Have Tendinitis? Maybe It’s Time For a Massage
We all know someone who has some form of tendinitis or maybe you have had or have tendinitis at this time. Tendinitis is the inflammation of the tendon or sheath, whereas tendinosis is the collagen degeneration within the tendon. Tendons are easy to injure because tendons have a poor blood supply. The area with the weakest blood supply is called...
Want To Help Your Heart? Cut Back on the Red Meat
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health found that women who ate half a serving of red meat a day actually faired much better than women who had two servings of red meat daily. This is a dramatic change in the understanding of the impact of red meat on the body. It’s a Matter of Protein Choice Women who consumed...
Using Spring to Renew Your Health, Energy and Life
Do you look forward to the fresh, dewy mornings of spring but dread the “Spring Forward” time change? Let’s face it. Losing an hour of time affects our schedules, routines and overall sleeping patterns. We're going to help you use springtime as a way to feel refreshed and rejuvenated. The great thing about spring is the positive feeling of change....
Your Stress Is Stealing Your Memory
As people get older, almost everyone has memory lapses. However, while they may be common, you don’t have to give in to forgetfulness. Feed Your Body, Feed Your Brain More and more research is validating the concept that a healthy lifestyle can prolong youth, including the health of your brain. Just like you need to exercise your body daily, you also...
Breaking News: Exercise Is Good For You!
Sound familiar? Of course it does. We have been told hundreds of times that for a full and healthy life we should exercise on a regular basis, ideally everyday. What the news doesn’t do when it releases all these studies is articulate how easy and fun this prescription of exercise can be! Also, with the variety of needs and goals that people...
Losing Weight with Coffee?
A study conducted in India is making claims that unroasted coffee-bean extract in the form of a pill can significantly aid weight loss. It should be noted that the study was paid for by Applied Food Sciences; the same company that manufactures two green-coffee-extract products in America. However, the results cannot be dismissed. The study included 16 overweight participants between...
Are You Putting Your Baby at Risk for a Heart Attack?
In a recent study from Leiden University Medical Center in The Netherlands, researchers suggest that risks for heart attack in women may start as early as in the womb. Certain genetic markers can be prime indicators of the potential for heart attack and, according to this research, those genetic changes may actually occur due to a mother’s behavior when...
Legitimate Concerns About Vaccinations
Most of us grew up being vaccinated and our parents didn’t question it because everyone simply followed what they thought was the “science behind it.” Some of us even have dent-like scars on our upper arms. However, in our ever-changing world where everyone is trying to live as healthily as possible, vaccines are being scrutinized, especially with new scientific...
Are You Doomed If You Eat Fast Food?
New research from Johns Hopkins University on the effects of high fat diets on the brain is shedding more disturbing light on the fast food industry. If you love stopping by the easiest fast food joint and grabbing a burger for dinner on a regular basis, it may be pushing your brain to make you want to eat more. High...
What You Don’t Know About Sleep [Infographic Article]
Society has long remained under the impression that sleep is a state of mental "shut-down," and even a total pause in brain activity. This theory couldn't be more false. On the contrary, sleep induces very heavy brain activity, although brain waves produced during sleep are much different than those present during one's waking state... The first stage of sleep...
