Category: Fitness & Nutrition

Drinking Enough Water May Prevent Heart Failure

New research has found a link between drinking water and a reduced risk of heart failure. According to research presented at ESC Congress 2021, staying hydrated throughout life could reduce the risk of developing heart failure. Daily fluid intake recommendations range from 56 to 74 ounces (1.6 to 2.2 liters) for women and 70 to…


How to Limit the Effects of Acid Reflux

Acid reflux can turn a great meal with loved ones into a nightmare. The burning sensation can suck the joy from the meal and take you away from those memorable summer nights. There are only a few short months to enjoy seasonal cookouts, and you want to make the most of them. Heartburn can be…


Tiny Teff: A Small but Mighty Ancient Whole Grain

Have you seen the term “ancient grain” on food packaging or touted in commercials, and wondered what makes it different than other types of grains? Modern wheat has been constantly bred and changed to adapt to growing conditions, to decrease crop cost, and to increase yield. On the other hand, ancient grains remain largely unchanged….


How Lion’s Mane Mushroom Benefits Your Brain

Lion’s mane is one of nature’s gifts to your nervous system. It’s the only mushroom possessing not one but two potent nerve growth factors, showing potential benefits for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment, multiple sclerosis, leg cramps, anxiety, and more. Lion’s mane mushroom has been used medicinally in Asia for centuries, but for…


Magnesium May Help Your Arthritis

For individuals who are suffering from arthritis, some relief may come in the form of a common mineral that is deficient in far too many people—magnesium. Anywhere from half to as many as 80 percent of Americans don’t get enough of this essential nutrient. Since magnesium is intimately involved with more than 700 enzyme processes in the body, suffering…


Eating Clean and Planning for Optimal Health

There are certain large, casual dining establishments I’m sure we’ve all been to that emphasize serving you lots and lots of food on family-sized platters. In doing so, these successful companies try to satisfy their customers’ desire for delicious value. But are we valuing the right things? Similarly, a diet that is gaining in popularity,…


Meditate Twice and Call Me in the Morning

There was a scene in a movie from about 30 years ago, in which a woman is having what appears to be a panic attack in a department store. She starts to sweat and become jittery as she lies down on the floor. Her concerned partner leans over her as a crowd gathers around. The…


Why Is COVID-19 so Severe?

Are the antibodies we produce to fight COVID-19 infection causing severe disease? A new paper—so new in fact that it has not yet been peer-reviewed—from scientists in Hangzhou, China, appears to indicate just that. The researchers’ data suggests that at least two antibodies which target the spike protein that enables the COVID-19 virus to enter…


Why Is COVID-19 Severe for Some?

Are the antibodies we produce to fight COVID-19 infection causing severe disease? A new paper—so new in fact that it hasn’t yet been peer-reviewed—from scientists in Hangzhou, China, appears to indicate just that. The researchers’ data suggests that at least two antibodies that target the spike protein that enables the COVID-19 virus to enter human…


Why Is Covid so Severe?

Are the antibodies we produce to fight COVID infection causing severe disease? A new paper—so new in fact that it has not yet been peer-reviewed—from scientists in Hangzhou, China, appears to indicate just that. The researchers’ data suggests that at least two antibodies which target the spike protein that enables the COVID virus to enter…