Who doesn’t want great abs? Aside from being aesthetically pleasing, strong abdominal muscles help stabilize your torso. It’s estimated that 31 million Americans currently suffer from lower back pain. Your abdominal muscles play an important part in supporting your spine and stabilizing your back. Abdominal muscles are also important for proper posture. Stronger abdominal muscles […]
Do you wake up feeling groggy, tired, and all-around grumpy in the mornings? These 8 Stretches to Energize Your Morning from Spark People will help you prepare for your day. According to Spark People, One of the best ways to start your day in a healthy way is to take a moment to ground your thoughts […]
Are you over stressed? What if I told you 77% of Americans regularly experience physical symptoms caused by stress? Alarming, isn’t it? April is Stress Awareness Month; a great time to evaluate your current stress level and discover new ways to lower your overall stress. The more stress a person experiences, the more anxiety they […]
It’s Workout Wednesday-Yoga Edition! Yoga is a great part of any workout program. It increases flexibility, reduces stress and can also help you deal better with the day to day stresses that may pop up. In addition, yoga may also help boost immunity, ease migraines, improve sleep and help fight food cravings. Our “Beginner’s Guide […]
How much does where you live affect your health and well-being? Of course, no matter where you call home, your lifestyle choices are your personal responsibility. But the people and places that surround us, and the resources made available to us, also play a big role in our quality of life. When you take a […]
While you may think of drunken debauchery when you think of Mardis Gras, the phrase actually means ‘Fat Tuesday’ in French, a day better known for the eating of all kinds of rich, fatty foods before the Lenten season. Lent refers to the 40 days of pertinence and purification celebrated between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday. And […]
In my post on Detoxing for Allergy Relief, I shared my allergy history and issue with allergic anaphylaxsis. Since I was diagnosed in my 20’s, I’ve carried around an EpiPen. My pen had expired awhile ago and recently I went to get my prescription filled for a new one. I was shocked and dumbfounded that this […]
When I first started researching this topic I was surprised to see that one of the first options that popped up on Google when  I typed in “glaucoma” was “glaucoma jokes.” I was intrigued so I clicked on it and have to admit, the joke made me laugh. It’s probably not the most appropriate joke […]
The human eyes contain more than 2 million working parts and process 36,000 bits of information every hour. Needless to say your eyes are one of the most complex parts of your body! With that many working parts it’s not surprising that many people develop problems with vision or their overall eye health. Cataracts are […]
Celiac disease affects 1% of healthy, average Americans. This means at least 3 million people are living with Celiac disease and 97% of them are probably undiagnosed. To put Celiac Disease in perspective, consider these facts from the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center. Type 1 Diabetes affects 3 million people. 6% (180,000) of those […]
