Is Relationship Stress Impacting Your Health?
Relationships can be hard on your emotions, but relationship stress can actually cause significant detriments to your health. As discovered in a long-term study, having stressful relationships during middle age could lead to a decline in cognitive function later in life. The study compiled data on 5,873 British civil servants who underwent cognitive testing during a 10-year time span, beginning...
5 Toxin Busting Foods to Eat this Holiday Season
Over time, toxins accumulate in the body and can cause issues like premature aging, sluggishness and fatigue and a lack of mental clarity. When you detoxify your body, you are working to rehabilitate your cells. Detoxification can help with many areas of wellness, such as promoting better general health, improving intestinal function, boosting your immune system and bettering your...
10 Ways to Keep Yourself Focused
Some days, we find ourselves so productive that we start to think we are superhuman! Other days, not so much. We've all had those, scattered, unfocused days where it seems that no matter how hard we try to buckle down, our minds are all over the place. The following are 10 ways to get focused when the going gets rough. Make...
5 Reasons Sitting on the Floor is Good For Your Health
In countries all over the world, you can find people performing an action that, at first glance, may appear strange. When they eat, watch TV, play games, hang out with family members—or do anything that requires them to sit—they sit down on the floor. While most of us have accepted sofas, chairs, stools and beds as being far more...
Lower Blood Pressure and Promote Fat Loss with Berberine
For the many people looking for a safe, natural and healthy weight loss supplement, there may be a new, effective option available in the form of the herb berberine. Berberine has been used in traditional Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine for centuries to treat diarrhea and other intestinal disorders, as it has strong antibacterial and antimicrobial properties, but only recently...
Yes You Can Love Your Workout: Here’s How
Sometimes, we become bored doing the same workout week after week. Perhaps you love running, for example, but you know you need to do some cross-training and just haven't been able to get motivated. Or, the whole routine has just become stale. If this is happening to you, consider the following ways of tricking yourself into loving your workout. Track your...
Hand Dryers vs. Paper Towels
Ever since the invention of hand dryers, many have believed that they are better than the old standby paper towels. Environmentally speaking, it's certainly better for the health of the trees that would have otherwise been cut down to make more disposable toweling. Does that mean it's also better for your health? Jet-air models may be the worst offenders In a...
Could Smelling Farts be Good for Your Health?
Ok, now it's time to be totally honest with us…. do you smell your farts? Come on, just every once in a while, do you just take a little whiff? Well, if you don't you are probably among the minority. Farts are a way of life and a part of living. Have you ever met those people who tell you...
Study Finds Americans are Fatter than Thought
In September of this year, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released a report titled, "The State of Obesity: Better Policies For A Healthier America." On one hand, the report indicated that there was some minor improvement in certain areas surrounding the epidemic, such as obesity rates in young children of low-income families. However, according to the report, in the...
19 Things to NEVER Put on Your Christmas Tree
Sure, we know that you want to be as creative as possible with your tree this year. However, sometimes it can get a little crazy. Here are 19 things that should NEVER be put on your Christmas tree: Open flames. You're just asking for a fire. Anything over 5 pounds. Do you want your tree to tip over? Pets. Even if the...
