Learning About Lupus

by | Apr 10, 2020 | Fuel Your Wellness

Lupus is a Chronic Autoimmune Disease that occurs when your body’s immune system attacks your own tissues and organs. Chronic means that is long-term and there is no cure. Lupus can be either localized or systemic. Systemic means that it relates to an entire...

Learning About IBS

by | Apr 8, 2020 | Fuel Your Wellness

IBS stands for Irritable Bowel Syndrome. IBS is a very common disorder that affects the large intestine. IBS affects 3-20% of the US population, depending on ethnicity, gender, communication abilities, education, financial and coexisting medical conditions. Luckily...

Learning About Phenylketonuria

by | Mar 26, 2020 | Fuel Your Wellness

Amino acids are organic compounds composed of nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and variable side chain groups. Amino Acids are referred to as the building blocks of protein that conduct many vital processes like syntheses of hormones and neurotransmitters. Your body...

Learning About COVID-19

by | Mar 17, 2020 | Fuel Your Wellness

This article was last updated on October 25, 2020 COVID-19 is part of a large family of viruses called coronaviruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold and to more severe diseases like: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and SARS-CoV. Wellness...

National Kidney Month 2020

by | Mar 5, 2020 | Fuel Your Wellness

March is National Kidney Month National Kidney Month was started to bring awareness to kidney disease. Often times people don’t know they have kidney disease until their kidneys are damaged so it is important to know if you should be tested. What Do Kidneys Do? Your...

Kid’s ENT Health Month 2020

by | Feb 27, 2020 | Fuel Your Wellness

February is Kids ENT Health Month and since pediatric ear, nose and throat disorders are still some of the most common reasons children visit the doctor we thought we should tell you about it. Common ENT Illnesses in Children Ear infection is the number one reason...

Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

by | Feb 14, 2020 | Fuel Your Wellness

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. This national effort is meant to bring awareness regarding abuse in teen and 20-something relationships. Because wellness also includes our mental and physical safety we want to share some information about this topic...

Happy National Toothache Day!

by | Feb 7, 2020 | Fuel Your Wellness

National Toothache Day is Sunday February 9, 2020. Toothaches can make life pretty unbearable. They can affect your ability to eat, talk, sleep, travel or even kiss your loved ones. Did you know the first bristled toothbrush was invented in 1498? In China people...

Learning About Heart Defects

by | Feb 6, 2020 | Fuel Your Wellness

February is American Heart Month and because we love you we will be sharing several topics related to heart health this month. In this article I will be sharing with you some information about Heart Defects. According to the American Heart Association, about 9 out of...

Make Soup! Eat Soup!

by | May 21, 2019 | Food, Fuel Your Wellness

Karen and I are so blessed to have people in our lives who care about us and help us while we are growing Karen’s dream of a successful business. The other day one of our clients gave us a small roast and Karen asked me if I could figure out how to make it stretch for...

The Importance of Self-Care

by | Dec 7, 2017 | Fuel Your Wellness

I wasn’t planning for The Importance of Self-Care to be the next article I write for Wellness Works NW; I knew a blog about self-care was brewing, but it wasn’t until Monday afternoon that I understood the timing of this article. You see, Veda is here. If you haven’t...

Cassia Essential Oil

by | Dec 1, 2017 | Essential Oils

AKA Cinnamomum Cassia A close relative to cinnamon, Cassia has a wonderful fragrance and thousands of years of historical use. Small amounts of Therapeutic Grade Cassia Essential Oil can be used to transform any essential oil blend. Cassia is a “warming” oil that...