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One of my favorite aspects of the paleo diet is the snacks. The tasty treats you can have when you adopt a paleo eating plan are not only filling, they come loaded with important, health-boosting nutrients. My favorites are nuts and seeds. Even now, as I write this, I’m munching on walnuts that have a smidgen of neem organic honey from India spooned on top of them. Wellness from walnuts…
Physical and emotional stress and fatigue are one of the joy stealers of our time. Long hours of work, endless loops of mental clutter, sitting more than moving, and especially travel take their daily toll on our minds, bodies and energy systems. More than merely engaging in physical exercise, the body needs stretching, the breath needs synchronizing, the mind needs releasing, and the energy systems need opening. In today’s video…
Basketball has always been a big part of my life in one way or another. My 6-foot-4-inch father was a scholarship player who went on to coach at the first school I attended. I myself shot hoops daily for at least a couple hours throughout my teenage years. And now, my boys enjoy playing against each other and against friends. The younger one even plans to try out for his…
Magnesium deficiency is one of the major contributors to cardiac arrhythmia, angina, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and sudden death from heart attack. Magnesium is required by all the body’s major organs in order for them to function properly. It regulates the body’s enzyme reactions, transports essential ions across cell membranes and helps the body in producing adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a coenzyme necessary for cell metabolism. A deficiency of magnesium…
It’s finally happened. Your doctor has put a name to your illness. The years of not feeling quite right; of fatigue, achiness and brain fog finally have an explanation. And it all makes sense. You have an autoimmune disease. Maybe it’s multiple sclerosis, or celiac disease, or lupus, or rheumatoid arthritis, or something else. Whatever it is in your case, you have a name, and you’ve longed for answers for…
As we grow older, doctors want to give us pharmaceuticals for each problem that comes up. And research shows that if you let this happen, it puts your life in danger. Researchers at Jefferson State University warn that doctors are handing out so many pills that patients, especially seniors, are frequently getting unneeded extra prescriptions. The possible result can be serious drug interactions that make you sicker. Plus, their study…
When your body becomes inflamed, it starts the process of chronic disease in your body. And unless you get enough of an important mineral, destructive inflammation may be in your future. Your immune system depends on having the right amount of zinc. Otherwise, the process of inflammation can run wild and start damaging the body, causing chronic illnesses that are the biggest killers in the world – high blood pressure,…
In case you need more reasons to have sex, there are some surprising health benefits of sex for men that might just motivate you to grab your partner. Having sex can provide some of the same benefits you get from exercise, plus sex is good for your relationship, your heart, and your prostate. Sex improves your relationship It makes perfect sense that making love will help you feel closer and more…
Although most research on fish oil finds nothing but health benefits, a 2013 study published by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute alleged that fish oil might increase your cancer risk. Now, researchers have taken a closer look at the controversy. When scientists at Washington State University (WSU) performed lab tests on the omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil, they found that it slows the spread and growth of the…
Your brain is a needy part of your body – constantly demanding energy and nutrients. There’s one nutrient it craves – and it’s one that can keep it from aging. Research at the University of Copenhagen, in Denmark, shows that the brain needs an abundance of fat. The best fat to feed it, say the scientists, is the fat in coconut oil. For years, nutrition experts have been telling you…