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Using Deodorant This Summer? Read this first…

Female Health, Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

Well, it’s closing in on summertime. That means it’s time to blog about on of my favorite, holistic ways to get prepped for summer… tackling armpit odor! I hate having any armpit funk. But I FINALLY found something that has totally, and I mean COMPLETELY taken away any and all forms of pit body odor!!!! Are you ready for this life changing realization? â€¨It’s something you can do too! I’ll tell you at the end of this post. But first… my armpit odor solution is not going to be an antiperspirant or deodorant recommendation, and here’s why: …

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May 27 2014

Dementia: A Gluten Induced Condition (And What To Do About It)

Healthy Mindframe, Intuitive Medicine, Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

Last week I shared a new study that proves and association between Alzheimers Disease and pesticide exposure… and 4 things you can do to decrease your own risk. This week, I want to continue with the focus on brain health and share with you a very interesting idea that I’ve begun to embrace whole-heartedly… …that gluten may be casting a brain-fog over our entire civilization! Enter this book: Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth About Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar — Your Brain’s Silent Killers, by Dr. David Perlmutter, Associate Professor at the University of Miami School of …

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May 5 2014

Evidence That Pesticides Increase Alzheimers Risk

Healthy Mindframe, Intuitive Medicine, Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

New evidence shows that having measurable levels of pesticide metabolites in your blood increases your risk of Alzheimer’s disease by 400%. Published on January 27, 2014 in JAMA Neurology, a new study shows that high levels of DDE (a metabolic by-product of notorious pesticide DDT) in the body was found to cause a 4-fold increase in Alzheimers Disease risk. This study confirms that if there are serum levels of DDE in your blood (from pesticide exposure) this is crossing your blood-brain barrier and directly affecting your brain. Even though DDT was banned in the United States in 1972, …

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Apr 28 2014

10 Natural Ways To Get Constipation Relief

Female Health, Intuitive Medicine, Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

I’ve had more questions lately from patients regarding constipation relief than any other topic, so I figured I might as well share some of my top tips for easy bowel movements here on the blog with you today! Moving your bowels is important on an energetic level, because this is an important way that we process and release old, unwanted, toxic emotions from our body. Out with the old, in with the new. Can’t poop? That energetic release process gets S-L-O-W-E-D…. D-O-W-N… way down. You can fix it naturally, though. Here is how: 1. Water Recent medical …

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Apr 21 2014

Super Easy Spring Detox — 5 Days To Renewal

Grounding, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

I am so excited to launch my updated, 2014 Gentle Reset Detox today. I’m aching to do a gentle spring detox again, and I want to do it with you! I’ve designed a very gentle, 5 day course that we can do together… each day adding a new layer of cleansing, culminating in 5 layers of a fresh new you! It is very basic and very gentle, perfect for anyone. There is no fasting and no radical rules… just a gentle re-aligning with Well-Being. Releasing the old toxins and flushing in health. 5 days to welcome spring on …

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Apr 7 2014

It’s Spring! Organic Gardening Tips, Holistic Seasonal Allergy Advice and more…

Grounding, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

One of my most popular blog posts is not a review of the medical literature or an intuitive take on chakra work… it’s my tutorial on how to grow seedlings in recycled containers (it’s one of my most re-pinned articles on Pinterest!) So, in honor of the beautiful spring weather that is upon us and thoughts of a summer full of gardening, I wanted to share this tutorial with you again today… …along with a round up of my 10 favorite gardening resources/tips I’ve blogged about over the years. Enjoy!!!! Organic Gardening Round-Up: Using recycled materials to grow …

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Mar 31 2014

Winter Skin Salvation!

Female Health, Intuitive Medicine, Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

Winter can be a tough time for anybody’s skin… painfully dry hands and cracked heels galore (ouch!) Dry heated air that dehydrates and cracks vulnerable skin inside combine with whipping cold winds that chaff skin outside… …no fun especially if you suffer from chronic skin conditions such as psoriasis, eczema or other forms of dermatitis. Today I have a blog post for you that is full of wonderful things you can do to support tender dry winter skin and support skin health in general. You know that I love skin care (at one point I even considered going …

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Jan 5 2014

Using Deodorant This Summer? Read this first…

Dementia: A Gluten Induced Condition (And What To Do About It)

Evidence That Pesticides Increase Alzheimers Risk

10 Natural Ways To Get Constipation Relief

Super Easy Spring Detox — 5 Days To Renewal

It’s Spring! Organic Gardening Tips, Holistic Seasonal Allergy Advice and more…

Winter Skin Salvation!

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