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HOW To Eat Food: Part 1

By Dr. Fern Moreno Do you feel like we are constantly bombarded with changing information on WHAT to eat in order to achieve health?  Many popular diets are helpful in the short-term, but may not be individualized or sustainable for particular lifestyles and cultures.  It is difficult to subscribe to a one-size-fits-all diet when our…
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Craniosacral Therapy: Gentle but Mighty

By Dr. Fern Moreno What is Craniosacral Therapy? Craniosacral Therapy is a non-invasive hands-on therapy to help release restrictions in the cranial bones, cerebral spinal fluid (CSF), and fascia (1). Fascia is everywhere in the body (literally everywhere!); it sits on top of and around all of our muscles, bones, joints, organs, arteries, nerves, and…
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Oral Health: Why Oral Care Deserves To Be On Your Daily Self-care Priority List!

By Dr. Fern Moreno I’d like to start by saying—that I not only hope, but I do trust—that this blog will be more enjoyable than a visit to the dentist.  Whether you’ve had a challenging oral care history or not, you’ll find that certain topics discussed here could very well influence your future daily oral…
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Indoor-Air Pollution: The invisible war on lungs

By Dr. Fern Moreno Pollution is Declining! But not all pollution… According to NASA, outdoor air pollution has noticeably decreased around the world, regardless of the time of year or weather changes 6, 16.  Experts are attributing this improvement to less fossil fuels burned for transportation and electricity due to stay-at-home orders 16. This is…
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Gaining and Maintaining Immune Resilience: You are stronger than you know

By Dr. Fern Moreno 5 Key Practices to Support IMMUNE Function Topics covered: ……………………………. Staying socially “connected” Nutrition for immune function Eating whole foods specific for immune support Nutrients to support immune system Moderate physical activity Quality sleep Reducing environmental exposures ………………………. Every great challenge has a lesson to teach, and every great lesson encourages…
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Magic Shaped My Childhood & Transformed My Adulthood

A case for reading fiction books as an adult By Dr. Fern Moreno The Beginning One of the greatest parts of my childhood and adolescence was diving—no, PLUNGING whole-heartedly into… …the Harry Potter series.  Seriously. Now, don’t assume that my childhood was lacking if a few books take home the cake, because that’s not the…
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Oxytocin: The Unsuspecting Immune Warrior

By Dr. Fern Moreno You may know oxytocin as the “love hormone”, the “pregnancy hormone”, or as I like to call it, the “hug hormone”, but these titles really don’t give this versatile hormone justice.  What most don’t know is that oxytocin has many critical functions in our immune system and in digestive health. But…
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