Easy Tips for a Healthier Life
A healthier life is in reach! In fact, the power to positively influence your health and well-being is in your hands. It is found in the lifestyle and eating choices you make, no matter your genetic susceptibilities. Deciding how you eat, what chemicals you expose your body to, your beliefs, how to handle stress, and […]
How Much Sleep Do You Need?
If you follow the news at all, you have likely seen news reports regarding sleep. For years, eight hours was the magic number thought to leave anyone feeling rested and rejuvenated. Today, scientists all over the world debate the validity of that claim. Questions abound. Does everyone need eight hours of sleep? Can eight hours […]
Tips for Anxiety Relief
The National Institute of Mental Health reports that more than 18 percent of adults in the United States suffer from anxiety disorder. Of course, this doesn’t include people who experience high levels of anxiety, but not levels high enough to be diagnosed with the disorder. Nearly all adults have experienced anxiety at one time or […]
Beating Seasonal Allergies
With the beauty of spring, come seasonal allergies, complements of budding trees and blooming flowers. If you are among the millions of people who suffer with seasonal allergies, you know well the aggravation and the irritation of congestion, runny nose, sneezing, and other annoying symptoms. These seasonal allergies – also known as allergic rhinitis and […]
Healthy Sun Exposure is Essential to Your Well-Being
Though fear of the sun and its effects continues to grow, healthy sun exposure is essential to your health and well-being. Nearly every day, a news report appears with warnings to stay out of the sun, use this sunscreen or that for best coverage, cover your entire body when you go outside, and more. There […]
Heartburn versus GERD – How do You Know?
Sometimes you get heartburn, like when you have pizza or tacos. Other times, it seems you have heartburn several times a week with no apparent food triggers. When your heartburn keeps coming back, it may be GERD, and if so, it’s probably time to discuss it with your doctor. Heartburn Heartburn, also called acid reflux […]
Fight Lower Back Pain with These Simple Exercises
Lower back pain is something you’ve probably experienced at some point in your life. If you haven’t, you will likely experience it somewhere along the way. Every day, you lift and carry heavy objects, and find yourself doing activities which can cause back pain. The truth is you can enjoy all your favorite activities and […]
Cholesterol and Your Well-Being
While most of the time when cholesterol is mentioned, everyone thinks of the detrimental effects it can have on health. The truth is cholesterol is a part of each and every cell in your body and it can have a negative effect on you, but cholesterol can also be beneficial to your health. High-density lipoprotein […]
Eating Healthy in the New Year? How to Curb those Cravings
One of the most prevalent New Year’s resolutions is eating healthier. Like many others, maybe you made healthy eating among your top priorities, along with exercising more, drinking less alcohol, getting more rest, and making a fresh start for the New Year. Often these resolutions seem simple when spoken, but become almost unattainable when you […]
Healthy Living Steps to Take Right Now
Living healthy is not a goal you can accomplish in a single day. It takes a long-term lifetime commitment. Even so, there are steps you can take right now to start living healthier today and get you moving in the right direction a healthier you in the days, weeks, months, and years to come. Eat […]