Holistic Living With Rachel Avalon
True Health With True Purpose
There’s a lot more going on with the kidneys and urinary system than you might think. The urinary system helps balance electrolytes such as sodium, potassium, chloride, magnesium, and calcium while disposing toxins, fluids, and waste (like ammonia and urea) through our urine. The kidneys not only help remove toxic waste they help regulate blood pressure and the body’s pH…
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Once described by Descartes as the “ principal seat of the soul,” the pineal gland has long intrigued the realms of medical science and spirituality. As a small, neural-endocrine gland, it is nestled deep between the two brain hemispheres, posterior to the thalamus and near the third cerebral ventricle. Thousands of years ago in Asia the “third eye,” described to be…
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The brain is the center for communication within the body and its health impacts our thinking, processing, movement, mindfulness, and memory. Rich with complexity, the brain and nervous system gives us the ability to both contemplate the meaning of life and physically drink a glass of water. With enough wattage to literally power a light bulb all day, our brains…
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The respiratory system is essential in providing oxygen to the cells through inhalation and removing carbon dioxide through exhalation. In other words, breathing in nourishes us and and breathing out detoxes us. It’s no surprise then, that the lungs need to be cared for on a daily basis for emotional and physical benefits. Part of successfully establishing and maintaining this…
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When we think of love, we naturally think of the heart, a miraculous organ that will, on average, beat 2.5 billion times throughout our life. Naturally, the physical and emotional heart need to be cared for on a daily basis, but sometimes that can be a real challenge if you’re not set up for success. Part of laying a foundation…
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Forget anything you’ve heard from financially backed politicians and industry proponents; the ins and outs of producing nuclear energy is known to be dangerous, dirty, and insanely expensive. Just follow the money… According to the Center for Responsive Politics, over $2 million was spent by Nuclear Energy Institute on lobbyists representing this special interest group. In fact, the only way…
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Experts warn that the excessive use of fossil fuels, such as oil, coal, and natural gas, is a major threat to the health, and even survival, of millions of species, including our own. At a time when climate change is wreaking havoc worldwide and we have the technology to aggressively pursue clean energy, the oil and gas industry are working…
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Crude oil and the operations involved can be toxic and dangerous enough without Big Oil’s darling…natural gas. Produced through hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking, it’s caused a political uproar. On one side, you have corporations aimed at increasing lucrative profits and on the other side you have people who don’t want their tap water to catch on fire when…
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One more reason for people to go vegan... #plantbased #GoVegan #holistichealth #healthy
Scientists are warning that countries need to set a date for peak meat production to tackle the climate emergency.
"As a planet, we need to transition away from a dependence on livestock, just as we need to to transition away from fossil fuels."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/12/peak-meat-climate-crisis-livestock-meat-dairy
“We are in a climate crisis,” said @JanHasselman, Earthjustice attorney representing the environmental and health appellants. “The Tacoma LNG project will lock in fossil fuel use for decades at the time when it must be urgently phased out." https://ejus.tc/38XMh5k
