Depression is an affliction that far too many of us has experienced, or will experience, first-hand. Women are twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with depression.1 Whether it’s a chronic condition or a temporary situation the pain it instills is real and relief is often just out of reach. Quite likely, if you...
Category: General Health
Essential means essence of the plant, and essential oils are essential to life. Essential oils positively influence the mind and body, enhancing your emotional and physical well-being. We carry pure essential oils at CPW.
As more adults and children in Maine become diagnosed with Lyme disease, the need for Lyme literate practitioners and reliable Lyme treatment strategies increases. This condition has increased dramatically in Maine over the past 2 decades, from 225 confirmed cases in 2004 to 1127 confirmed cases in 2013. Lyme is much more than a tick...
Written by Paula Jackson Jones and Angele Rice, co-founders of Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education (MLDSE), a nonprofit organization. May is recognized statewide, by proclamation of the Governor, as Lyme Disease Awareness Month, because of the increased risk when immature ticks emerge in the springtime. While many people know something about Lyme, there are...
Honey has been used for its medicinal purposes dating all the way back to the ancient Egyptians so it only makes sense to have some high-quality honey options here at CPW like Ariel’s Honey Infusions. All of Ariel’s Honey Infusions are made in small batches by Ariel using raw honey from VT and infused with...
L-carnitine is an important amino acid that helps the body to utilize fats as fuel. Technically, L-carnitine is the amino acid that ferries fatty acids to the mitochondria of the cell, where they can be made into ATP (cell fuel.)It is derived in the body from L-lysine, and methylated with the help of L-methionine (SAMe)...
Mother’s Day has evolved to include the many mothers we all have in our life – our parental mother, the woman who may mother our children, and friends or aunts or other significant women in our life who have mothered us in some ways. There are many ways to show love and appreciation for these...
“There must be quite a few things that a hot bath won’t cure, but I don’t know many of them.” – Sylvia Plath – Take a Few Deep Breathes Breathing deeply is great for health and relaxation. Research suggests that breathing slowly for a few minutes a day can lower blood pressure and help...