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  • Top 10 Ways To Help Reduce Holiday Stress

    In the United States, the last six weeks of the year are typically filled with happiness, love, joy, and a sense of community. But for many people, it can also be a time of high stress (financial p...
  • CANDIDA CONTROVERSY: IS YEAST CAUSING YOUR HEALTH PROBLEMS?

    If you ever want to ruffle some healthcare-feathers, bring up the topic of chronic Candida yeast overgrowths. This theorized condition has prompted medical debates since the 1980s. [socialpug_tweet...
  • CONTRACTING THE CORONAVIRUS: A FIRST-PERSON POINT OF VIEW.

    I contracted COVID-19 in March, though I won’t be counted in the “confirmed cases” tally. The reason for that is simple: we don’t have enough diagnostic tests. If you’ve been reading the news at al...
  • THINK YOU HAVE COVID-19? HERE’S WHAT TO DO NEXT.

    Symptoms of COVID-19 may develop anywhere between 2 and 14 days after initial exposure. And symptoms aren’t always respiratory; some people have reported that their first and only symptoms were gas...
  • Worried about your immune health? These herbs can help

    For many of us, this pandemic is a new experience. It isn’t the first pandemic we’ve seen as a species—and it won’t be the last. But it may be the first that you (or even your parents) have ever en...