We're off to a special huckleberry patchbetween high mountain lakes in the northern Cascade Range.

It'll be a quick trip between school, sports, and outdoor movie night.

It's essential for us.

It's how my son & I take root & stabilize for the changes of fall.

Just as things begin to get hectic with school & fall busy-ness & the coming holidays...

We step away from it all.

It's a great way to get restorative sleep and synch our circadian rhythms to the changing sun-cycle.

Even your gut microbes fluctuate with your body's circadian rhythm! (1)

Sleeping on the earth grounds our energy (literally) - soaking up the extra (agitating) positive ions, and mellowing our electrical charge.

Just when his away-from-home commitments are ramping up, we pause & dial it down.

We spend hours walking together with no distractions, playing cards in the tent, picking berries and chatting - without a bit of urgency or rush.

It's calming.

Deeply.

At home, to balance out the stress of modern life, I'm intentional about our food, screens, and sleep routines.

I also lean on special nutrients, like Honokiol extract from the bark of the Magnolia tree(Magnolia officinalis).  

It's long been used for relaxation - and now we know it does this by interacting with GABAreceptors in the brain.  

Honokiol molecules are so tiny they can cross the blood-brain barrier!

HonoPure by EcoNugenics can be helpful at bedtime to relax into deep restful & sustained sleep.  

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Note:  I am not a medical doctor and do not share medical advice.  Always consult your physician when considering supplements.

Elissa Arnheim  Host of The New Science of Healthy Elimination and Healthy Gut Happy Child Summits

Sources:

(1)  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37246076/