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We owe Paula a great deal of thanks, first for coming up with this idea on how to provide a broader educational resource for our customers, and then for her work to carry it through, involving plenty of dedication, steadfastness, knowledge, insights and ideas. The original purpose of this blog was to try and keep people informed about new and exciting things happening in the health and wellness industry. Paula answers many of our Ask the Expert questions that come in from our customers and others, and recognizing that these questions may have a broader appeal, she has used these opportunities to let more people know about various topics of the day. Both this blog and our fabulous weekly radio show, The Essentials of Healthy Living, are ways that we are happy and proud to be able to serve our customers some extra helpings of information about health and wellness.

If you are looking for a safe and convenient way to dispose of these drugs, Village Green’s pharmacists have an easy and environmentally-friendly solution for you. We now offer a way for you to dispose your unused or expired medications in the privacy of your home, using DisposeRx. These packets contain patented solidifying materials that when combined with water and added to the drugs in the prescription vial, they dissolve the medication so that you can safely dispose of it, without harming the environment. They have created National Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet Day on Friday, April 19, and are encouraging everyone to take part by making their homes safe.

Cell memories literally impact everything – the expression of our genes, the physical functioning of the body, and of course our actions, thoughts and emotions. According to the Centers for Disease Control, “childhood experiences, both positive and negative, have a tremendous impact on future violence victimization and perpetration, and lifelong health and opportunity. And in the world of functional medicine – the medical discipline that focuses on finding root causes instead of treating symptoms – past trauma is a big piece of the patient intake process and a key part of the healing journey. It can be as simple as changing the way one perceives something; according to Dr. Bruce Lipton, cells react to both the actual environment, as well as to the way it is perceived.

And although I have to hold off on planting outside as we are still getting below freezing temperatures at night, it felt great to get my hands dirty. Gardening can be incredibly rewarding, and one of the benefits of gardening is that it's an excellent way to relieve stress. In addition, sunshine provides vitamin D, a very important vitamin involved in immunity and promoting a positive mood. Studies show that for sick individuals, exposure to nature has been shown to improve healing and lead to less medication use, shorter hospitalizations, and decreased anxiety and stress among family members.