Being tense and anxious can make you worried, uneasy, irritable, exhausted and even susceptible to illness, including diabetes, heart disease, obesity, gastrointestinal ailments, and depression. All convincing reasons to find ways to fit healthy relaxation into your routine! Continue Reading
It’s not surprising that anxiety among teens has seen an uptick during the pandemic. Here are five natural remedies for teenage anxiety that may ease the strain. As the coronavirus pandemic keeps teens indoors with their families and disrupts their… Continue Reading
Do certain foods and supplements enhance brain power? The short answer is yes! The human brain requires and consumes an extremely large amount of energy every day. Therefore, it’s important to understand the connection between the nutrients in our diets… Continue Reading
Functional exercise? Fitter? Faster? Stronger? How about broken, half-comatose, and weak? I’m writing this article sprawled on the floor of my gym after exercising for 30 minutes. In a Mark Wahlberg movie, he’d still have his shirt on. That’s how… Continue Reading
Exercise and immunity? Your immune system works 24/7 to wrangle all the germs you unconsciously infect yourself with. But it could do a better job to build immunity if you’d maybe take a walk once in a while. Exercise gives… Continue Reading
In our busy lives, sleeping better is difficult, with all the numerous responsibilities vying for our time, we often cut back on sleep so we can have more waking hours to handle it all. While this might seem like a… Continue Reading
One way to combat anxiety and feelings of depression is to increase the levels of serotonin in the brain. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter, a kind of chemical messenger that helps the brain function. More specifically, serotonin is a “feel good”… Continue Reading
In support of flattening the curve of infection with COVID-19, most of us are practicing social distancing and moving our professional lives from our offices to our homes. For those of us who regularly work from home, this may not… Continue Reading
Menopause is defined as the time in a woman’s life when her menstrual periods stop permanently, marking the end of the reproductive years. Menopause starts when a woman’s periods have stopped for 12 months. Perimenopause, which means “around menopause,” refers… Continue Reading
As I write this, I haven’t seen the sun in 10 days. I’m not hiding out in a bunker or living in my basement or working at Google. I’m in Chicago. We’re experiencing the longest period of unending gloom in… Continue Reading