose discarded material into something valuable. In our house, those vegetable trimmings get collected and stored in the freezer, and when we have enough, they get cooked down into…
Housefly close-up. Flying in kitchen.
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When you have an irritating fly in your kitchen, what do you do? Do you open the window and usher it out? Or do…
Young woman sniffing roses in a garden
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Have you ever smelled something and the aroma brings back a flood of old memories? “Smells do bring back memories,” says Dr. Kenneth Heilman…
Closeup of athletic Caucasian man holding his painful knee on soccer field
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Do you suffer from knee pain? This pain may keep you from being as active as you would like to be. Knee pain is…
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In nature, the flight-or-fight response is all too common. A zebra being chased by a lion uses this response to run for its life….
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The UpWellness Team
New scientific information shows that prolonged use of NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), such as ibuprofen, can lead to cardiovascular damage and stroke. This danger…
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