symptoms & conditions

What to Do If a Tick Bites You + How to Prevent Tick Bites & Non-Toxic Bug Spray

What to Do If a Tick Bites You + How to Prevent Tick Bites & Non-Toxic Bug Spray

Diseases carried by ticks and mosquitoes are at an all-time high in the United States, but many bug repellents contain harmful chemicals. We did a deep dive on how to (safely) protect yourself from summer bug bites.

Dr. Bill Rawls on The Risks of Untreated Lyme and Herbal Treatment for Lyme Disease

Dr. Bill Rawls on The Risks of Untreated Lyme and Herbal Treatment for Lyme Disease

Dr. Bill Rawls healed his chronic Lyme disease with herbal therapy, and has since dedicated his career to helping others treat Lyme disease and other chronic conditions naturally/

What Is A Patient advocate? WellBe Founder Adrienne Nolan-Smith Explains It’s Importance & How It Relates to Holistic Health Advocacy

What Is A Patient advocate? WellBe Founder Adrienne Nolan-Smith Explains It’s Importance & How It Relates to Holistic Health Advocacy

What is a patient advocate? Adrienne explains what a patient advocate does and why she chose to become one.

Dr. Jonathan Aviv on How to Prevent Acid Reflux and Acidic Foods to Avoid

Dr. Jonathan Aviv on How to Prevent Acid Reflux and Acidic Foods to Avoid

Dr. Jonathan Aviv spoke with WellBe about acid reflux, esophageal cancer, GERD — and how to heal from them with an anti-inflammatory diet.

Integrative Psychiatrist Dr. Ellen Vora on the Link Between Gut Health and Mental Health and More

Integrative Psychiatrist Dr. Ellen Vora on the Link Between Gut Health and Mental Health and More

Integrative psychiatrist Dr. Ellen Vora talks with Adrienne about the vital role that the gut plays in our mental health, plus unexpected side effects of ADHD medications, why sleep matters so much for mental health, and more.

The WellBe Guide to Natural Antivirals: Antiviral Herbs, the Difference Between Bacterial and Viral Infections, and More

The WellBe Guide to Natural Antivirals: Antiviral Herbs, the Difference Between Bacterial and Viral Infections, and More

In the WellBe Guide to natural antivirals, we explain the difference between viral and bacterial infections, and explore natural virus killers like antiviral herbs, infrared saunas, and more.

How to Treat Lupus Without Medication: Rachel Winard’s Story of Ayurvedic Healing

How to Treat Lupus Without Medication: Rachel Winard’s Story of Ayurvedic Healing

The founder of Soapwalla went from never being sick and having great skin to suddenly having all sorts of weird illnesses.

The WellBe UTI Guide: Natural UTI Treatment, How to Prevent UTI Naturally, and More

The WellBe UTI Guide: Natural UTI Treatment, How to Prevent UTI Naturally, and More

We take a look at what causes UTIs, why some people get chronic UTIs, and how to naturally treat and prevent them.

How Alisa Vitti Found a Way to Reverse PCOS and Inspire Others to Heal their Hormonal Issues

How Alisa Vitti Found a Way to Reverse PCOS and Inspire Others to Heal their Hormonal Issues

When she started college, she gained 60 pounds. It took her seven years to get her diagnosis: PCOS. Now she’s helping women approach their hormones in a new way.

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Sweat can seem pretty gross and embarrassing and l

Sweat can seem pretty gross and embarrassing and like something you wish would just go away, but sweat actually plays a really important role in your body’s functioning. That means that when you use products that stop sweat (i.e., antiperspirants, which literally means “against perspiration,” aka sweating) you interfere with that role. ⁠ ⁠ Let's be real, though... this summer has been HOT! With heatwaves sweeping through many regions, chances are you’ve been feeling the heat these past few weeks — and the sweat. Most of us Americans have been trained to view sweat as a bad thing and turn to products to stop it, but many of these products can be harmful to our health. 😓⁠ ⁠ Thankfully, we've just updated our Sweat Guide! In it, we explore some basic questions about sweat, like why do people sweat? And why does sweat smell bad? ⁠ ⁠ Plus, we look at the risks of conventional antiperspirants and deodorants, what to look for in non-toxic deodorant and some of our favorite non-toxic deodorant brands! Click the link in our bio and this pic to read or watch it! ⁠ ⁠ When was the last time you sweat and what were you doing?! I played tennis on Monday night and was drenched but now it's Friday and that is NOT enough! #getwellbe

Did you know that flowers are bright to attract in

Did you know that flowers are bright to attract insects to pollinate them? So there's a scientific reason we are attracted to them and find them beautiful too!⁠ ⁠ We can learn a lot of lessons from nature if we listen and watch...⁠ ⁠ From the clothes you wear to the food you eat to how you decorate your home to the plants you choose to buy or plant... embracing the full spectrum of colors in your life creates vibrancy, diversity, excitement and who knows, you could be attracting something or someone to you simply because you and your life and space are colorful and beautiful! 😍 ⁠ ⁠ Now that I've been living out of NYC for nearly 5 months after 6.5 straight years of living there, I've begun to realize how much I appreciate and need color in my life, from flowers to produce at the farm nearby to trees to the blue ocean... I'm not sure what life post-COVID will bring, but I hope to see a lot less grey concrete!⁠ ⁠ Who's with me?! 🙋 #getwellbe [📹 by @hobopeeba via @bluezones]⁠ ⁠📍 Lake Tekapo, New Zealand⁠

