21 Ways To Prevent Cancer By Boosting The Immune System

There is a lot we DON’T know about cancer, but there is a lot we DO know. This free guide is an introduction to the functional approach to cancer. Looking at contributing factors that damage cells that can then become cancer cells.

Cancer, Energy, Food For Health, Healthy Living, Lifestyle, NutritionMarcia Jones, NPJune 21, 2023Health Interventions, CancerComment

How's Your Sleep? Time To Take A Sleep Quiz!

Why do we care about sleep? When you are all snuggled in, your brain is sorting the events of the day and processing the events, storing them in the right place for later. You will be more disorganized and have difficulty functioning with each new day if the prior hasn’t been managed correctly.

Introduction to Testosterone

Testosterone, primarily considered the “male hormone”, is typically associated with strength, muscle mass, youth and libido. If testosterone has so many benefits why would testosterone replacement be so controversial?

Let’s Talk About The Thyroid

The thyroid is an extremely popular topic, and always seems to be getting the blame for weight gain, fatigue, hair, loss, constipation, and whatever else is going on that you may not like.

Energy, Food For Health, Hormone Balance, Healthy Living, Lifestyle, MetabolismMarcia Jones, NPFebruary 28, 2023Thyroid, energy, fatigueComment

Motivation, Accomplishments and Challenges

If it is really a health oriented goal that you want to sustain and not make again next year? Health doesn’t happen overnight or in a month. You can’t just throw everything “bad” out and restrict yourself from living and get long term success. Sorry, but I need to be honest with you.

Healthy Living, Lifestyle, Nurse Practitioner, Nutrition, Weight LossMarcia Jones, NPFebruary 5, 2023motivation, goals, Health InterventionsComment

What's For Dinner?

Life just keeps getting busier, responsibilities pile up and the last thing on your mind is “what can I make for dinner?” So its run though a fast food pick-up, throw something frozen in the microwave or maybe do do cook something… from a box. This crazy pace we are keeping and the lack of real food is literally killing us. the crazy pace.. we will discuss that effect on our health another time.

Healthy Living, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Weight LossMarcia Jones, NPJanuary 25, 2023Dinner, cooking for health, Cooking, Health InterventionsComment

Say No To Diets!

STOP putting yourself through this nonsense! SAY NO TO DIETS! Listen, if diets were sustainable and worked, we wouldn’t be making that same resolution every year or restarting the diet every few months.

Healthy Living, Lifestyle, NutritionMarcia Jones, NPJanuary 18, 2023Weight loss, nutrition, spring valley cafe, cooking for health, hormoneComment

Weight and Metabolism As You Age

Let's face it, there is a clear difference in our ability to gain and lose weight over the lifespan. We are all aware of this, but are you aware of what happens over the lifespan that causes the struggles? I'm afraid we all know the answer, it's hormones.