What does the term “going natural” describe in a post-pandemic world? For some, it seems to refer to escaping today’s materialism and conventionality for a simplified, back-to-the-Earth experience. Homesteading, building […]
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Massage for Your Mental Well-being
For thousands of years massage therapy has been used to alleviate pain and restore balance. But in today’s world, 50% of that thousands of years history is missing: the part […]
Pay Attention to Serving Sizes
Growing up in Thomasville, North Carolina, during the Great Depression, Lewis Clark Jr., recalled his first experience with food serving sizes. “There were six of us in the family, and […]
The Mushroom Craze
Capsules, extracts, powders – oh, my. Mushroom is the trendy fun-guy for addressing health ailments, preventing disease and improving body functions. As most trends go, the mushroom was well-known and […]
Getting To The “Holistic” Tooth
Once upon a time, Dr. Duke was a Californian with a love of relaxing on a quiet beach right around Malibu. It was on a normal sunny Saturday when I […]
Using Plants to Heal
By early 2020, longtime Botanist April Punsalan had already spent more than 20 years studying the use of plants in healing but wanted to impart her knowledge and experience to […]
Yoga for ‘Every Body’
If you have ever wanted to try yoga but didn’t know where to start, Lowcountry Power Yoga has the solution for you. Or, if you never wanted to try yoga, […]
Health-Boosting Therapy Via IV
When Andrew Stocker learned of his father’s terminal brain cancer diagnosis, he looked to both modern and alternative medicine to help him live his final days as comfortably as possible. […]
Health Benefits of Tea
Tea has been viewed as a medical wonder since its cultivation in ancient China – and for lots of reasons. Whether you’re looking to fight off cancer, lower your blood […]
Putting the ‘Pleasant’ in Nutrition
If you’re in the market for a few pounds of wheat germ or a scolding for topping off last night’s fettuccini Alfredo with lava cake, Pleasant Nutrition is not the […]
From the Doctor: The Rise of the Invisible Diseases
Fibromyalgia, chronic pain, chronic fatigue, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Lyme disease, diabetes, irritable bowel syndrome and a whole host of auto-immune conditions fall under the umbrella of invisible diseases. To the […]
The Importance of Vitamin D
Vitamin D is an essential element of our bodies’ infrastructure, protecting our bones, skeletal and muscle health – and yet 42% of us are deficient. You may be thinking you […]