If you're struggling to get the sleep you need, you are not alone! One in three adults don’t get enough sleep on a regular basis. Getting enough quality sleep for 7 to 8 hours a night is crucial for your mental and physical health. This is true whether you’re in your twenties or your eighties. The benefits of a full night’s sleep include being sick less often, maintaining a healthy weight, reducing stress, improving your mood, and thinking more clearly. Improving your deep sleep can also reduce the risk of heart disease and diabetes. So how can we sleep better?

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by Robyn Youkilis, Certified Health Coach

“My biggest shift in body, weight, and mind happened when I focused on nourishing my gut and taking care of myself from the inside out.”

Gut Health is Linked to Total Health

Your gut is the center of your being. Yes, it digests and assimilates nutrients from the food that you eat, but it does so much more than just that. It’s where the majority of your immune system resides, and it plays an important role in your mood and hormones. So if something’s off in your digestive system, it can show up as excess weight and bloating, but it can also show up as poor sleep, chronic anxiety, embarrassing acne, fatigue, and more.  

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D’ya know how your heart soars when you unexpectedly see someone you love?  When you laugh heartily with old friends?  When you kiss your sweet child goodnight?

Have you tried Golden Milk? This warm, flavorful beverage has kept baristas and health food bars hopping over the past few years. Calista D., New Chapter employee, makes Golden Milk at home after a long day at work—especially during the colder months of winter.

Fermentation is a chemical transformation that happens when compounds are broken down or metabolized. Fermentation is a process of “becoming.” It happens thanks to the life process of tiny beings—friendly microbes such as yeast and bacteria whose own life cycles and metabolisms help us humans stay healthy and fed. Milk meets a simple life form and becomes easily digestible yogurt. Cabbage can become kimchi, grapes become wine, and flour becomes bread.

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What will you remember most about 2018? When it comes to supporting your own well-being and vitality, here are 5 favorite trends from the past year.

Looking for an easy, healthy way to get your chocolate fix this season? Try whipping up this Vegan Chocolate Bark for the holidays. You can even put your own spin on flavors, from spicy cinnamon-cayenne to cool peppermint–all are sure to be yummy!

Kelp. A short word but strong. It starts with a hard glottal consonant, dives through the long smooth L, ends with a popping plosive.

Want to warm up with something that’s tasty and healthy, but not too spicy? Try our super simple tortilla soup recipe! This is a great recipe for a heaping dose of whole-food goodness that takes only ten minutes of prep time and 20 minutes of cooking time. Enjoy!

After a stellar summer in Vermont, we are now harvesting squash, carrots, potatoes, and apples in abundance.  On a cloudy, cool day when the wind is crisp and gloves are finally necessary, I can’t wait to get into the kitchen to create a heartwarming meal for my family.

Inspired by New Chapter’s 100% vegetarian herbals, this stew includes Turmeric plus Cinnamon, Ginger, and Garlic. Cultures from around the world have used these herbs for tonic and culinary purposes for hundreds of years. Check out our full Force line of pure whole herbals.