3 Yogic Stretches to Relieve Neck and Shoulder Tension
Many things can cause pain and tension to build up in the neck and shoulders. The most common in modern society include sitting at a desk all day, hunching over the steering wheel and smart phones, and stress and anxiety, which can cause us to unconsciously clench our muscles around the neck, jaw, and shoulders. If you tend to...
Can Reflexology Help Treat Infertility?
According to the CDC, about 12% of American women of reproductive age are infertile. This amounts to about 7.3 million women who may have to deal with the stress and emotional hardship of not being able to conceive after 12 months of trying. Fortunately, there are many treatments for infertility—including natural ones—which can help women who are infertile but hope...
Air Pollution May Cause a Stroke
There are many risk factors that increase our chances of suffering a stroke, such as alcohol use, smoking, and eating a poor diet. It turns out that air pollution is also a risk factor for stroke. Even short-term exposure is bad It was revealed in a study published in the British Medical Journal that even short-term spikes of exposure to pollution...
Pepsi Ditches Aspartame
Big news has hit the press! PepsiCo announced on April 24th that it will no longer sell Diet Pepsi made with aspartame in the United States. I think that this represents a significant win for U.S. consumers (despite the fact that Diet Pepsi products elsewhere in the world will continue to be formulated with aspartame). This move comes after sales of...
Cut Your Hearing Loss By Limiting Audio Device Use To One Hour
By the age of 65, at least one out of every three people has suffered some level of hearing loss. Hearing loss can vary in range, from mild, moderate, severe, to profound. While some people are born with hearing loss, others develop it from things like exposure to loud noises on a daily basis. Recent recommendations from the World Health...
Watch Out for These 5 Surprising Stressors that are Impacting Your Health!
We often identify stress with big, life-changing events. We think that stress comes in the form of job losses, relationships beginning or ending, or losing someone close to us. However, for many people it’s the smaller, day-to-day stressors—ones we may not even notice—which can do the most harm in the long run. Constant exposure to these ‘minor’ stressors messes up...
Smartphones are Competing with Your Kids for Your Attention… and Winning
Granted that we live in a high-tech world, and we spend each day surrounded by gadgets that constantly try to draw our attention, it's a sad state of affairs when our kids have to battle against our smartphones for our attention. The ugly truth A study by Boston Medical Center revealed that more and more parents are so absorbed by their...
Could Powdered Alcohol Become the Next Kool-Aid of Teenage Drinking?
Now that powdered alcohol, or 'Palcohol,' has been legalized, many politicians and children's groups are raising concerns that it may become a problem with underage drinkers. New York's Democrat senator, Chuck Schumer, has dubbed it the, "Kool-Aid for underage drinking." Worse still, some fear that it may encourage dangerous experimentation such as injecting or snorting the product. Palcohol Palcohol is a...
How to Knock Out Bra Fat Once and for All
Ladies, be honest: is the area between your back bra straps starting to sag? When working out our muscles, it's easy to forget the ones behind us… until we look at ourselves in the mirror from the side or back and wonder why we're not as toned as we remember. Upper back fat, known to some as bra fat, is...
Homemade Treats that Will Kill Your Love for Processed Food
When first switching to a healthier way of eating, it’s common to feel restricted with food choices. This is especially true for those with food intolerances. We still want to enjoy desserts and treats now and then without undoing all of our hard-earned healthy progress. The good news is there are so many innovative health-conscious recipes being shared nowadays. There...
