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Got to fill a bunch of orders today! The yummy herbal and tea aroma made my heart sing! Thank you to all my wonderful customers and keep your eyes open for holiday specials. #holistic #organic #organictea #herbal #herbs #heal #pregnancy #peace #peacefullotuswellness #meditation #mindfulness #mindfulliving #beinggrounded #handmade #smallbusiness #salves #balms #sitzbath #sacredtea

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Finally get to relax by the beach after a busy first half of the year! My daughter taking some wonderful pics of our trip! #peace #mindfulliving #photographerrunsinthefamily #mindfulness #meditation #holistic #break #peacefullotuswellness #love #family #atlantic #hiltonhead #beautiful #beauty

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Yummy, citrus burst 🍊 made with all organic/natural ingredients......no chemicals and essential oils. #essentialoils #aromatherapy #healing #peace #peacefullotuswellness #handmade #soap #clean #holistic

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It's so much fun watching my little ones play. Their life is so magical. As I sit here at dusk watching the sun go down & the strawberry moon rise on this cool (soon to be) summer evening......I look out and notice magic all around me. The clear dark blue sky, the twinkling fire flies arising from the grass like embers from a fire. We forget to live in the present most of the day......to have that moment just to relax, breathe deep and enjoy the magic all around you! #peace #live #life #peacefullotuswellness #meditate #enjoy #presence #magic #lifeismagic #livewell #holisticliving #holistic #yoga #calm

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It's so nice doing what I love after this past semester! Holistic healing......... Making some awesome adaptogens helping your body adapt to stress, reducing symptoms of chronic diseases and preventing chronic diseases. Assisting with energy, brain fog, fatigue and boost immunity. Each adaptogen here have different & positive functions. In the coming days, I will post a summary about each. #peacefullotuswellness #mindfulness #mindfulliving #mindful #herbs #herbal #adapotgens #destress #botanticalmedicine #herbalmedicine #natural #naturalremedies #preventingchronicdisease #tinctures

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"Stress is, thus, defined as a state of threatened homeostasis." ~George Chrousos Modern life is so so stressful related to a lieu of chronic diseases and premature death! We have lost connection with ourselves and those around us. MEDITATION & AROMATHERAPY are solutions, natural prescriptions to ward off stress. Helping us connect with ourselves and with others around us. #meditate #meditation #yoga #future #peacefullotuswellness #peace #nostress #positivity #positivevibes #positivethinking #love #positivethoughts #positiveenergy #weareone #connect #mindful #mindfulness #mindfulliving

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Yes! Negativity breeds negativity. Don't let negative energy interfere with who you are! #positivethinking #positivevibes #positivequotes #positivity #peacefullotuswellness #peace #love #highvibrations #goodvibes #goodenergy #heal #deepbreaths #meditation #meditate #future #yoga #lifequotes

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Truly believe this! My kids enjoy growing food! #peacefullotuswellness #love #organicfood #organic #smallfarm #permiculture #dedication #children #kids #parenting #lifeskills #gifts #motherearth

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Many amazing women in my life have contributed to who I am today! Thank you for your strength, dedication, support, love and beauty! @cooperjosephine and many others. #momanddauggterlove #beautiful #meditation #peacefullotuswellness #love #strength #courage #dedication #perserverance #friends #aunts #cousin

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Wow!

Intestinal Fungi Worsen Alcoholic Liver Disease

Liver cirrhosis is the 12th leading cause of mortality worldwide and approximately half of those deaths are due to alcohol abuse. Yet apart from alcohol abstinence, there are no specific treatments to reduce the severity of alcohol-associated liver disease. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and J. Craig Venter Institute have linked intestinal fungi to increased risk of death for patients with alcohol-related liver disease. They also found that antifungal treatment protects mice from alcohol-related liver disease progression.

The study published May 22, 2017 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

“Not only is this the first study to associate fungi and liver disease,” said senior author Bernd Schnabl, MD, associate professor of gastroenterology at UC San Diego, “we might be able to slow the progression of alcoholic liver disease by manipulating the balance of fungal species living in a patient’s intestine.”

