If you’re constantly feeling tired and run down, it may not be for the reasons you tell yourself. You’re probably not lazy, or boring. The reason you are tired may be you’re not getting the fuel you need to energize your life! Here are 3 surprising reasons why you’re tired: 1. You’re Not Sleeping or … Read more
Combining the proper foods is not favorable only for the skin, but it can also improve the reproductive system and contribute to hormonal balance. Foods that are rich in nutrients can be highly beneficial for women as the can improve their mood, energy, metabolism, digestive tract, and even their libido. In order to function properly, our … Read more
Do you suffer from chronic pain or fatigue? Are you occasionally confused? Do you experience random muscle twitching? Do you have frequent bouts of insomnia? These symptoms can be signs of various chronic health conditions. If you experience two or more of these symptoms, your diet may be lacking magnesium. The typical American diet often … Read more
The heart is on of the most critical organs in our body. Until we have a cardiac event we generally take it for granted. Below you will find 7 tips for a healthy heart. 1. Link mind, body, and breath “Yoga, t’ai chi, and qigong combine physical exercise with a meditative focus on the breath, … Read more
Nutrition is full of nonsense. You will find bold health claims for all kinds of foods, most often based on zero evidence. Here are the top 11 “health foods” that are actually very harmful. 1. Fruit Juices The fruit juices you find at the supermarket aren’t always what they seem. They may have small amounts … Read more
If you’ve tried to force your body into a smaller size through quick fix methods, starvation, dieting, or shaming, you’ve probably discovered that these methods are not long-term, sustainable solutions. Instead of allowing our body to be its natural size and shape based on our values and lifestyle, we convince ourselves that life will somehow … Read more
From energy production to proper blood and nerve formation, minerals work synergistically with vitamins to regulate hundreds of essential functions in the body. Like most vitamins—the exception is vitamin D—minerals come from the world around us. Our bodies can’t produce these essential nutrients, and we can only acquire them through a combination of supplements and … Read more
It really is all in your head—all three pounds and 100 billion neurons of it, that super biocomputer affectionately known as the brain. And now that Americans live, on average, for 78 years (three decades longer than they did in 1900), it doesn’t take, well, a brain surgeon to figure out that nurturing the brain’s … Read more
Remember the last time you had the flu? You slept poorly and felt exhausted, sore, and achy. You couldn’t think straight, it was a task just to drag yourself through the day. If you have fibromyalgia, that’s how you feel almost every day—and unlike the flu, your symptoms don’t go away. Although there’s no cure … Read more
If you’re extra-sensitive to cold, put on weight easily, have dry skin, or feel “foggy”, you may be deficient in iodine. Other signs include a thinning of the outer third of the eyebrows, stiff joints, and dull, lusterless hair. Sound like common symptoms? Of course they do – most people don’t get the iodine they … Read more