Heat up sore muscles the winter! The winter months with dry and cold weather can bring on stiff joints and muscles.  Even old injuries can be brought to surface due to the weather or increased stress causing back pain and compromised movement.  Most often an anti-inflammatory medicati

Stop sneezing through summer time! Summer should be a time to enjoy the outdoors and breath in the fresh air.  Thankfully there are some natural solutions that can help with the bothersome symptoms of allergies.  The stinging nettle plant, or Urtica dioica, is found throughout the U.S

Dr. Buttler here, Another great article and topic by Dr. Mercola and his team.  GMO’s (genetically modified organisms) are becoming a serious problem in our current food supply.  It is unknown what exactly the long term affect GMO’s can have on the health of our bodies and

Simple therapies to try at home The use of water for healing purposes has been used for centuries, there are even references of therapeutic use of mineral water in the Old Testament.  Many European countries have used public bathhouses and hot springs as sources for achieving well bei

The power of breath and how it helps improve cortisol levels. Yoga and meditation have been used throughout history as spiritual practice and for general well being.  Today they are coming back into mainstream as a form of exercise.  Many people think of working out as sweating, lifti

How to Cook Real Food: An Online Cooking Class Posted: 16 May 2010 09:13 PM PDT Over the last few weeks, you may have noticed a distinct decline in the number of posts here at Nourished Kitchen.  Don’t worry, it’s because I’ve been busy – super busy – with an exciting new project: an

This is Dr. Buttler here and I am a little puzzled about why conventional docs can not open there eyes wide enough to understand simple philosophies of health that can have profound affects on there patients.  I would encourage you to read this article on why you should not be gluten

There are many foods in our diet today that can help reduce or increase local inflammation in the body.  Inflammation is important when the body is processing foreign particles and for healing.  For example if there is a wound with exposure to bacteria then our body naturally kills th

Healthy Living Saturday, April 17, 2010 Subscribe to This Blog Add to My Yahoo! RSS Related Topics: diet nutrition fitness wellness aging 9 Ingredients to avoid in processed foods user by Brett Blumenthal – Sheer Balance, on Thu Apr 8, 2010 9:52am PDT 347 Comments Post a Comment

Anti-aging?  Berry good! Antioxidants are all around us in the media, but why are they so important?  There are so many oxidizing agents in the environment that are easy to think about like smoke, smog, too much sun and toxic metals which are known as free radicals.  We can try to avo