As the weather ebbs and flows like never before, humans are scrambling to adjust accordingly. During the summer months it seems that heat waves have gone from eighty to ninety degrees up into the hundreds making it feel like a blizzard, in reverse. Learn to protect yourself by recognizing signs of high heat exposure (aka hyperthermia) and by using these 8 ways to beat the heat before it can negatively affect your health. Watch Your Inner Barometer You may think you are able to handle the high heat index that is scorching your area but you...
read moreNational Geographic Fellow and New York Times bestselling author Dan Buettner set out on a mission with renowned longevity researchers to identify what they deemed, blue zones. A blue zone is a geographical place where people live longer (up to and beyond 100 years) but with a higher quality of life. This means a less or no medication, non-sedentary lifestyle that goes beyond what most in the mainstream consider the unintended norm. Inhabitants of these blue zones refuse, by lifestyle alone, to be part of a society that has embraced illness...
read moreYou may be the type that likes to have a cabinet full of junk food for when you get a sugary or salty snack craving. Maybe you rarely indulge but enjoy an occasional dive into a chocolate bar, barbecue chip or even a visit to your local fast food joint. Well, whether you are a dabbler or an all out junk foodie you may want to rethink what may seem like an innocent choice. There is a reason junk food is hard to resist and if you are within a cycle of supporting the purchase of this non-food food you could be a profitable victim that, over...
read moreAs you age you may start to experience skin discoloration, aka hyperpigmentation. This can be in the form of developing spots on your face, hands and occasionally other parts of your body. Sometimes called liver spots (although it has nothing to do with the liver) skin discoloration can also be caused by sun damage, diet, medications, skin procedures, and trauma such as old scars. Spots and splotches that develop are often the result of extra melanin being produced in that area. Melanin is the natural pigmentation of your skin, hair, and even...
read moreYou may suddenly begin to experience severe shooting pain in your lower back, belly or groin; painful urination; or blood in your urine and think you have some sort of life threatening disease. Upon visiting your doctor it could be determined that you are experiencing a lodged kidney stone. This is the crystallization of uric acid and other waste materials in the kidney that have, for whatever reason, been unable to exit your system. As with most conventional approaches, pharmaceutical medicines may be prescribed and if they do not help your...
read moreEvidence of smoking marijuana has been found through ages of civilization including some alleging remnants discovered in the Native American Indian peace pipe (although the ingredients are considered secret). Yet, if you ask someone what hemp is they will usually roll their eyes in wonder or comment that it’s something from pot. What most don’t know is how this amazing resource, derived from the controversial marijuana plant (Cannabis sativa L), has a rich history beyond its medicinal and recreational use. These 8 surprising uses of...
read moreBlue light therapy has long been used to successfully treat depressive symptoms associated with Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD. The blue light enabled the body to adjust to early winter darkness making the brain feel as if it were still day. Now it turns out that by blocking blue light emitted from the variety of digital devices we are continually plugged into could be a beneficial application as well. In a study of light therapy on mood disorders, researchers from the Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,...
read moreFrom the time we were children we have been told to floss our teeth. Flossing promotes health gums, fights tooth decay, and controls bad breath. It may be hard to believe, but the information we have been getting for years may not be correct. In a recent study it was determined that flossing our teeth may not do any good at all. Really? How is that possible? It seems like common sense alone would tell us that removing decaying, rotting, disgusting, food from between our teeth surely cannot be bad. I have to admit that flossing can be tedious...
read moreYou may need to lose a few pounds but seem to have a hard time doing it. Maybe you go to the gym and feel like you eat right or watch your weight by counting calories and choosing low fat foods but still you cannot lose weight. These are good attempts but a variety of other things you might be doing may be counteracting your effort at slimming down. These 5 surprising ways you’re getting fat could be the key you need to finally unlock the metabolism and lifestyle changes you need to maintain your optimal weight. Diet Soda Overall, soda is one...
read moreAlternative remedies take on a lot of criticism and for good reason. Much of complimentary medicine cannot be verified by scientific studies with the placebo effect often touted responsible for reported healing. Iridology, the study of the iris of the eye to assess current or potential systemic challenges remains in the skeptic’s crosshairs. Science has had a field day dismissing this practice, just as they should because no one really knows its exact mechanism. Yet, placebo effect or not, iridology may be more friend than foe. Ancient...
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