How to Step Out of Your Comfort Zone for Better Health
It’s easy to get stuck in a rut. Getting out of your routine takes a lot of work, while staying in your comfort zone minimizes risk and provides a state of security, which means lower anxiety levels and reduced stress. However, leaving that comfort zone actually offers a number of benefits, which is why some believe that living just...
The Problem with Indoor Candles
Are you in love with your scented candles? If so, this, unfortunately, is an affair worth ending. While they may smell nice and create a relaxing environment, the health hazards associated with burning them are anything but tranquil. The following are a few of the ways that scented candles can degrade your indoor air quality. Most conventional candles - scented and...
Avoid These 5 Food Processing Evils by Doing Just One Thing
It is important to begin any discussion on food processing with the truth. Humans have always processed food in some way or another. You may hear people say things like: "Since food processing, everything has gone wild and wrong." However, processing food is uniquely human - something no other animal does. How weird would it be to see a...
Dishwashing vs Hand-Washing: Which is Better For Your Health and the Environment?
In an effort to make your house more environmentally friendly, you may have tried several techniques including line-drying laundry, unplugging appliances or taking shorter showers. Little changes here and there can have a major impact on both your utility bills and the environment, but if you think you’re doing Mother Earth a favor by filling up a sudsy sink...
More Painkillers Prescribed but No Less Pain Reported Among Americans
Imagine if every American were medicated with a prescription painkiller for every hour of every day for an entire month. It would take an unheard of number of pills for this situation to play out, wouldn’t you think? Unfortunately, no. According to the CDC, that is exactly how many prescription-strength painkillers were prescribed in 2010 alone. In fact, one...
Does a Junk Food Diet Make You Lazy?
The ongoing question over the cause of our obesity epidemic is often hotly debated. Are the abundance of high-calorie meals and snacks on every corner to blame? Or is the fact that our children are constantly entertained by video games and televisions, while many adults are masterminds at finding ways to avoid exercise at all costs? Some boast at...
Natural Health Doctor Fears Modern Health Technology May Make us Complacent
Over the past hundred years or so, we’ve seen a phenomenal progress in technology, including medical technology, as Dr. Andrew Weil points out in his bestselling book, You Can’t Afford to Get Sick. While it obviously offers many benefits, including saving lives, it can also have a negative impact. The problem isn’t the technology itself, it’s society’s infatuation with it,...
New Stroke Guidelines Target Women
Over 795,000 individuals will suffer a stroke this year, and more than half of them will be women. Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death for men and the third leading cause for women, according to the American Stroke Association. For years, the guidelines for minimizing stroke risk targeted a general population rather than differentiating between specific risk...
3 Things That Affect Your Body Odor
Body odor is frequently something that is joked about, and attributed to poor hygiene or the need to take a bath. Often, however, this isn’t the case at all. It may be a sign of stress, poor eating habits or even illness. In those situations, no matter how many baths or showers you take, the body odor problem will still...
A Brief Overview of Guided Meditation
A large body of research shows that meditation can do us a world of good: it has been shown to help lower stress and blood pressure levels, improve sleep quality, improve circulation, alleviate depression and much more. While you can certainly choose to meditate on your own at home, there are many benefits to participating in a guided meditation...
