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Body Talk and Reiki are now available at Harmony Health Clinic

Harmony Health Clinic is thrilled to announce that Dana Clay will be offering her services every other Monday from 1:00-6:30pm. Dana has been a healthcare professional, working in primary care as a Nurse Practitioner for over 15 years. That knowledge along with the complementary therapies of BodyTalk, Reiki, and Access Bars allows Dana to create a healing session tailored to your needs.  Dana uses biofeedback, tapping, and your innate wisdom to target areas of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual imbalance to bring about increased whole body health. It is very gentle and interactive method that may help alleviate levels of stress, improve sleep, reduce anxiety and/or depression, physical pains, and so much more. Every session is different as Dana works to...

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Homemade Bedtime Granola Bars

Bedtime Granola Bars and a cup of Harmony Tea Co’s Deep Sleep Signature Blend tea are the perfect combo for a deep, relaxing sleep. Sweet Dreams! Ingredients 2/3 cup almonds, whole6 ounce cashews1 1/2 cup oats, dry1/3 cup flaxseed, ground1/3 cup cherries, dried1/3 cup raisins of blueberries, seedless1 cup peanut butter, all-natural1/4 cup honey1/2 teaspoon sea salt Instructions Line an 8×8-inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving extra on the sides to pull the bars out of the pan.  For thinner granola bars, use a 13×9-inch baking dish. Roughly chop the almonds and cashews, or pulse the nuts gently in a food processor or blender until medium-small pieces.  Place the chopped nuts in a large bowl with the old fashioned...

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Deep Sleep Signature Blend

One of the most common complaints I hear from my patients is about poor sleep and fatigue.  It’s hard to have good energy if you don’t get enough sleep, that much makes sense. However, the tricky part is how to know what is interrupting a good night's sleep. For many, anxiety and stress is a common cause.  I know, I speak from experience.  For years I would begin to panic later in the evening knowing that I was probably going to lie awake for hours, tossing and turning and worrying about just about anything there was to worry about.  It took time to realize that my diet, my screen time, my exercise and my stress levels were to blame, and...

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Supplements for a Great Night Sleep

Magnesium Sleep Matrix - Cyto-Matrix This incredible formula targets multiple factors that contribute to insomnia. Magnesium relaxes both the musculoskeletal and nervous system leading to improved sleep issues related to anxiety, depression and pain Melatonin resets the circadian rhythm and is particularly indicated for shift-workers or individuals wanting to prevent jet lag (when we get to have jetlag again!!) GABA acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter that reduces excitability in the nervous system and decreases the time needed to fall asleep and helps to keep us asleep through the night 1-2 capsules taken before bed have been my go-to for quite some time.  It is easy, non-habit forming and works like a dream!! Sleep Formula - Veeva Veeva Sleep Formula is...

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Restless Leg Syndrome

Few things are more frustrating than lying in bed at night exhausted, but not being able to fall asleep because of an uncontrollable urge to move your legs. This phenomenon, known as restless legs syndrome (RLS), affects between 4% and 29% of adults in North America, and sadly the condition is still not fully understood. There are a few proposed causes that when addressed tend to allow for a much more restful sleep. Uncontrolled inflammation.  Systemic inflammation due to poor diet or underlying infections has been known to lead to RLS.  Reducing processed, highly refined foods and limiting sugars helps reduce inflammation as does abstaining from alcohol and smoking.  These are all things we know we should do, but often...

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