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Licorice Root: Nature's Ancient Adaptogen for Modern Living
Botanical Adaptogens and Whole-Body Resilience
Adaptogenic herbs have become an expanding field within integrative medicine.
Unlike stimulants, adaptogens help support the body's ability to maintain equilibrium under changing physiological conditions. For centuries, traditional medical systems recognised Licorice Root (Glycyrrhiza glabra) as a botanical capable of supporting resilience, digestive wellbeing and vitality.Â
At Mayella, we believe wellness begins by working with the body's innate intelligence.
Botanicals like Licorice are an example of how traditional botanical wisdom and modern nutritional science continue to converge, helping support everyday wellbeing from the inside out.
Your Body Is Not Working Against YouâItâs Always Working for You
Proactive Health for Women | Holistic Wellbeing Guide
So often, we override the subtle signals:Â fatigue, disrupted sleep, hormonal shifts, digestive changes, or simply a feeling that something isnât quite right.
But these arenât random.
They are your bodyâs way of communicatingâearly, intelligent signals inviting you back into balance.
Proactive health isnât about doing more.
Itâs about listening sooner. When we begin to listen, make conscious choices, and support one another, we create the foundation for true, lasting health.
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Natural Skincare for Reactive Skin: Supporting Sensitive Skin, Rosacea & Chronic Illness
Why Natural Skincare Matters for Sensitive Skin and Chronic Illness
The skin is one of the bodyâs most active immune organs. It contains immune cells called mast cells that respond quickly to environmental triggers. When the body is already under stress from chronic illness, these cells can become more reactive â releasing inflammatory signals that lead to redness, itching and irritation.
This is one of the reasons many people with sensitive skin or in the chronic illness community begin looking for simpler, natural skincare.
SKIN HEALTH AND REFINED SUGARS. Your skin reflects your health.
Guest Blog by Naturopath Kelli Kolar
As a naturopath and nutritionist I love to support you to make better choices about your diet and skincare routines and look much younger and healthier.Â
Sugar triggers a process called glycation, where sugar molecules bind to proteins like collagen and elastin, causing them to become stiff and malformed. This leads to various skin issues, including premature aging, inflammation, and acne.
Palm Oil: What You Need to Know and What You Can Do
Palm oil is used in everything from foods to personal care products to cleaning products and biodiesel. It can be difficult to grasp just how big this billion-dollar industry is, and it requires some serious effort to avoid it.
But even so, itâs a crucial time to start choosing with our dollars. In the years to come, more rainforests will have been destroyed, more animals displaced and killed and more workers exploited, and weâll have nothing to show for it.Â
But the question will remain, âWhy didnât we do something sooner?â
Negative Ions: How To Expose Yourself to Their Amazing Health Benefits
There are negative ions all around us.
We can find them around moving waters (like waterfalls, rivers and the ocean's edge), in the forest and even in our garden, especially after the rain.
These amazing things in nature are good for our body and mind, but what are they exactly? And how can we get more into our days?