Category Archives: Wellness and Lifestyle
Seasonal Wellness
With cold & flu season on its way, our wellness team put together some great tips to help you stay well. Click the image below for a printable version.
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Tagged flu season, hand washing, holistic remedies, seasonal, wellness, Your Wellness Connection
Stick To Your New Year’s Resolutions in 2012
How many times have you been extremely excited to start the New Year off right, only to lose momentum very quickly? We often plan to make huge changes in our lives, and while the first few days and maybe even weeks of the New Year are great, a lot of us eventually fall back [...]
Sleep and Sleep Posture – Tips For A Better Night’s Sleep
By Jeni Yadon We spend about 30% of our lives sleeping, however sometimes we do not put as much care and thought into the quality of our sleep as we should. Sleep is one of the most important factors relating to our health and well being, so it is important to understand what goes on once we tuck ourselves in and close [...]
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Tagged breathing, healthy living, Kansas City Wellness, sleep, sleep posture, Your Wellness Connection
Beautiful Skin – The Natural Way
By: Jeni Yadon and Shelly Murray Our “in house” Nutritionist, Shelly Murray, has many wonderful traits, one of them being beautiful skin. She truly glows. Naturally, as a nutritionist she lives a very healthy lifestyle which is undoubtedly a factor. But we wanted to know her true skincare secrets. We had many questions: Is it her healthy [...]
7 Steps to Relief From Pesky Allergies
By Shelly Murray AaaaaaChoo! If you’re like most of us, you’re probably are well stocked with Kleenexes this allergy season. Unless you live on another planet, you no doubt know the pollen count is out of control. Sneezes, watery eyes and tissues abound and, if you’re one of the many allergy sufferers, life can be [...]
Local Honey – A Big Help For Your Allergy Problems
By Jennifer Yadon We are hearing it all over the news right now – experts are saying this is the worst allergy season in years. I knew it was bad when I saw my car covered in a light green mist the other morning! Itchy watery eyes, sneezing, coughing, headaches, you know the drill. So, what’s [...]
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Tagged ABC, allergies, allergy, allergy remedies, allergy season, Diana Endicott, Good Morning America, Good Nature Farms, Hawley Family Farms, Kansas City Farmers Markets, Kansas City local honey, Kansas City Wellness, local honey, natural allergy remedies, Your Wellness Connection
5 Steps to Reduce Stress in Your Environment
By Dr. Michelle Robin Stress is a big deal. And a major factor in the lives of just about everyone. Our friends and patients are no exception. We see many patients on a daily basis who are affected in some way by stress. Studies conducted by the American Psychological Association show that 64% percent of [...]
Just Breathe!
By Rafael Duran I had the pleasure of speaking to about 40 Kansas City area businesswomen recently at a Central Exchange South luncheon. The topic of the day centered around women’s heart health and my presentation focused on breathing, yoga and mediation and a study done recently on the effects of yoga on atrial fibrillation, [...]
Eating Well, Living Well
I see patients every day who are struggling with the daily battle of eating well. They are often young people with children to feed, busy working folks, and everyone in between. Let’s face it, we all would probably like to eat less junk and more great food, but it’s not always quite that easy. After [...]