Schnabl and colleagues found that fungi flourished in the intestines of mice with chronic alcohol exposure. In turn, they noted, the fungal overgrowth exacerbated liver disease. But the researchers were able to protect mice from alcohol-induced liver disease by treating them with the antifungal compound amphotericin B. Compared to untreated mice, mice with alcohol-related liver disease that received amphotericin B had lower levels of liver injury and fat accumulation. These outcomes were determined by measuring plasma levels of a liver enzyme called alanine aminotransferase (reduced by approximately 55 percent) and levels of liver triglycerides (reduced by approximately 21 percent).

In this study, the mice received a type of oral amphotericin B that is not absorbed into the bloodstream. The drug only acts locally in the intestine and thus did not cause systemic side effects. Because it has no effect on systemic fungal infections, oral amphotericin B is not FDA-approved for human use. Intravenous amphotericin B is FDA approved for the treatment of serious fungal infections and it can cause side effects such as stomach, bone, muscle or joint pain and shortness of breath.

The team also compared fungi in the stool of eight healthy people and 20 people with chronic alcohol abuse and various stages of liver disease. They found that the healthy people had a richer diversity of fungi living in their intestines, as compared to alcohol-dependent patients. Instead, alcohol-dependent patients at all stages of liver disease had dramatic overgrowths of one fungal type in particular — Candida, which includes the species that causes yeast infections.

In addition, Schnabl’s team found a correlation between fungi and disease severity in a separate group of 27 patients with alcohol-related liver disease: The higher the exposure to fungi, as measured by a person’s level of antibodies that recognize them, the higher the risk of death. Fourteen patients had high fungi levels and 13 were classified as low. After five years, 77 percent of the low-fungi group survived, compared to 36 percent of the high-fungi group.

Schnabl cautioned that this human study is just proof-of-concept in a relatively small number of patients.

“Since it was so effective in mice, we are interested in testing amphotericin B in patients with alcohol-related liver disease — a population in urgent need of new therapeutics,” Schnabl said.

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Enjoyed a boat ride on the mighty Mississippi with my family! Took a selfie with my 15 year daughter! #family #love #life #liveonce #lifeisshort #peace #children #kids #peacefullotuswellness #meditation #healing #enjoy #beautiful #beautifuldaughter #momanddauggterlove

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Wow! These are good tips while redecorating my house!

Plants that aid with sleep and breathing problems.

Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera emits oxygen at night, this helps you combat insomnia and improves your overall sleep quality. It is a low maintenance plant that doesn’t need much watering or direct sunlight . It also reproduces easily.

Lavender

Lavender is a plant well known for inducing sleep and to reduce anxiety, the aroma given off by the lavender slows down your heart rate and reduces anxiety levels. Keep the plant in sunlight and water often.

Jasmine

The smell of jasmine has been shown to improve the quality of sleep and increase alertness and productivity. studies have shown that I reduces anxiety levels, leading to a great quality of sleep. Jasmine needs a good amount of sunlight as well as a little shade, the soil also needs to be damp at all times.

English Ivy

It may be beneficial  for those who sufferer from a respiratory problems such as asthma, studies show that English ivy can reduce air moulds to 94% in 12 hours. Keep in a well lit area and keep the soil damp at all times.

Snake plant  

Snake plants emit oxygen during the night, whilst taking in the carbon dioxide from the air inside your home. It also filters out any nasty house hold toxins from the air. This plant doesn’t need much attention as it only needs to be watered every 2-3 weeks and can be placed in any form of light sunlight.

~Quinn

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Meditation is therapeutic! ❤️💕🙏 #quotes #intuition #love #peacefullotuswellness #meditation #yoga #selfcare

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Meditate!

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❤️ #quotes #intuition #selfcare #love #peacefullotuswellness #lettinggo

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Yes! Have a beautiful day! #spiritual #yoga #peacefullotuswellness #love #selfcare #intuition #quotes