All posts for December 2016

By KIERSTEN HICKMAN This may surprise you, but the shortest day of the year is actually rapidly approaching. So, when is the shortest day of 2016? Don't worry about marking your calendars, because it's actually already marked: Wednesday, Dec. 21,...

By Liivi Hess Long before the essential oil craze took hold of the Western world, alternative health practitioners were using essential oils for aromatherapy. Aromatherapy involves the use of essential oils extracted from the flowers, bark, stems, leaves or roots...

We all experience stress on a daily basis. Little moments of stress are healthy and a natural part of life. Continual high levels of stress, on the other hand, can wreak havoc on our physical, mental and emotional health. The...