Would you like to improve your oral health using holistic methods? Do you have organic coconut oil or olive oil available in your kitchen? Then you may like to try oil pulling as a way to boost your oral and perhaps even your overall health! Read on to learn more about the benefits of including…
Do we really learn from our own history or are we blinded by what we want to know about foods? Do you know how your body handles food and especially how it handles certain foods? Most people will think that organic is fine and everything is fine in moderation. But do you really know where…
People everywhere use plants as medicine. The knowledge of this practice has been gathered since ancient times. Tens of thousands of medicinal herbs are used across the globe. Do you use medicinal herbs? Are you curious about which herbs you can add to your medicine cabinet or your wellness routines? Let’s take a look at…
Weight gain. Very few people are really looking to gain weight and yet that’s exactly what has happened over the last two years. I would like to take just a short time here to give you some information. This could be perceived as the lack of tips on how to impede weight gain, but hear…
Are you curious about herbal medicine? Do you wonder how it might help you achieve your health goals? Well, you have good reason to wonder, because people have been using herbal medicine for thousands of years, and they remain in widespread use today. What is herbal medicine? It is the practice of using plants as…
As humans, we have many fears throughout our lives. Whether it’s the fear of loneliness, financial ruin, or illness they can all creep into our thoughts and scare us or even paralyze our decision-making and our actual life living abilities even though they are all valid issues. “One of the scariest things to hear about…
Testosterone Is Needed By Men And Women Testosterone! There, now that I have your attention. Men and women have it and need it believe it or not. However, in this article, I want to talk about testosterone as it pertains to men and some of the things that can contribute to testosterone levels starting to…
Alternative Medicine “Alternative medicine” is an umbrella term that covers a wide range of complementary and natural treatments. Olive Branch Wellness Center in South Elgin offers wellness care that falls into several of the categories we’ll discuss throughout this article — but feel free to reach out if you don’t see something on this list.…
The past couple of years has caused most of us to make some profound changes in our lives. The bigger statement is “if we’ve learned anything about our lives, it’s that we must take our health seriously in order to be able to help ward off unforeseen issues.” I call that Explosive care. There can…
What if you were able to obtain the care you really could have? You know what this is, it’s the care you never thought you could, would, or should have to protect your health for the best outcome possible? What if you could find that care at your fingertips and really, truly see a difference…
Weight loss is often a part of our care plans here at Olive Branch Wellness Center. Of course, it depends on the person, but excess weight is often a part of why our patients don’t feel as well as they could. Naturopathy seeks to unlock your body’s natural, innate power to be fit and well.…
Getting back to maximum mobility is often one of the gateways to wellness. Once you get moving, you can often start doing many of the things that lead to an overall higher level of vitality. You could get back to work, start exercising again, travel, engage in your favorite hobbies, play with family members, or…
Your corporate wellness plan is more than a health insurance benefit or free gym membership. It’s a reflection of how much you value your employees’ vitality and happiness over the long term. The best plans foster and support a culture of wellness — a culture that increases performance, promotes good faith, and provides real value…
Welcome to Olive Branch Wellness Center, a naturopathic clinic in South Elgin. In this article, we’re going to talk about the foundations of naturopathy and why people choose it when they want to increase their overall level of vitality. Overall, the goal is to treat the whole person. We use individualized plans to guide people…
As a man’s hormones are, so is he. Or so he thinks. Just a little twist on the proverb, but a twist that holds a lot of truth for many men in their minds as I’ve seen. After the age of 40, I’ve seen even the strongest and most virile men start to lose testosterone…
As the seasons change and we head into the last quarter of the year, which is by some perspectives the prettiest and most celebrated times, I begin to reflect. During this memory I’m reminded of the books I’ve read over this summer and the impacts they have had in many areas of my life. You…
I want to talk about “getting back to it” because that’s been the theme of the month for August. I know a lot of us are concerned about being back in socializing situations and how we should behave and what we should be doing. Now we’re finding there’s a lot of conflicting information out there…
I want to talk about taking care of someone you love with regard to their health. It’s been a journey for all of us these past months. It seems like 200 years, doesn’t it? It does for me anyway; it’s been a big journey for all of us. One of the things that we do…
Hi, how are you? It’s been a wild past couple of weeks, hasn’t it?! I know it’s been difficult for a lot of us to adjust to being home AND having everyone else home, too, and in your space. We’ve instilled some changes in our home during this time and since we’ve implemented them, things…
Foods are amazing. They not only assist with our hunger and our desires for flavor, but they offer many health benefits that can proactively aid in healing. Enter the humble celery stalk … Gone are the days of celery taking a back seat in the veggie-sphere. It’s actually earned a “functional food” title. But I’ll…
Women, don’t think you are exempt from having testosterone issues! Did you know that testosterone is an essential hormone for you too, and that your body produces testosterone in your ovaries and adrenal glands? In your body, testosterone performs all the same functions that it does in a man’s – except for sperm production. A…