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  • Healing Power of a Good Night’s Rest

    Why Sleep Is Important The truth is that we, as humans, are consumers. We work ourselves into fight or flight and then blow off steam by consuming food, media, interpersonal relationships as a copi...
  • Foundations of Wellness

    Committing to Slow Medicine Holistic medicine is a term that has been all the buzz since the 70s when Crystal Star was founded. Since the beginning, we have committed ourselves to providing holisti...
  • How To Use Lemon Balm To Help Manage Anxiety

    If you have ever experienced anxiety, brain fog, or a nervous stomach ache, then lemon balm is the quick relief herbal ally you need. You’ll be both calmed and energized by its citrus-minty flavor...
  • Flu Season Is Here. Can Essential Oils Help?

    It’s fall and while Starbucks hypes the return of the Pumpkin Spice Latte, the rest of us are loading up on hand sanitizer and side-eyeing sneezing coworkers. Spending more time indoors means spend...
  • Get friendly with GABA, the brain molecule that beats anxiety

    What Causes Anxiety? Feeling anxious? You’re in good company. Some studies show that as many as 1 in 3 people are affected by anxiety disorders in their lifetimes—and that’s to say nothing of the d...