Nourish and Awaken

"Nourishing Body, Mind, and Spirit with Simple Recipes, Wellness Tips, and a Balanced Lifestyle"

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10 Day Sugar Detox: How to Break Free and Reset Your Health

We all love sugar, but it’s anything but kind to your body. In fact, it’s destroying your cells, fueling disease, and wreaking havoc on your health in ways many of us don't even realize. From messing with your blood sugar to damaging your gut and brain, the constant intake of sugar is more than just a harmless indulgence. If you’ve ever struggled with sugar cravings or experienced the highs and crashes that follow a sugar binge, you know just how powerful this addictive substance can be. But there is good news: detoxing from sugar can reset your mind, body, and ultimately restore your health. Here’s how it works, why it’s necessary, and how you can do it successfully.

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Managing IBD with Diet: A Holistic Approach to Healing

If you’ve been diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), which includes conditions like Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, you know how challenging it can be to manage symptoms and maintain your quality of life. You are likely familiar with the flare-ups, stomach pain, trouble in the bathroom, and maybe your evening suffering from fatigue, brain fog, and malnutrition.  IBD can seriously take a toll on your physical and emotional well-being. Here’s how you can begin managing IBD with diet.

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Health and Happiness - The Investment you Deserve

We’ve all heard the saying, “You can’t pour from an empty cup.” But have you ever truly stopped to think about what that means in terms of your health and well-being? When it comes to living our best lives, we often put our families, jobs, and obligations first, and our own well-being last. We think we’re doing the right thing by sacrificing our own needs. But here’s the truth—if you’re not taking care of yourself, you can’t be the best version of yourself for anyone else.

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Debunking the Myth About Fat

We’ve been told that eating fat makes us fat for years.  But what if I told you that this popular belief might not be entirely true?

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The Power of Taking Imperfect Action

Sometimes we struggle to start something new or we procrastinate on our goals because we’re afraid of doing it wrong. But here’s what I’ve realized: there’s no “wrong” way—only opportunities to learn and grow.

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The Value of Real, Personalized Care in a World With AI

I was able to identify this all quickly by asking just a few simple questions and having a real conversation. This is a perfect example of what a pharmacist can do that AI simply can’t. Real, person-to-person conversation and interaction matters.

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Understanding Anemia, How to Boost Your Iron Levels, and How Health Professionals Can Help

My pharmacist brain started wondering, “I wonder if she started any new medications recently?” I shot her a quick text, and sure enough—she’d recently started a proton pump inhibitor (PPI), a medication commonly used to help with symptoms of acid reflux or GERD, in December.  Viola! The medication she was prescribed can directly inhibit iron absorption. Of course, no one had told her that!

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Supercharge Your Meals With Protein

Whether you're vegetarian, vegan, or an omnivore, there are plenty of easy ways to increase your protein intake without complicating your meals. In this post, we’ll share simple tips and strategies to help you get more protein throughout your day.

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Awaken: How I Got Here

As a pharmacist, I’ve seen so many people diagnosed with conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes, and endocrine disorders, prescribed medication to manage symptoms—but the root cause is rarely addressed.

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