We hope this year has been filled with health, wellness, and abundance for you all! As we wrap up the year, we’re excited to share our 2025 Optimal Wellness Favorites. In this edition, we’ll introduce you to some of our newly discovered and favorite brands/products that we have loved this year. See last years edition here, which focused a lot on natural clothing and mitigating blue light/nnEMF.
And don’t forget, January 24, 2026, Andrew and Allison will be hosting a Winter Circadian Reset Retreat! Apply now to claim your spot.
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This Month’s Resources
Product(s) of the Year… Chroma Light Portals!
When set to 100% white at 10 inches, the Sky Portal produces well over 10,000 melanopic lux – enough to lift mood, sharpen focus, and help counteract the winter blues by simulating the biological effects of natural daylight.
Most indoor lighting wrecks focus and sleep with harsh blue spikes and dim output. The Sky Portal 2.1 delivers zero-flicker, circadian-aligned White light by day, and Deep Amber with 660nm red by night – giving your biology exactly what it evolved to use, when it needs it.
The Sky Portal uses a custom-engineered white light channel that removes the harsh, eye-straining dark blue spike found in most indoor lighting. In its place, it delivers a spectrum rich in beneficial cyan (OPN4 stimulation) and violet (OPN5 & OPN3 stimulation) wavelengths, balanced with a touch of NIR.
OPN3 & OPN5 are linked to mood regulation, hormonal balance, and mental clarity. OPN4, also known as melanopsin, plays a key role in regulating your circadian rhythm, boosting alertness, and supporting stable energy during the day. Together, these non-visual photoreceptors help you stay focused, resilient, and aligned with your body’s natural cycles.
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The Red Portal’s 670nm deep red and 810nm near-infrared wavelengths were selected for their efficiency in reaching both surface and deeper tissues, supporting mitochondrial function in the brain and body. Unlike the Ironforge designed for 30-90sec bursts, the Red Portal is tuned for safe, accumulative exposure over many hours, letting your biology steadily absorb beneficial photons without interruption to your workflow.
A new kind of red light therapy, built for environments rather than small sessions, to help regulate stress under cognitive load, sharpen your focus, and keep your brain in flow state through hours of low-level exposure.
This device brings your light environment one step closer to nature, reintroducing bioactive near infrared and deep red light to your room.
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Chroma is dedicated to staying on the cutting edge of light therapy. Our support pushes forward devices designed by engineers who care deeply about health. We have both portals along with one other product of theirs and we have all good things to say! Use the code AY108 for a discount on their products.
Food & Drink
Yoga Chaga Chai – A fusion of organic Assam CTC tea, hand-blended with Chaga mushroom and fragrant spices. With smooth & earthy flavor notes, this balanced and grounding authentic chai provides clarity and focus in every brew. We buy it at Meijer!
Hungry Bee – For those local to northeast Ohio! Located in Chagrin Falls with fresh made carryout options, frozen items (we love the bone broth, crab cakes, and bee items such as honey, beeswax candles, and more).
Salt of the Earth – Discover the natural power of Salt of the Earth Electrolytes. Their premium electrolyte supplements help you stay hydrated, replenish essential minerals, and enhance your overall well-being. Elevate your performance and recovery with their trusted electrolyte solutions.
Clothing & Shoes
Wyde – a footwear brand that focuses on making shoes that match the true, natural shape of your foot, featuring a wide toe box, flexible sole, and zero drop design with no toe spring.
Maggie’s Organics – Since 1992, Maggie’s Organics has made timeless clothing and soft goods that last using techniques that respect people and our planet. They are committed to improving upon even the highest industry standards, reflected by our unprecedented Real Fair Trade pledge that aims for total transparency, total sustainability, and true ethical practices from farm to finish. We discovered their organic cotton socks at Kent Natural Foods Co-op but they also make clothing, hats, underwear, sheets, duvets, and more!
Beauty/Cleaning Products
Organic Jaguar – We are loving their shampoo and conditioner! Some of the cleanest we have found. They also make body wash, shave gel, deodorant, shower filters, organic cotton under garments, and a lot more! They are Florida based and veteran owned.
Twelve 28 – Belly Oil and Belly Balm for mama’a to be! No fillers, synthetic ingredients, parabens, or lab made ingredients.
Gurunanda Toothpaste – Help remineralize your enamel and support a naturally brighter smile with fluoride-free toothpaste made from clean ingredients and Ayurvedic-inspired care.
Better Life Dish Soap (unscented) – natural, plant-based dish soap free of sulfates, alcohol, dyes and synthetic scents. Rated an A on the EWG app!
Books
The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby and Child Care by Sally Fallon Morrell (based on the work of Weston A. Price)
Electromagnetism and Life by Robert Becker and Andrew Marino
The Big Print by Lawrence Lepard
Pilates’ Return to Life Through Contrology by Joseph Pilates
Miscellaneous
Winsa 100 oz Glass Water Jug with Silicone Sleeve – Great for carrying around a large amount of water in a jug free of plastic with a protective sleeve so the glass doesn’t break!
The Nordstick Zero Sled – We love it for outdoor workouts! It is a no-unclip, 360° workout sled. It works on all surfaces and with Olympic weight plates.
SLNT Concealed Carry Faraday Cage – Merges tactical function, discreet concealed carry design, and complete digital isolation. Inside, a removable modular Faraday insert blocks wireless signal, eliminating tracking, hacking, and unwanted access to your data.
Squatty Potty – The #1 Way to #2 – Human bodies perform more efficiently if we squat instead of sit when we poop. Squatty Potty toilet stools help you reduce strain and time spent on the toilet.