HEALTH | Women's Lifestyle Magazine

Starting Your Naturopathic First Aid Kit

October 16, 2017October 3, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments ace bandage, activated charcoal capsules, aloe vera, aloe vera juice, alternative treatments, anxiety, arnica cream, at home remedies, bee stings, bipolar disorder, bismuth subsalicylate, blunt trauma treatment, BRAT diet, bruise treatment, bug bites, calendula, castor oil, castor oil packs, chamomile tea, chamomilla, constipation treatment, crushing nerve injuries, daily exercise, Depression, diarrhea, eye drops, facial, first aid, heal conjunctivitis, health for life grand rapids, Healthy LifeStyle, holistic approach, home first aid kit, homeopathic remedies, hypericuum, ice immersion, illness, injuries, irritated eye treatment, lavender essential oil, ledum, magnesium citrate, medications, natural health food store, natural laxative, natural solutions, naturopathic first aid kit, nicole cain, oral solutions, probiotics, puncture wound treatment, reduce inflammation, rhus tox, ruta, similasin eye drops, sprained ankle treatment, supplements, topical solutions, trace minerals, traumeel cream, treating injuries, vitamin c

by Nicole Cain, MD, NA Despite your best attempts at living a healthy lifestyle, illness and injuries are inevitable. The

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What’s in Your Genes?

October 10, 2017October 3, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments b vitamin, cancer, cardiac risk, cell division, cell function, COMT, correct mutations, creating mutations, damaged genes, Depression, detoxify, disease development, everyday health, exercise routine, experiencing anxiety, family disease history, fertility, functioning of genes, genes encode proteins, genetic make-up, genetic mutations, genetic predisposition, genetic risk factors, genetic testing, genetics research, genetics role in health, Grand Rapids Natural Health, guiding treatment, impacting health, improving health, inherited mutations, jennifer kurnisky, lifestyle choices, macronutrients, managing stress, mental functioning, mental symptoms, methylation, MTHFR, muscle growth, naturopathic doctor, neurotransmitters, obesity, physical symptoms, poor lifestyle choices, preventing disease, promote optimal health, reducing toxic environmental exposures, studying genes, treatment options, vitamins and minerals, whats in your genes

by Jennifer Kurnisky, ND Research into genetics and their role in our everyday health is an up and coming movement

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Breast Cancer Myths and Facts with Dr. Smith

September 29, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments abnormal genes, American Cancer Society, benign cyst, bras and breast cancer, BRCA gene mutation, BRCA1 mutation, BRCA2 mutation, breast cancer facts, breast cancer in men, breast cancer myths, breast cancer treatment, breast exam, breast lumps, checking for breast cancer, compression of the breast, Dr. Judy L. Smith, early cancer screening, environment and breast cancer, exercise regularly, hereditary cancer, history of breast cancer, lifestyle changes, lowering risk of breast cancer, maintaining a healthy weight, mammograms, menstrual cycle changes, mortality rate, national cancer institute, oncology, skin changes, Spectrum Health Cancer Center, Stop Smoking, Two Eagles Marcus

by Judy L. Smith MD MS CPE FACS Chief, Spectrum Health Cancer Center • photography by Two Eagles Marcus Dr. Judy L.

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Music Heals

September 19, 2017September 7, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments american music therapy association, anxiety levels, arterial oxygen saturation, arterial oxygen tension, beneficial, brain surgery, cadiothoracic surgery, caring voice coalition, cleveland clinic, communication, confidence boosting and music, cranking the tunes, decreasing anxiety, decreasing depression, defend against diseases, emotions, empowering music, enhancing emotional skills, enhancing memory with music, enhancing social skills, expressing through music, feeling of control, heart rate, imagination, improving respiration, increase in IgA, lifting spirits, listening to music, lower blood pressure, lower cortisol levels, making music, managing anxiety, mean arterial pressure, melodies, morning commute, Music, music and treatment, music during surgery, music heals, music in doctors office, music therapists, music therapy, plato, radio, recuperation with music, reducing pain, relaxing muscle tension, relaxing through music, respiratory rate, resting with music, saliva, serum cortisol, soothing melodies, soothing the soul, soundtrack of your life, stimulating the brain, study of music, subjective pain, success and music, the sound of music, therapists, victims of trauma

courtesy of MCC Plato said, “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination,

