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Summer Refer a Friend Special

Now till August 31
Don't keep naturopathic medicine and Simplicity Health Associates a secret this summer!  Share the way to better health naturally with your friends and family.
This summer is the perf...

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Don't Fear the Scale!

Detox with Me: A 10 Day Group Detox
Because you enjoyed the 4th and now it's time to detox!
Detox Starts Friday July 14, 2017
Via phone and Skype

Has weight loss been something that you've struggled with...

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Simple Steps to Beautiful Summer Skin

Looking at the weather forecast for this weekend makes me think that summer is finally here! If you are like me, you can't wait to spend as much time as possible outside soaking up some much-needed Vi...

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Ways to an Easy Breezy Allergy Season

It's that time of year again. Everything is in full bloom and now your allergies have sent you sneezing and wheezing. Why does this happen? Exposure to certain allergens causes them to bind with IgE a...

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Simple Ways to Spring Clean You

 

Despite what the EPA is telling you, we are living in a very toxic world.  In fact according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s report on human exposure to environmental chemica...

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Bow Pose (Dhanurasana)

Perhaps, Madonna said it best "Open Your Heart to Me." In keeping with this month's theme, I chose a heart opening pose. In yoga philosophy, the body has many energy centers called chakras. One of the...

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10 Easy Ways to Love your heart

As a naturopathic doctor, I don't have the secret to mend a broken heart, but I would say I know a little bit about keeping one healthy.  Our heart is probably one of the most important organs in our...

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A Serene Holiday Season, Seriously!

 

Whether you look forward to them or simply dread them, it's official, the holidays have arrived.  Unfortunately, what often follows this arrival, are colds and flus, weight gain and even depression....

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Seated Forward Bend Pose (Paschimottanasana)

If the holidays make you want to go hide, then this pose is the next best thing.  Well perhaps no one will be fooled but seated forward bend is an excellent way to relieve some holiday pressure. Perfo...

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Dispelling Food Myths

 

Eating healthy in this modern age can be very confusing. The internet is both a wealth of great and terrible information which only adds to this confusion. To simplify things, here are some of the myt...

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Head to Knee Pose (Janu Sirsasana)

Piling on the stuffing or going for that second slice of pumpkin pie can call for some major yoga Rx!  Choosing twisting poses like Janu Sirsasana is great way to send some love to ourdigestive system...

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Thunderbolt Pose (Vajrasana)

 

Shin-shin-toistu-do is a variation of yoga brought to Japan in the 1940s by Tempu Nakamura.  This form of yoga focuses on developing Ki (life force) through seated and moving meditation, breath techni...

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