Trying to “detox” after the holidays? Feeling bloated, stiff and achy? Daily exercise is absolutely essential for keeping your whole body in good working order, and physical activity stimulates your body’s major detoxification organs, including your intestines, urinary tract, sweat glands, circulatory system, and lymphatics. New research shows that as little as 20 minutes of […]
Every single day, we are exposed to toxins. Air pollutants, heavy metals, mold, and airborne pathogens are around us all the time – without us even knowing it. Many of our foods are full of toxins too, like pesticides, antibiotics, and even added sugars. These toxins are serious contributors to inflammation. They ‘turn on’ genes […]
Stop ignoring those achy joints, bursitis flare-ups and stomach aches. Inflammation is one of the most common as well as most serious causes of chronic disease. Here’s why: high levels of inflammation in the body cause your cells to deteriorate and lose their ability to function properly. In turn, this leads to the development […]
Did you have fun imbibing more than usual over the holiday season? Well, here’s your new year’s wake up call. In a recent report published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, apparently there’s new evidence that alcohol consumption, even moderate amounts, can increase the occurrence of certain cancers. Just having one little drink a […]
Trying to get your kids to eat healthy can be a battle of wills, but studies show that if you don’t give up, your persistence will pay off. A group of pediatric researchers from the University of Buffalo recently published a paper in the Obesity Reviews that stated if you continually expose infants and children […]
A team of international researchers recently completed almost fifty studies involving almost two thousand men and women to see if there is a definitive link between eating protein and healthy muscle development, and you know what they found? Muscles really dig those proteins. To be more specific, there is a strong correlation between protein […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has stunned guac lovers everywhere by urging the public to thoroughly wash the peel on their avocado, even though no one’s going to eat it. This month, the federal agency announced that investigators’ sampling found Listeria monocytogenes on the peels of about one in every five avocados. Over the […]
In a recent study led by the North American Menopause Society (NAMS), research revealed that the simple act of taking the stairs is a great way to manage the arterial stiffness and high blood pressure that often comes with menopause. In the study, researchers assigned 41 women to either a stair-climbing program or a […]
Fitness trainers take note! In a concerted effort to determine if exercise could actually slow the effects of cognitive decline, researchers at the University of Connecticut recently analyzed almost 20 studies that focused on over 1,000 adults in their 70’s to early 80’s. The results showed that certain kinds of exercise may actually help people […]
Pregnant moms want to know, “Can I safely train my abs during pregnancy?” Well, according to the experts at the American Council on Exercise (ACE), the answer is a resounding, “Yes!” The fitness pros say that strong abdominals help in all three phases of pregnancy. First, they work like a support belt to help carry […]