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Healing Through the New Year: A Personal Journey
It’s the last Monday of 2025, and what a roller coaster this year has been. I had posts planned. I had ideas lined up. And then life did what life sometimes does: it intervened in ways I wasn’t expecting. On Christmas Day, instead of soaking in rest and celebration, I checked into the hospital. I…
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Candlelight with a Cause: A Conversation with Cubie Vinson of Candle Caboodle
In a world full of synthetic scents and mass-produced products, Cubie Vinson is a breath of fresh, toxin-free air. The Westport, Connecticut-based maker behind Candle Caboodle isn’t just lighting wicks—she’s igniting change. As a chronic illness warrior with a fierce heart and a deeply artistic spirit, Cubie has turned her sensitivities into superpowers by handcrafting…
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Rethinking Pain Relief: Marrying Modern Medicine with Ancestral Wisdom
Donald Trump stirred headlines again by suggesting a possible link between autism and pregnant women taking Tylenol. While that’s a controversial claim, and one science hasn’t conclusively backed, what’s undeniable is that acetaminophen (Tylenol) carries risks. It is well known to strain the liver, and in those of us with conditions like non-alcoholic fatty liver…
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