Stay Hydrated
Did you know that our bodies are made up of about 60% water? Our blood itself is about 90% water. Our bodily systems are basically created with water and water is the medium for many different reactions that occur in our body. This is why it is crucial for health and well-being that we […]
Importance of Good Posture
As technology has become ever more pervasive in our daily lives, we spend countless hours looking at various devices. Many spend 40 or more hours a week sitting at a desk. Is it any wonder that many of us suffer from poor posture? Poor posture leads to back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, headaches […]
Ways To Reduce Exposure to EDCs
One of the best ways to limit your exposure to EDCs is to limit your use of plastics. Plastics are a pervasive and widespread source of exposure and they can contain and leach these hazardous chemicals. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) can be found in a variety of consumer products like food packaging, cosmetics, personal care products, […]
Sleeping Well?
Sleeping well makes us feel better, more alert, energetic, and better able to concentrate and perform our daily tasks. Getting enough sleep each day is one of the most important things you can do for your health and well-being. When you sleep, your body: repairs muscles grows bones manages hormones sorts memories When you get […]
Grains For Low Carb Diets
The popularity of low carbohydrate diets seems understandable since research shows that a low-carb diet can be effective for weight loss. This type of diet helps stabilize blood sugar levels and ultimately drops the body’s levels of insulin, a fat-storing hormone. This helps to explain why many type 2 diabetics are often encouraged to follow […]
Reduce Preservatives in Your Diet
Preservatives are crucial to the preservation, safety, and freshness of the foods in the food supply system. They are added to food to prevent spoiling and to maintain nutritional value. There are two types of food preservatives, natural and artificial. Natural preservatives, such as oil and salt, don’t alter the chemical composition of the food […]
What is Lactic Acid?
The human body prefers to generate most of its energy using aerobic methods, meaning with oxygen. The oxygen helps to convert glucose into energy. Some circumstances, however, require energy production faster than our bodies can adequately deliver oxygen. In those instances, the working muscles generate energy anaerobically. The body produces lactic acid when it is […]
Detox Your Home
Many of us have done a juice cleanse in order to eliminate internal toxins from our body, but how many of us do anything about the toxins in our own homes? Common household products are increasingly being found to have negative health effects on the nervous and immune systems, on our reproductive systems and on […]
Mix It Up For Health!
When it comes to working out, a lot of us are creatures of habit. We head for the same pilates class, do the same circuit while weight training, or run the same route each time we lace up our running shoes. Of course, regular exercise is good for you, but mixing up your fitness routine […]
Are You Getting Enough Vitamin D?
A large percentage of Americans are found to be deficient in Vitamin D. It’s an incredibly important vitamin yet it can be hard to obtain through just diet alone and is reliant on regular sun exposure. We need vitamin D to help the body absorb calcium and phosphate from our diet. Vitamin D has many […]