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Glow-Food: Jumpstart skin repair with more raw foods
Want vibrant, glowing skin? What you eat is just as important, if not more important than the products you use on the surface. Our skin is a window to our health. And the foods that promote healthy skin also promote a healthy body overall. Here are a few suggestions to achieve a glowing complexion: Hydrate: Drinking plenty of water …
Root Whole Body Voted Best Facial In Portland, Oregon 2019
The competition was stiff but Root Whole Body came out on top! Over 65,000 people took part in the Willamette Week Best of Portland campaign to identify the best in class business over a variety of categories. Root Whole Body was nominated for Best Facial and….we won! Integrative skincare at Root takes a Whole Body approach, considering overall health, lifestyle, …
Discover what LED Light Therapy, Ultrasonic and Micro-Channeling can do for the skin
Our estheticians are excited to have so much new power to offer. Come check out all the new skin tools at Root. Ultrasonic Our Ultrasonic tool combines ultrasonic exfoliation and micro-current capabilities, which significantly increases the skin’s ability to absorb treatment creams and serums. These beneficial micro-currents are the same electrical current the body produces. They cause the muscle beneath …
Get Outdoors Pain Free: 20 Tips for Summer Injury Prevention
By Dr. Daniel Agosta, DC With warmer weather and longer days here, getting active outdoors is a great way to stay fit and improve mental health. That said, when we move our bodies in ways that are new, or that we just haven’t done in a while, injury can happen. Even seasoned athletes and regular hikers, runners, bikers, surfers, and …
Summer Skin Saviors
ROOT WHOLE BODY JUNE 16, 2019 NATURAL REMEDIES, ORGANIC FACIALS + CLEAN BEAUTY, ORGANIC SKIN CARE 1 COMMENT The Summer sun can be brutal and wreak havoc on our skin, even in the often-cloudy Pacific Northwest! As we are spending more time outside this season, here are a few simple yet effective things you can do to protect your skin …
Home Remedies For When You Over Do It
Sadly, Summer is coming to an end and the weather will slowly be changing to a cooler temperament. This means less outdoor activities, but more opportunity to take care of your body and nurse any injuries or strains you may have acquired from all your Summer fun! What To Do When You Overdo It: Below are 4 suggestions for at-home …
The Truth About Toxins in Beauty Products
Are you familiar with the term “body burden”? Body burden is the amount of a toxic substance, or toxic load, that builds up in the body over time. Over the past fifteen years, the CDC has tested over 10,000 people in an attempt to determine their “toxic load”. The results identified hundreds of synthetic chemicals in their bloodstream, many of them present before birth. So, how …
Got Allergies? How Cupping Complements Acupuncture for Immunity and Detoxification
April showers bring May flowers…and sneezes. Tree, grass, and pollen allergies run rampant in the spring months, leaving us more likely to be found in the pharmacy aisle than the great outdoors. Fortunately, a complementary form of Chinese medicine called “cupping” can help combat allergies, support detoxification, and boost immunity. what is it? Cupping is a form of non-invasive …
Redefining your Yoga Practice: Life Lessons from the Mat
By Jeannette Sager, Yoga Instructor at Root Whole Body In the years that I’ve been teaching yoga full time, my personal practice has dwindled. . .and died. It wasn’t even a slow fade – one day I had a yoga practice, and the next day, I didn’t. It’s not difficult to describe the reasons why a yoga teacher would neglect …
When Winter Weather is a pain…literally.
By: Root Chiropractor- Daniel Agosta, DC MS During the winter season, snow can be hit or miss in this city. In recent years, Portland typically receives at least a few inches each winter, sometimes more. For a city ill equipped to deal with snow, this often presents navigational challenges. In the event that snow does accumulate, we can find ourselves …
Are you deficient in these 5 nutrients essential for heart health?
By: Root Naturopath, Dr. Katherine Walker, ND Your heart beats approximately 86,400 times a day, day after day, year after year. As the month of February brings awareness to American Heart Health Month, we wanted to take this time as a reminder for prevention. Heart disease can often be PREVENTED when people make healthy choices and manage their health conditions. …