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The Healing Power of Poop

September 13, 2017September 1, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments abnormal bacteria, Allergies, antibiotics, autoimmune disease, bacteria, bloating, brain fog, c. diff, christine schoenek, chronic fatigue, clostridium difficile, colon health, creating disease, Crohns diseas, digestive disorders, donor stool, effective proceedure, eliminates waste production, fatal infection, fecal donor, fecal microbiota transplants, FMT, FMT clinical trial, fungal growth, gas, gastrointestinal tract, GI conditions, gut health, gut microbiome, headache, healing disease, healing power of poop, Health, health concerns, health conditions, healthy donor, helen DeVos Children's Hospital, how we feel, IBS, imbalances, immune system, impact, in house proceedures, infections, inflammation of the colon, inflammatory bowel disease, influence mood, inner ecosystem, intergrity, intestinal infections, invaders, joint pain, leaky gut, MD, medications, microbes, MPH, neurotransmitters, no medical history, nutrients, obesity, pediatric gastroenterologist, pediatric specialty department of spectrum health medical group, poop transplants, poor health, probiotic, processed foods, regulating health, repopulation of gut, restore balance, sachin kunde, safety of FMT, spectrum health medical group, stool, stress, support health, toxins, transfer stool, ulcerative colitis, unhealthy foods, wastes, well-being, Yeast

by Christine Schoenek, ND You read that right: We’re talking about poop and how it could be the answer to

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Building Confidence and Reducing Chaos

August 31, 2017August 31, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments academic, academic year, advice, Back to school, Bed, brush teeth, building confidence, Children, chores, cooking, core values, Gary Watson, Kids, pajamas, parenting, reducing chaos, responsiblities, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Turnabout Counseling

by Gary Watson With the onset of the school year, I am reminded of all times parents come to

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Thinking Inside the Box: CrossFit Explained

August 8, 2017August 2, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments anna dettman, august 2017, back squats, benchmark workouts, bettering your life, Biking, body transformation, bulking up, calisthenics, celebration, challenge your body, challenging workout, community, cori sullivan, crossfit, crossfit classes grand rapids, crossfit games, crossfit grand rapids, crossfit hours, crossfit regional, crossfit616, ESPN, exercise, Fitness, get in shape, girevoy sport, Grand Rapids, gym, handstand walks, heavy lifting, high-intensity interval training, hiking, jumping jacks, kelly brown, local crossfit, madison, mobility work, plyometrics, power cleans, powerlifting, pull ups, push jerks, push ups, rowing, Running, skiing, squats, Staying Healthy, stongman, strength training, summer 2017, supportive community, tracking your fitness progess, transformation, weightlifting, Wellness, wisconsin, work out of the day, workout, workout progress

by Kelly Brown They say the first rule of CrossFit is to always talk about CrossFit. So here we are,

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Living with Lyme Disease

August 1, 2017August 1, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments 10 things to know about lyme disease, affects of lyme disease, asking for help, august, blacklegged ticks, borrelia burgdorferi, CDC, chronic lyme, dave burgess, Dr. Ronald Stram, Elisabeth Veltman, knowing your disease, kris kristofferson, Living with lyme disease, Lyme disease, lyme disease symptoms, microbiome research, moving on, support for Lyme disease, tick bites, treating lyme disease

by Elisabeth Veltman | photography by Dave Burgess “When did you get bitten?” Since coming out with the fact that

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Behind the Barre

July 6, 2017July 5, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments arm exercises, ballet workouts, barre beginners, barre pushups, beer city barre, circuits, concentrated exercise movements, cori williams, dancing, dumbbell workouts, exercise science, Fitness, fitness regimen, gentle stretches, Grand Valley State University, health conscious, health programs, Healthy LifeStyle, high energy warm ups, innovative exercise, inverted pushups, isometric movements, leg workouts, lunges, megan westers, pilates, pilates crunches, pilates planks, pulsing squats, pushups, relaxation period, summer fitness, toning muscles, toning your body, Two Eagles Marcus, upbeat music, vinyasa yoga, west michigan barre, workout, Yoga

by Megan Westers • photography by Two Eagles Marcus Picture a workout that combines the intensity of Pilates, the stretching and

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Vitamin D: The Sunshine Vitamin

June 23, 2017June 12, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments add vitamin d, Brandi Grimmer, calcium absorption, healthy summer, june 2017, Keystone Pharmacy, nutrition, sun, sunshine, vitamin d benefits, vitamin d roles and beyond, vitamin d sources, vitamin d: the sunshine vitamin

by Brandi Grimmer Many would know their cholesterol level, blood pressure, and maybe even fasting blood glucose. These are routinely

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