An Energetic approach to a stronger immune system

Fight Colds and Viruses in the Fall by Balancing your Chi By Christine Schlenker, DC I have had many patients inquire about how to stay healthy this season, dreading the thought of having a cold or flu. There are some deeper energetic ways to fight off colds and flu viruses this fall, that are based […]

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Metagenics ImmuCore & UltraFlora Probiotics

What is a Probiotic?

Learn about Probiotics and how they can help you.  It is also a great time to give them a try.  Probiotics are 20% off through August!  What is a probiotic?  It is a live microorganism; a beneficial bacteria. We need bacteria to break things down, ferment our food. Think of worms and compost, they help break things […]

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PhytoMulti & Wellness Essentials Daily

A Multivitamin with anti-aging results?

Does your Multivitamin guarantee anti-aging results?  What Multivitamin do we stand behind, day in and day out, as one of the best on the market?  PhytoMulti and PhytoMulti with Iron Also found in the Wellness Essentials Packets of all varieties (those are convenient packs that include fish oil!! The best price point for your daily […]

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Aches and Pains got you down?

Spring is finally here! Great time to cleanse your body! Spring is a perfect time for your body to let go of excess weight, inflammation and toxins gathered from heavier foods and cold from the long winter months. It is a time to transition into our lighter more fresh foods of spring and heat of summer.  It […]

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Guilt Free Crackers

Salt and Pepper Gluten Free Crackers Sometimes being on a restricted gluten free diet can lead to feeling like you may be missing out.  What I tell a lot of patients is that we just have to find a different way to cook what you are looking for, and often have to manage time differently […]

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Almond Flour Bread

Finally! An easy to prepare and bake Gluten free Bread!   The last gluten free bread I posted, which was a vast improvement upon many I had tried has been topped by another!  I was having trouble, like many of you, keeping the consistency of how it turned out.  Flat like a pita, too small, […]

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Brrrrrr….it’s cold outside! Time for Savory Soup!

Warming Winter Soups   This has been a really cold winter, and one can get sick of soup quickly!  But, here is a soup that never gets old with the variations you can put together, the warm spice to it, and of course, the ease of creating for your family! For both variations I have use the […]

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A Healthy Treat to Warm up your Little Ones!

Healthy Hot Cocoa for the Whole Family! We love playing outside as a family and coming in to warm up with some hot cocoa.  But, I was having a hard time feeding my kids all the sugar from the hot cocoa on an almost daily basis, since that is of course, how often they seem request […]

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Tasty Treat for the Holiday Season

Triple Chocolate Freezer Fudge Well, I would provide a picture of this absolutely tasty treat, but it always disappears before I get the camera out!  I have made this for several gifts and a couple of events, and it is always a hit!  Even though the Holiday season with family and friends is upon us, […]

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Need a tasty Gluten Free Bun?

Have you been eating gluten free but bored with not eating a bun occasionally?  I have tried a lot of gluten free products.  Not always liking the taste or texture of them, deciding that I would just go without any breads or pastas.  But, getting bored, I started trying a variety of options again only to […]

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A Refreshing Garden Gluten-Free Quinoa Salad

So it must be a good Monday morning when all three of us at the clinic show up with this salad for today’s lunch! Our goal at the clinic has been to support each other in making healthy decisions each day, increase our vegetables, decrease our sugar, and keep trying new things. I saw a version […]

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Head cold got you down?

Strange thing happening this summer…a lot of chest and head colds with thick mucus. Ugh! Often, I hear patients come in after the fact and say,”I need to get tuned up because I have been so sick lately.  I just thought I would wait until it has gone away and it took 3 weeks.”  Doesn’t […]

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Snow please melt! We need to play in the dirt!

Happy Earth Day all! I truly wish on this Earth Day for us to have more sunshine to melt all that snow away! It is time for us to play in the dirt, for our kids to get filthy, and begin planting those bulbs and arranging all our flower and vegetable beds. But on the […]

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Time for Spring Cleansing

Feeling sluggish, tired, and low on energy? Spring is the perfect time to begin thinking about cleaning things unwanted out of not only our bodies but also out of our houses and minds.  Spring is the season of the Liver and Gallbladder, a time for it to regenerate and cleanse itself.  This is a perfect […]

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Feeling tired and sluggish?

Following the heavy meal of Thanksgiving, the fast pace of the Holiday season, and the dropping temps, many are complaining of feeling more fatigued and having to push through the day. First, make sure you are getting plenty of water. 6-8 glasses per day, especially as we all run our heat modalities in our homes […]

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Pure Water- Drink It!!

I am writing this today because I have had an influx of new patients who have been telling me they are drinking water all day long…in the form of black teas, Crystal Light, Gatorade, and many other ‘forms’ of water that even some have put soda in this category because it is liquid. I had […]

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Relieve your Sinus Trouble

A lot of you have been complaining of pressure, congestion and headaches related to allergy season and inflammation in sinus cavities. I found an old home remedy from Ellen Hopman, a master herbalist, for relieving sinus congestion and pressure to share with all of you! Vegetable/Horseradish Tonic 3-4 tablespoons horseradish, some people may be sensitive […]

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Constipation

I have been getting a lot of kids and adults this time of year with stomach aches, foggy thinking, increased achiness, headaches, and many other issues.  After doing some detective work and using our bowel transit time at the clinic using beets or charcoal, we have diagnosed many with a slow colon or classically called constipation.  […]

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Importance of your Stress Level

Stress is something we all battle.  It will not go away, but you have the choice in how you respond to it.  I was just reviewing some reading last night again, and was reminded of the vastness of the function of the adrenal glands.  It is amazing that they control so much, and your reaction […]

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Here we go!

Well, I have finally taken the plunge to start a blog.  Big accomplishment for me to take this on, since I am technologically challenged.  But, I figured this would be an excellent way for me to spread those late night brainstorm sessions, or tidbits of info that cross my desk that may help all of […]

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