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In the months and years after you have a heart attack, there’s a worry that’s always lurking in your mind… Will I have another one? This isn’t an unreasonable thing to be concerned about. About 20 percent of people who have a heart attack have a second one within five years. But as you probably already know, worrying won’t prevent another heart attack. Taking action will. Quitting smoking. Lowering cholesterol.…
You’ve probably heard of antioxidants. They’re the healthy compounds that fight free radical damage from the oxidative stress caused by everything from exposure to U.V. rays to eating fried foods and even your body’s own physiological processes. Basically, they work by neutralizing the free radicals so they aren’t able to harm your cells and lead to chronic health problems. In fact, multiple studies have connected free radicals and the oxidative…
I don’t know what it’s like where you live. But near me, cannabidiol (CBD) is everywhere… It’s in gas stations, pet stores, big box stores, supermarket chains. There are even CBD specialty shops popping up in strip malls all around me. On the one hand, it’s great. I think cannabidiol has the potential to improve a lot of people’s health. On the other hand, it’s overwhelming. There are a million…
When we’re juicing, either for a temporary cleanse, or as a daily part of the GAPS Diet Protocol, we end up with a lot of pulp! I do vermicompost for our scraps, but I’d rather use the pulp as much as possible to feed my family before I feed my worms 😉 Why juice? See more about juicing on a leaky gut protocol here As you start juicing, you…
1. Stand up straighter “Work on their posture: sitting, standing, walking. Keep those shoulders back and down, stop hunching over.” — PoniardBlade 2. Buy clothes that fit well “Get clothes that fit well. Accessorize. Nothing obnoxious, but a nice pair of glasses/sunglasses, necklace, earrings, etc can draw focus.” — CarterLawler 3. Pay attention to your hygiene “Hygiene and clothing are important. Keeping clean I feel should be obvious, but shower regularly and select products…
Negatives thoughts and feelings can be paralyzing. In fact, psychological distress can kill you according to a disturbing study on how negative emotions increase your odds of death from heart disease. So if you think that being sad, nervous, anxious, depressed, or fearful is natural as a continuous state of being, you would be wrong. The problem is that most people don’t know how to turn off the negative…
It’s happened to almost everyone who’s ever tried dieting — you go on a diet, lose some weight and then gain it back again. In fact, you may even put on more weight than you lost initially, which means you have to go on another diet. This is yo-yo dieting. And it can easily become an endless cycle: the more you diet, the more weight you gain in the long…
“Superfood” may be a modern term, but flaxseed, which very well may be the world’s first cultivated superfood, have been consumed for around 6,000 years. Flaxseeds, sometimes called linseeds, are small, brown, tan or golden-colored seeds, with big benefits… Flaxseeds can help you: Improve digestion. Balance immune system — reverse and prevent breast, ovarian, prostate and colon cancer, and prevent melanoma. Lower bad cholesterol (as effective as statins, without the…
There’s nothing quite like a steaming mug of hot cocoa on a cold winter’s day. Add a dollop of whipped cream to the top, and it may even be the best guilty pleasure of the winter season… But what if I told you hot cocoa was less of a guilty pleasure and more of a health-boosting heart tonic? It sounds too good to be true, but it is… A review…
As the gluten-free revolution gains momentum, more people are realizing that they fall somewhere in the spectrum of gluten sensitivity. They feel better knowing that they’ve identified the cause of persistent health symptoms. But how do you know for sure if you suffer from negative reactions to gluten? Some of the major red flags signaling gluten intolerance are digestive symptoms such as gas, bloating, constipation or diarrhea, but these symptoms…