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It’s easy to forget about all of the things your circadian clock does for your body (like regulating your hormones, mood, metabolism and more). Because when it’s on-schedule, everything happens so seamlessly. But when this clock needs to be reset, you know it. You can’t sleep. Your appetite is off. You feel listless and fatigued… or maybe even depressed. It’s no way to live. And it’s actually harming your health…
It’s itchy. It’s embarrassing. And it affects more than 30 million Americans. It’s eczema. And if you have it, you know the toll it takes on your self-esteem. It leaves you with dry, red, itchy skin, which eventually turns into rough, leathery or scaly patches that get oozy or crusty because you just can’t stop scratching. But the toll of eczema is more than skin deep. If you suffer from…
Researchers are uncovering fascinating things about the ways the different systems in your body — particularly the immune system — work together. It appears that your immune system is far more influential and interconnected to the goings-on in the rest of your body — and mind — than ever realized… perhaps even your personality. The rapidly developing field of neuroimmunology continues to reveal surprises about a special relationship between your…
Chiropractic has a lot to offer many neuro-musculoskeletal conditions — those that affect your nerves, muscle and bone, and especially the joints. But let’s be clear, chiropractic does not “cure” anything and is not a panacea — even for pain conditions. So when is it helpful? Low back pain (LBP) is a great place to start. Most people that use chiropractic do so for chronic LBP or neck pain, and…
To look further at hidden causes of weight gain, I’d like to address how hormone imbalance plays an important role. In addition to other sneaky factors that cause you to gain weight, the hormones most directly involved in abnormal weight gain are low thyroid function and elevated cortisol (stress hormone), although the sex steroid hormones can also play a role. Low thyroid function Thyroid levels will be the first hormone…
I love strawberries! So you can probably imagine when I read they are now No. 1 on the Environmental Working Group’s list of the dirty dozen fruits, I wasn’t happy. Chemical pesticides are accepted in conventional farming as a tool to kill bugs and weeds that would otherwise infest growing crops. And every year when the Environmental Working Group (EWG) puts out its annual “Dirty Dozen” list, apples were almost…
I’m about to go on a rant. Be ready. This is a terrible introduction, potentially. Yet, today of all days I simply can’t just post a nice article about how to tone your triceps or thin your thighs without getting this off my chest… The reality of toning or taming fat is that no matter what I tell you it’s not going to work if you’re eating wrong. But I’m…
“That’s life.” We say it all the time, and just chalk things up. Hey, that’s how it goes, right? Most of us have lived our lives believing that certain things just happen… that they are meant to be… that we’re powerless to stop or change them. Getting old is one of those things. Now, I know that technically, we actually do get older in years. But conventional doctors have groomed…
It is so important to warm up properly before any exercise program or physical activity. Dynamic warm-ups are your best bet because they accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. For example, they can elevate your heart rate slightly while warming up your muscles and loosening your joints to prepare you for exercise. Gone are the days of doing static stretches cold as a warm-up. In today’s video…
Do you ever feel like you’re on a fruitless search for the healthiest milk? You know it’s not conventional cow’s milk, which is full of growth hormones, antibiotics and other drugs. And soy milk disrupts your hormones. Even almond milk — the milk substitute promoted by natural health experts for years — has taken flak recently for being overly processed and light on nutrients. So what are you to do…