Wellness Guides
How to Safely Remove a Tick (and What Not to Do)
A clear, calm walkthrough of pulling a tick the right way, the old tricks worth skipping, and what to watch...
Wellness Guides
Long-form health guides written for Maine and New Hampshire. Vitamin D at 44 degrees north, radon and arsenic in bedrock wells, perimenopause, insulin resistance, and keeping strength and balance through a long winter. Every claim is sourced to a state agency, a federal agency or peer-reviewed research.
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Babesiosis: The Tick Disease That Acts Like Malaria
Babesiosis is a tick-borne parasite that infects red blood cells and behaves a lot like malaria. Maine just logged a...
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Anaplasmosis in New England: The Other Tick Disease Rising Fast
Lyme gets the headlines, but anaplasmosis is climbing faster in Maine. It hides behind flu-like symptoms, skips the bull's-eye rash,...
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Vitamin D and Northern New England: The Complete Picture
Why winter shuts off vitamin D production above the 44th parallel, what the blood test really tells you, and where...
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The Complete Maine and New Hampshire Tick and Lyme Guide
Maine logged a record 3,218 Lyme cases in 2024, and New England sits at the center of the country's tick...
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Sleep Hygiene for Maine Winters: Adjusting to 15 Hours of Darkness
By late December, Portland gets roughly nine hours of daylight. That shift changes more than your mood — it changes...
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Magnesium: The Most Common Deficiency You Have Probably Never Tested For
The standard magnesium blood test misses most of what's actually in your body. Here's why it matters and what a...
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Gut Health Basics: What the Research Actually Supports
Walk through any natural grocery store in Portland and you'll find entire aisles dedicated to gut health. The science is...
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How Chronic Stress Changes Your Cortisol Curve
In Maine and New Hampshire, long winters and seasonal work cycles set the stage for chronic stress. Over months and...
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A Practical Guide to Anti-Inflammatory Eating in Northern New England
Northern New England has its own pantry of anti-inflammatory foods. Here's how to use what's already available in Maine and...