Category: Health & wellness

Analog Experiences with my cat

Analog Wellness—Apparently, Going Outside Is a New Health Trend

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Analog wellness—have you heard about this? It’s a new, growing health trend.

It’s about doing activities that don’t involve smartphones—like going outside, reading physical books, and having conversations with real people, face to face.

In other words, analog wellness is basically life before smartphones. It’s living in 1985 or in 1995. It’s life during any of those years, when times were more…analog.

As someone who was born in 1980 and grew up before smartphones existed, I have two main thoughts about this:

  • This isn’t exactly a “trend.” It’s just normal life.
  • Apparently, digital use has become extreme to the point ordinary human behavior has to be rebranded and touted as a trend.

So what’s this trend really all about?

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My Fast & Painless Labor — Did Raspberry Leaf Tea Help?

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Updated March 4, 2026. This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may receive commissions if you choose to purchase through links I provide (at no extra cost to you). Thank you for supporting the work I put into this site!

Have you ever heard of red raspberry leaf tea? I hadn’t, until I read about it in The Mama Natural Week-by-Week Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth by Genevieve Howland.

Rumor has it that red raspberry leaf tea conditions your uterus for a fast and painless labor and delivery.

Is that true? Well, you know what? I drank lots of it during two recent pregnancies and it worked for me!

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RO water

Is RO Water Really Healthier Than Purified Water?

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Updated March 4, 2026. This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may receive commissions if you choose to purchase through links I provide (at no extra cost to you). Thank you for supporting the work I put into this site!

Clean water is essential to staying healthy, hydrated, and disease-free. Reverse osmosis (RO) systems are known for providing the cleanest, best-tasting, and healthiest water around.

But is RO water REALLY better than other water? What does the science say?

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Burdock Root

5 Amazing Health Benefits Of Burdock, and Where To Find It

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Updated March 3, 2026. This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may receive commissions if you choose to purchase through links I provide (at no extra cost to you). Thank you for supporting the work I put into this site!

Burdock is a plant. In the U.S., it’s widely available as tea.

Burdock is native to Europe and Asia, but today, this weed grows all over the U.S. in places like forests, pastures, and roadsides. The roots and seeds of burdock have been used in traditional medicine for centuries, and are still widely used today to relieve and improve a variety of health problems.

I initially learned about burdock a few years ago when researching natural remedies for constipation. The cool thing is that this plant does far more than just relieve constipation!

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7 Benefits Of Showering BEFORE Your Workout

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Updated March 3, 2026. This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may receive commissions if you choose to purchase through links I provide (at no extra cost to you). Thank you for supporting the work I put into this site!

Nearly everyone understands the importance of taking a shower following a workout. A post-workout shower aids in recovery, reduces muscle soreness, and washes sweat and bacteria from your skin to prevent infections and breakouts. But did you know that taking a shower BEFORE your workout also comes with benefits?

You may be thinking, why would I shower before my workout if I’m going to get sweaty anyway? Isn’t showering before my workout pointless and a waste of time?

Showering before your workout offers a number of science-backed benefits that can actually enhance your performance and bring you closer to meeting your fitness goals.

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