Every day, our bodies are involuntarily and voluntarily exposed to millions of different chemicals! These chemicals come from pollution in our environment, food, beverages, medication, food additives, personal care products, cleaning products and a variety of other sources. The human body has a number of built-in mechanisms to help get rid of these pollutants, but it’s not able to completely remove all of them. This results in a slow accumulation of pollutants in the body which eventually affect its function. Some of the ways that toxin build-up manifests itself include fatigue, headaches, digestive issues and neurological symptoms.

Authentic community impacts literally every aspect of life, but today I wanted to focus on how community impacts our health. Here are four ways that community plays a role in our overall well-being:

The start of a new year can bring with it a great deal of pressure… pressure to make this your best year yet or outperform your peers or even just appear as if you’re doing these things. I don’t know about you, but so often I create this image in my mind of how things are going to go down and then when it doesn’t go EXACTLY as I had planned, it feels like a catastrophic fail.

While you probably arent’t looking for a chemistry lesson, I want to paint a picture of why it’s important that we do what we can to prevent and get rid of free radicals! This is where antioxidants enter the scene, preventing the free radicals from causing damage throughout the body.

This month I asked pediatrician, Dr. Andrea Wadley, to discuss the benefits of hiring a home-visit pediatrician, especially with a newborn. Here are Dr. Wadley's top 5 reasons home visits are great for a newborn: