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Shop Local: Your 2025 Holiday Gift Guide
By Lane Tongate 1. A One-Year Subscription to The Hancock Clarion – Only $45 for in-county residents! Give someone a year of staying connected. A subscription includes unlimited access to the online edition and a printed paper delivered to their home each week. 2. Sunny Daze Sunshine Café Gift Card Everyone loves Sunny Daze! From…
Read MoreHealthy Habits: Wholesome Entertainment
August is another hot month, and sometimes that requires doing indoor activities with the family. School doesn’t start back up until the 26th for students at HC Schools, and there are very few wholesome tv shows and movies offered for children and families, in my opinion. I was very thankful to find Angel Studios in…
Read MoreHealthy Habits: Heat & Cold Therapy
You’re probably familiar with the acronym RICE, which stands for: Rest, Ice, Compression (gentle compressions to bring fresh blood flow and oxygen to the area), and Elevation (propping up the affected area/raising above the heart). RICE is handy for remembering what to do for acute pain, specifically. For new injuries with temporary/acute pain, ice can…
Read MoreHealthy Habits: Craniosacral Therapy
One of many modalities in massage therapy is craniosacral, which works with the rhythms of the various body systems to find where the roots of stressors are, with an aim at restoring balance to the flow of cranial sacral fluid. It is a light-touch technique focused mainly on the head, spinal column and sacrum, and…
Read MoreHealthy Habits: Thyroid Health
The thyroid gland is located at the base of the neck and covering the windpipe (trachea) on 3 sides. Although small, it is one of the largest endocrine glands and produces hormones which help us to break down proteins, and regulate body temperature, heart rate and metabolism. Because it has a right and left lobe,…
Read MoreHealthy Habits: Loss
Yorktown, Virginia is where that final battle in the American Revolutionary War happened and our first President of the United States, George Washington, led the Continental Army to victory. Please take out last week’s printed edition of The Clarion (7-4-2024) and, on page 1, mark out ‘New York’ and write ‘Virginia’. My dad, the late…
Read MoreHealthy Habits: Don’t Allow Stress to Build
Cortisol and adrenaline, both produced by our adrenal glands, are the 2 main components in regulating stress. When we stay stressed, they can become overactive and cause health problems. According to my research, cortisol is a “stress hormone” that works through the bloodstream, and adrenaline is a neurotransmitter that is similar to a hormone but…
Read MoreHealthy Habits: Acerola
You may already know that acerola cherries are one of the best sources of vitamin C, but did you know that they also serve as a natural antihistamine that helps relieve seasonal allergy symptoms?! Acerola cherries are high in quercetin, a potent flavonoid with antihistamine, ant-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Including them in your diet can…
Read MoreHealthy Habits: Coconut Water
The fresh juice of green, “young” coconuts is what is referred to as coconut water, not to be confused with coconut milk, which is an emulsion of coconut water blended with the freshly grated inner flesh of mature coconuts. Fresh organic coconut water is wonderfully hydrating and replenishes electrolytes. It is a choice alternative to…
Read MoreHealthy Habits: Natural Tick Repellent
There are many essential oils that are very effective in deterring ticks. Choosing pure, organic, therapeutic-grade essential oils as an alternative to chemical bug sprays is a wise decision. If you don’t believe essential oils can get the job done, then consider this: geranium oil has been shown in studies to be as effective as…
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