In many of the stories of health recovery I've fil

In many of the stories of health recovery I've filmed and recorded for WellBe, as well as with people I've worked with privately... people see 6, 10, 15 doctors before someone figures out what is really wrong or has a more holistic approach that helps them heal the underlying root causes of their symptoms or condition. ⁠ ⁠ It's disheartening to think about that much time, effort and money spent. It breaks my heart because sometimes healing is delayed by years or even decades, and the disease or symptoms get much worse over that time.⁠ ⁠ One thing I've learned: there isn't one kind of doctor who can solve every health issue. Each doctor has different training and experience, a different approach and different levels of commitment to digging deep into your case. ⁠Just because someone has an MD doesn't mean they know everything about what could be making you sick or the best way to help you heal. They're a human being, after all, with their own baggage, biases, screw ups, preferences, attitude, trauma, etc.⁠ ⁠ I went through this very situation when I had both Lyme and Amenorrhea and it has very much inspired by private holistic patient advocacy work. I love fighting for people to get them what they need faster and better, and be there for them when a promising path doesn't work out or there's a set back so they can keep moving forward and so that they don't give up.⁠ ⁠ Link in bio and this pic to learn more about my private holistic patient advocacy work and how I work with people to help them figure out and heal chronic symptoms or conditions⁠ ⁠ If you had a symptom or health issue you couldn't figure out... how many doctors did it take to get a real root cause answer?! #getwellbe [📝 survey data via @fightlikeawarrior]

@drwaynejonas told me this statistic when I interv

@drwaynejonas told me this statistic when I interviewed him and it stuck with me. The rat race of conventional medicine, fill your meds, get this procedure done, more, more, MORE... but how often do we step back and say... "Wait... is this helping or hurting?⁠"⁠ ⁠ Unwanted side effects tend to happen with medications because they do not exist in nature. And because our bodies come from the earth (sounds cheesy, but it's true) they don't recognize or know how to process medications that humans create in a lab. When our bodies don't know how to process something, that's when wonky stuff like side effects start happening.⁠ ⁠ With surgeries, the issues arise because everything in our bodies is so connected so when you take a blunt force trauma like cutting or removing or adding something manmade like a medical device or a piece of metal (again things our bodies don't recognize) the body tries to reject it because it's a foreign object. ⁠ ⁠ Take this example: You thought your knee pain was because of a knee problem, but really it was a foot problem manifesting in knee pain, so then you had a knee operation, but now the foot problem has traveled up and is manifesting in hip pain. The pain was a cry for help, so now your foot is just crying for help in a different place!⁠ ⁠ Remember always how brilliant your body is. When something isn't right, it cries out to you for help and sends you a message in the form of a symptom that you have to decipher and heal the root cause of.⁠ ⁠ Medications and surgeries (though lifesaving and critical in emergencies) will not only not decipher these messages, but will also apparently cause more harm than good 50-60% of the time for chronic health issues.⁠ ⁠ Who has seen this in their own life? #getwellbe ⁠

Heirloom tomato season is officially BACK here in

Heirloom tomato season is officially BACK here in CT! There is controversy around tomatoes... are they good for you? Should you avoid nightshades (the family of vegetables that tomatoes fall into)?! A few simple facts:⁠ ⁠ 1) Tomatoes are a fruit, not a vegetable. So if you're eating tomatoes as your vegetable quota, sorry but it's not going to cut it! You need actual vegetables ideally at every meal, but certainly at both lunch and dinner.⁠ ⁠ 2) They have some wonderful nutritional properties like the antioxidant Lycopene but nightshade vegetables can also be inflammatory for some people healing from a chronic condition, it is very individual.⁠ ⁠ 3) They can be harmful to people who suffer from acid reflux/heartburn/GERD when eaten in the form of tomato sauce (rather than fresh tomatoes).⁠ ⁠ 4) Americans tend to eat too many tomatoes and should rotate them as part of a colorful, diverse, plant-based diet, not get them every time they go to the farm stand or grocery store.⁠ ⁠ 5) They are in season generally May - October (here in Connecticut it's July - September), and eating them in season, local, and organic ensures you're getting the greatest bang for your buck as far as nutrients and taste!⁠ ⁠ Who has been enjoying heirloom tomatoes this week?! What is your favorite way to eat them? I just love them sliced with olive oil, salt, and pepper! #getwellbe.

Jump up and down if you're excited it's Friday and

Jump up and down if you're excited it's Friday and we still have 5+ weeks of summer! 😂 Also do you have a rebounder like Goldie? Rebounding is not only a great workout, but it also boosts lymphatic drainage and immune function and helps improve digestion. ⁠ ⁠ Plus on a rainy day (or super hot day in the AC) you can do it indoors and watch or listen to something while you rebound. I got one last summer and am inspired to use it much more this summer now after watching this video because I ♥️ Goldie and think she's hilarious! Who else?! #getwellbe [📹 @goldiehawn via @shape]⁠ ⁠