Holistic Living Journal

Mental Wellness Starts in the Gut — Not the Brain

Mental Wellness Starts in the Gut — Not the Brain

We tend to think stress, anxiety, and low mood begin in the mind — but in reality, they start much deeper. Roughly 90% of the body’s serotonin — the neurotransmitter...

Mental Wellness Starts in the Gut — Not the Brain

We tend to think stress, anxiety, and low mood begin in the mind — but in reality, they start much deeper. Roughly 90% of the body’s serotonin — the neurotransmitter...

Pumpkin Apple Glow Smoothie

Pumpkin Apple Glow Smoothie

When the air turns crisp, our bodies naturally crave grounding foods — something nourishing but not heavy, sweet but not sugar-loaded. This smoothie brings balance: a creamy blend of pumpkin...

Pumpkin Apple Glow Smoothie

When the air turns crisp, our bodies naturally crave grounding foods — something nourishing but not heavy, sweet but not sugar-loaded. This smoothie brings balance: a creamy blend of pumpkin...

Processed Foods: Convenience That Comes at a Cost

Processed Foods: Convenience That Comes at a Cost

More than half of the calories Americans eat today come from ultra-processed foods. In 2025, these foods now make up nearly 60% of total calorie intake for adults in the...

Processed Foods: Convenience That Comes at a Cost

More than half of the calories Americans eat today come from ultra-processed foods. In 2025, these foods now make up nearly 60% of total calorie intake for adults in the...

Chronic Inflammation and What You Can Do About It

Chronic Inflammation and What You Can Do About It

Inflammation is one of the body’s most important defense mechanisms. It’s how we heal, repair, and respond to stress or injury. But when that protective response doesn’t turn off, the...

Chronic Inflammation and What You Can Do About It

Inflammation is one of the body’s most important defense mechanisms. It’s how we heal, repair, and respond to stress or injury. But when that protective response doesn’t turn off, the...

What Chronic Stress Does to Your Body

What Chronic Stress Does to Your Body

Stress isn’t new. What’s new is how constant it’s become. The body was designed to handle short bursts of challenge followed by recovery, but modern life rarely offers that balance....

What Chronic Stress Does to Your Body

Stress isn’t new. What’s new is how constant it’s become. The body was designed to handle short bursts of challenge followed by recovery, but modern life rarely offers that balance....

Skip the Guesswork— Choose a Supplement Set That Actually Works Together

Skip the Guesswork— Choose a Supplement Set Tha...

Most people take supplements the same way they shop for groceries — one item at a time, hoping everything somehow works together in the end. The truth? Most formulas aren’t...

Skip the Guesswork— Choose a Supplement Set Tha...

Most people take supplements the same way they shop for groceries — one item at a time, hoping everything somehow works together in the end. The truth? Most formulas aren’t...