Remedy Wellness

10/03/2026

Thank you Charleston City Paper Paper for featuring Be Well Circle! We are on our way to making big change in the LowCountry. And thank you Brooke Babbit for your gracious time and energy:-)

Be Well Circle, a Charleston startup nonprofit, wants to help people afford holistic health care, from mental health support to nutrition and energy healing, that insurance may not cover.

10/01/2026

Fall Mood and Root Vegetables

Fall is when the phone starts ringing about sleep and mood.

Shorter days, less sun, less movement, and a calendar that fills up fast. The answer starts in the kitchen.

Look at what is in season right now. Parsnips, beets, sweet potatoes. Those nutrient rich starches help your body make serotonin, your calming neurotransmitter. Burdock root is so strong that nothing grows within seven feet of it. Strong, grounding food for the season you come back indoors.

Pumpkin seeds are the other one we push this time of year. Protein, healthy fats, tryptophan (the amino acid your body turns into serotonin), and a lot of zinc. Zinc matters for brain health and for the immune system you are about to lean on hard.

If fall is usually the hard season for you, start now. Prevention works better than rescue.

09/30/2026

Join us for the 1st Dream Circle which will be Friday October 16th 5:30pm - 7:45 here at Remedy Wellness! This is a donation based community event and you can donate any amount to Bewellcircle.org and/or bring a snack to share! The circle will be each month in the third Friday and we look forward to connecting and building community! The Dream Circle is a group meditation experience (two rounds of meditation) with a break for snacks and connecting in between:) Let’s dream collectively!!!

09/26/2026

Your Body Leaves Clues

Check your fingernails before sick season starts.

White spots on your nails point to low zinc. That can come from low intake, from trouble absorbing, from a genetic issue like pyroluria, or from a grain heavy diet, since phytates in grains block mineral absorption. Zinc is one of the nutrients your immune system depends on most.

A few more watches from across the exam table:

Cracking skin behind the ear, also low zinc
Cracks at the corners of the mouth, B2 deficiency
A stuffy nose that never quite clears, since nasal tissue is the same tissue that lines your digestive tract, and an inflamed nose often means an inflamed gut
Small red veins on the nose and cheeks, low stomach acid
Dull, lifeless hair, low essential fatty acids or low vitamin D

Your body has been telling this story the whole time. Most of us were never taught to read it.

Get your mirror out. Do your own detective work.

09/24/2026

Bring a dish. Stay for the circle.

Third Friday of every month at Remedy Wellness. Meditation at 5:30, potluck to close, out by 8:00. Next one is October 16.

www.bewellcircle.org/potluck

Third Friday of every month, 5:30-8:00 pm. Two rounds of group meditation, time to share, and a potluck to close. Bring a dish. All are welcome.

09/21/2026

Revamping our space for Be Well Circle Community Events.
A family that paints together stays together.

08/15/2026

Sulfur sensitivity is real: Here's how to know if you have it and what to do

"Sulfur sensitivity is the one people always miss. You feel terrible after eating garlic, onions, or cruciferous vegetables, your doctor says there's nothing wrong, and no one connects the dots."

Sulfur is an element. It's in foods like garlic, onions, cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage), eggs, and some proteins. It's also in sulfite preservatives.

Most people tolerate sulfur fine. Some people don't.

But sulfur sensitivity is rarely tested for and even more rarely mentioned by conventional doctors. Most people just think they're reacting to "vegetables" or "eggs" and give them up, without understanding it's actually the sulfur.

**What sulfur sensitivity looks like:**

→ Immediate bloating and gas after eating garlic, onions, cruciferous veggies
→ Headaches (can be severe)
→ Brain fog or mental confusion
→ Sinus issues or congestion
→ Mouth sores (aphthous ulcers)
→ Joint pain
→ Fatigue (sometimes immediate, sometimes delayed)
→ Skin rashes or flares

The timing is key: usually 30 minutes to a few hours after eating a sulfur-containing food. It's fast and specific.

08/09/2026

The "detox" myth

People talk about infrared sauna "detoxification" like you're sweating out toxins. That's partially true but incomplete. Sweat is 99% water and salt. Heavy metals come out, but so do important minerals. The real benefit is activating your body's own detoxification pathways (liver, lymphatic), not literally sweating out toxins.

If you're already depleted (low minerals, poor nutrition), infrared sauna worsens depletion. Build your nutritional foundation first.

Bottom line:

Infrared sauna is a legitimate therapeutic tool for specific conditions, especially chronic pain, poor circulation, and immune support. It's not a substitute for nutrition, sleep, or movement. And it's not magical, it's a tool that works best alongside other health foundations.

08/04/2026

The Sensitive 7 are the foods most likely to be quietly working against you: wheat and gluten, dairy, corn, soy, egg, peanut, and sugar.

Any food can be reactive for the right person. These are simply the ones that come up the most. Reactive doesn't mean bad or forever. It means your body isn't handling it well right now.

The only way to know yours is to take one out for a few weeks and pay attention to what changes. Your energy, your digestion, your sleep, your skin. Your body will tell you.