1. Do something active everyday If you are exercising regularly then try to keep up your regular habits. Take a walk after dinner YouTube has 100s and 1000s of free fun exercise videos. Do something for 10 min or more daily. This is one of my favorites: https://youtu.be/cgTE_09hEDU 2. Fill up on healthy foods Holiday food is generally more dense, higher…
Traveling is fun. The adventures create memories that last a lifetime. For people living with pain knocking on their door, travelling can also cause flare ups. And for those who don’t deal with pain on a regular basis, road trips can cause unexpected pain. Thankfully, these three simple tips can keep your body moving and pain free so you can…
The mystery condition that is taking you from doctor to doctor, interfering with your daily life. Could the hidden cause of chronic illness really be something that medical science hardly recognized until recently? And even with all the latest technology and testing, this hidden epidemic is still often referred to as the “Disease Your Doctor Can’t Diagnose…” And yet it’s…
We are starting the New Year and with that comes New Year’s resolutions. Did you know that the top 5 New Year’s resolutions are: Lose Weight Stay Fit & Healthy Get Organized Spend Less, Save More Learn Something Exciting That is why in January gym membership enrollments increase, exercise equipment & apparel sales increase. What’s interesting is, according to the…
The holidays are right around the corner and growing up at our house that meant the smell of baking and dishes that are served only once a year. We waited a whole year for that one special dish and now a few decades later the second I smell it, it takes me back to my childhood and memories of good…
While teens may be less likely than their parents to go to a massage therapist, there are plenty of reasons why this age group should be encouraged to give it a try. According to studies conducted by the Touch Research Institute at the University Of Miami School Of Medicine the benefits of massage are well documented. Among them: Relief…
Our moods, immune system, day and night cycle and sleep are directly affected by sunlight exposure Here’s the simple explanation: sunlight enters our body through our eyes, travels to our brain, specifically hypothalamus through electrical impulses. These impulses trigger the hypothalamus to release certain hormones that regulate certain metabolic processes of the body. For centuries, sunlight has been used for…
Meditate! People who meditate regularly appear 5 to 10 years younger (on the outside and inside) than people who don’t meditate, according to Deepak Chopra! What’s meditating looks like? Sitting still, being quiet, and breathing deeply. Meditation helps you look and be younger by: • Calming the nervous system • Lowering heart rate, blood pressure and stress • Slowing breathing…