Your body is constantly reacting to changes both inside and out. You need to know when to move and when to stop. You need to grow and to heal. Your heart and lungs will work harder or slow down depending on what’s going on around you. Your mood will adjust to circumstances. Each cell has […]
1. You’ve probably heard the statistic that the human body is more than 60% water. If you want to keep your body working properly, you need to keep it properly hydrated. It’s vital to pretty much every part of how you function. 2. This doesn’t just mean drinking water. Tea, coffee, milk, and fruit juice
10 Commandments Of Water And Hydration Read More »
Just looking at the shelves of a health store can be enough to make most people’s heads explode. There are so many different types of supplement available, and figuring out how they all work can seem like an impossible task. That’s why you need to do lots of research. First you have to decide whether
1. Your body can’t make nutrient minerals on its own. You need to get them from outside sources, which mostly means eating the right kinds of food. Sometimes, if your diet isn’t enough or your body is having extra trouble, you may need some kind of supplement. 2. Plants take in minerals from the soil.
10 Commandments Of Minerals Read More »
We get most of the vitamins we need from our diet. They’re one of the reasons that eating lots of fruit and vegetables is so important. The big exception is vitamin D. Our primary source of vitamin D is sunlight. So how exactly does that work? Vitamin D affects how our body absorbs minerals like
Standing In The Sun Read More »
So, you’ve been diagnosed with a mental illness. What happens next? It can be a scary time, not knowing exactly what the diagnosis means and how it could affect your life in the long term. Then the doctor starts talking about recovery, but even that is a word that can take some explaining. What’s known
A Model Of Mental Health Care Read More »
1. You have two adrenal glands – one above each kidney. You need them to produce a range of different hormones that affect your stress response, immune system and metabolism, to name a few. That means you need them to be healthy. 2. One potential problem is when you don’t produce enough of a certain
10 Commandments Of Adrenal Health Read More »
1. Low blood pressure, properly called hypotension, is when your systolic pressure is 90 mm/Hg or below and your diastolic pressure is 60mm/Hg or below. Unlike high blood pressure, it’s not a warning sign that you could develop potentially deadly conditions like heart attacks and strokes, but it can still impact your life. 2. To
10 Commandments Of Low Blood Pressure Read More »
It takes a lot of very intelligent people plenty of time and money to develop a new drug treatment. There are so many conditions that don’t have cures or for which there may be better ways to manage symptoms, and so many potential treatment avenues to explore. It’s a never-ending and ever complex process. First
When a doctor tells you you have high cholesterol, it comes with a feeling of dread. Does this mean you’re going to have to stop eating all of your favorite foods? Will you have to take medication? Just what does it mean for your long-term health? Lifestyle changes are always the first step to managing
The Lifestyle Choices Read More »
