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The Surprising Wellness Benefits of a Common Weed: Dandelion

As a natural health enthusiast, I’m always interested in functional foods that can boost nutrition. And dandelions are brimming with vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals that make them nutritious all-stars. They’ve actually been used as food and medicine for centuries across many cultures. But somehow we’ve overlooked just how good they are for us! Dandelion greens are packed with vitamin A as antioxidant carotenoids with more beta carotene than carrots. They also boast tons of vitamins K, C, E, B complex, calcium, potassium, iron, zinc, magnesium and more. This unique combo provides some key upsides Liver Support – Dandelion improves liver…

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Restoring Health and Wellness with Restorative Yoga

As our stress levels continue to skyrocket, more health and wellness seekers are turning to restorative yoga for its profound comforting and renewing effects on both body and mind. Unlike more intense styles of yoga that emphasize strength-building, flexibility and cardiovascular endurance, restorative yoga is all about consciously guiding the nervous system into deeper states of ease. This gentle practice uses thoughtfully arranged props like bolsters, blankets and blocks to provide complete muscular support in poses held for 5-15 minutes, allowing tension to incrementally melt away. With its emphasis on BREATH work and body awareness, restorative yoga serves as the…