Sheila's Insights

What Is The Gut/Smell Connection?

One morning my husband and I were on our way to an event. We had eaten a nice breakfast. We picked up a young friend to ride with us. When we arrived about 15 minutes later we dropped off our friend and then had to leave. We were having such a hard time focusing and forming our thoughts. And, even though we had eaten breakfast, we were absolutely feeling this deep, hollow pit in our stomachs!! How could we possibly be hungry?

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How To Heal Your Gut After Summer Fun

Summer is a time of fairs, holidays, local festivals and travel. Along with these are foods you may not normally eat ... corndogs ... cotton candy ... funnel cakes ... snow cones ... iced blended coffee drinks ... nachos, etc. and extra alcohol. Rather than feeling refreshed, all of these things that make summer fun and exciting can actually backfire leaving you feeling foggy, bloated and lacking energy.  
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Lost Your Smell and Taste?

Smell directly impacts your sense of taste. In fact, 80% of the flavors you taste are achieved through your sense of smell There are a variety of reasons why these senses no longer function.  It is not that you have "lost" your sense of smell  .... the line of communication has just been interrupted. Is it possible to re-connect again? Want to find out?
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What Does Your Largest Organ Reveal About You?

One out of three Americans are affected with skin conditions/disease at any given time. These can include acne, dermatitis, benign tumors, eczema, psoriasis, and cancers.  Skin cancers are the most commonly U.S. cancer diagnosis.
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Eyes: Windows to Your Health

Eyes have been called the "windows to the world". They have been referred to as the "windows to the heart": But did you know they are also the "windows to your health"? What does the eye reveal?  What effect does blue light have on your health? What steps can you take to protect your eye health?
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My Freedom Journey

 
People, including doctors, thought we were crazy...all in our heads.  After all, how could normal, every day household and personal product smells affect your ability to function, to cause you to be incoherent and feel shaky inside, to have an emotional break-down?  Inside we were dying.  Outside we appeared normal. 
Fragrances were, and are, part of every day, normal life.....candles, laundry, cleaning, perfumes.  Everyone and their neighbor used them.  For us, we either had to isolate ourselves or suffer the following day or two with a toxic hangover.  Isolation is never a good option, especially with children.  During the summer it was impossible to go outside without inhaling someone's laundry or the recent lawn product application.  My husband was so bad one summer that he could eat constantly and, yet, still lose weight.  Every month I would get a sinus infection and/or chest congestion. 
Then came the food sensitivities and autoimmune disorders.  How could food cause my ears to be red and hot, my cheeks to flush, and cause my entire body to break out multiple times in a horrendous, red, itchy, inflamed rash only to burn when scratched and ooze yellow, sticky fluid?  Imagine, every day having gauze pads over the majority of your body under your clothes and hoping the rash doesn't drain so much that it soaks through your clothes.  It would take months to disappear.  People said "just get a cortisone/steroid shot" for relief.  They could not understand why that was not my choice. 
By discovering and eliminating my many triggers, finding a new, non-toxic way to support my immune system, my liver, and my thyroid, I have not had a major skin breakout for about 3 yrs and have been able to manage my autoimmune disorders without the use of standard medication. 
I finally found a way to acquire "Freedom from Toxins", "Freedom to Achieve Wellness", and "Freedom to Choose". 


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