Drink to Your Health: How to Incorporate Juicing into Your Diet
Now that the holidays are over, many people are refocusing on their diets – specifically on making healthier choices in the New Year. One of the easiest ways to get more fruits and veggies is to...
View ArticleWhat’s Your Beef: The Differences Between Organic, Pasture-raised, and...
In the last couple years, you may have noticed labels in the beef section of the grocery store touting “100% grass-fed” or “completely pasture-raised”. Do you know the difference between these two...
View ArticleVitamin D Deficiency
Known as the “sunshine vitamin” vitamin D is produced by the body in response to the skin’s exposure to sunlight, in particular UVB rays. Vitamin D is essential for many of the body’s functions,...
View ArticleSpring Clean Your Health
As winter begins to slowly thaw out and makes way for spring, many people are prepping for their annual ritual of spring-cleaning. If you’re not quite prepared to set aside a few days for a massive...
View ArticleHow Happiness Affects Your Health
Over the last decade, scientists and doctors have devoted countless studies to the effects of happiness upon one’s health. From these various studies typically stem one similar, irrefutable finding:...
View ArticleFight Spring Allergies with Your Diet
As new flowers begin to bud this spring, so do the allergies that come along with the season. Almost 50 million Americans suffer from seasonal allergies – that’s one in every five people – dealing with...
View ArticleBattle of the Bulge – Winter Weight Gain
The way someone puts on weight varies from person to person, but everyone can agree that seasonal weight gain is frustrating. Statistically the most common time of year to pack on pounds is winter....
View ArticleWhen to Worry about Lower Back Pain
Eighty percent of the population, at some point in their lifetime, will experience back pain. Symptoms of lower back pain can range from a dull ache to an intense, stabbing sensation. Since the odds...
View ArticleApril is Autism Awareness Month
Over the last decade, Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has steadily gained more mainstream attention. Perhaps the rise in awareness is due to the following statistic: Autism now affects one in 68...
View ArticleSimple Exercises to Strengthen your Core
Your core is more than just your abdominal muscles, it is a series of complex muscles that includes your diaphragm, pelvic floor and many other muscles in the lower back, hips and abdomen. Core...
View ArticleWhen to Worry about Lower Back Pain
Eighty percent of the population, at some point in their lifetime, will experience back pain. Symptoms of lower back pain can range from a dull ache to an intense, stabbing sensation. Since the odds...
View ArticleApril is Autism Awareness Month
Over the last decade, Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has steadily gained more mainstream attention. Perhaps the rise in awareness is due to the following statistic: Autism now affects one in 68...
View ArticleSimple Exercises to Strengthen your Core
Your core is more than just your abdominal muscles, it is a series of complex muscles that includes your diaphragm, pelvic floor and many other muscles in the lower back, hips and abdomen. Core...
View ArticlePlant Wellness in Your Workspace
In a 2014 study, psychologists concluded that the most toxic spaces are those without pictures, windows or plants. Studies have should that going green – with actual plants and greenery – in the office...
View ArticleFertility at 40
Postponing parenthood has become an increasingly more popular in the last two decades, but waiting to start a family can present certain difficulties in conceiving. Age is the single most important...
View ArticleADHD – it doesn’t just affect children
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects about 5 percent of children and roughly half of them will carry those symptoms into adulthood. In addition to that percentage, many adults have...
View ArticleHow to Detox from Refined Sugar
Contrary to what many believe, it’s actually sugar (not fat) that has led to America’s obesity epidemic. In the last decade, cases of type two diabetes has exploded, due mostly to excess sugar in our...
View ArticleAre you at danger for having heat stroke this summer?
According to NOAA’s (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) summer outlook, most of the United States is favored to have a hotter than average summer in 2017. Higher temperatures put everyone...
View ArticleStill getting sunburned but wearing sunscreen?
One in five Americans will contract skin cancer in his or her lifetime. The importance of lathering on sunscreen is essential for health, and hopefully you’re in the habit of doing it daily. However,...
View ArticleHealth Trends to Avoid
Every year, it’s something different – new health trends and diet fads pop up crop up promising quick weight loss and/or healthier bodies. And as trends do, they come and go — some beneficial, some not...
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