Category: "Ailments"

Examining the Cause of Weight Gain - For Me? Adrenal Fatigue

January 17, 2009 in Ailments, Thoughts

Just as not being on a “diet” defines my quest for better health, thinking like an herbalist does. When I was getting my Diploma in Herbal Studies, I was trained in the art of “finding the cause” or an ailment. In my case, the ailment is excess weight that is behaving rather stubbornly.

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Feeling Puffy - Time to Combat Water Retention

August 21, 2008 in Ailments, Thoughts

I am retaining water again - that seems to be happening a lot. When my time of the month is coming, that is when I am especially susceptible to it. But, I also tend to eat a salty diet - I’ve always loved olives!
I know that water retention probably isn’t responsible for my weight gain, [...]

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