Showing posts with tag: health
Better Health During a Road Trip
Hit the Road With Ease Remember summer vacation with the cooler in the back seat full of sandwiches and drinks? It was a good idea then and now as a way to eat well when traveling. While it is certainly a treat to try local specialty foods, too much variation from a healthy diet can […]
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Boosting Your Holiday-Season Immune System
Have a Happy, Healthy Holiday! Everyone want to enjoy their holiday season. It’s an exciting time full of shopping, gifts, food, and fun! For many of us it is an opportunity to see the family members we miss most and to enjoy time spent making great memories. But with all the visits and trips, your […]
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November is National Healthy Skin Month!
Take Care of Your Skin! The skin is the body’s largest organ and is responsible for much of the body’s outer protection, so why not take good care of it? With winter approaching, many of us will be facing the challenge of dry, cracking skin as the cold moves in and the moisture in our […]
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Acupuncture for Balanced Energy
An Age Old Holistic Helper Acupuncture is a component of traditional Chinese medicine that is practiced by the insertion of very thin needles into the skin at strategic points. For the Chinese, it is a treatment that evolved to align the body and mind and to regulate the flow of energy through the body, creating […]
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Be Heart Healthy, Avoid High Cholesterol
September is National High Cholesterol Education Month! According to the CDC (or Center for Disease Control and Prevention), 71 million adults suffer from high cholesterol and only one third of them have the condition under control. To make matters even worse, high cholesterol, like high blood pressure raises the likelihood of life-threatening conditions such as […]
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Tai Chi – An Alignment of Body and Mind
Align your body and mind through gentle movement. To some, the difference between Tai Chi and Yoga might appear to stop at the name, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. While both practices strive towards similar goals, they have vastly different principles and benefits for their user. Tai Chi was developed in China […]
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This July, Take Control of UV Safety
July is UV Safety Month! As summer comes to a peak, beach days are frequent and you – and many others – are taking advantage of the lovely warmth and the beautiful oceans. A bad sunburn can ruin a good vacation with your family, so it’s important to take steps to prevent them. There are […]
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Oral Health Impacts Overall Health
Oral Health Concerns in U.S. Poor oral health is often overlooked when assessing our overall health, even though studies show that oral health might contribute to a variety of diseases and health conditions. Despite efforts to educate the public on this health risk, a significant number of people in the U.S. have gum disease or […]
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CrossFit Explained
CrossFit For Everyone Beware if you call CrossFit a gym. Misconceptions abound when it comes to differentiating CrossFit from the other methods and venues for people to work out. There is, in fact, a journal outlining the methodology of CrossFit. This journal dispels the belief that there is no beginners program and that CrossFit is […]
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Diabetes Health Effects – Myths and Facts
Understanding Diabetes Grasping the breadth and depth of diabetes is challenging because this disease is sneaky at first, however it impacts organs and causes a host of health issues over time. When sugar levels are out of control the immune system is opened to all sorts of attacks. Diabetes Myths Myth: Diabetes is not that […]
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