CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL Do you like to play a little Candy Crush or surf Facebook before bed? Or maybe you’re vegging out in front of your giant LED television or reading a novel on your iPad. Then when you turn the lights off you toss and turn frustratingly into the wee hours [...]
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CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL Most of us are starting the New Year with resolutions to improve, but few changes will improve your life more than regular exercise. However, starting an exercise habit can seem insurmountable to the chronically sedentary. This article offers tips to get you motivated to begin and stick with regular [...]
CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL America is on a never-ending quest to satisfy its sweet tooth without the health risks of sugar and other sweeteners. Anyone with a natural bent knows to avoid toxic artificial sweeteners such as aspartame and sucralose, but what about the more "natural" ones, such as xylitol, erythritol, and sorbitol? Although they're found on [...]
CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL Do you often wake up at 3 a.m., your mind racing with thoughts, and you can't fall back asleep? Try this crazy sounding but highly effective tip: Eat something! Make sure it's not something sweet but instead something with protein and fat, such as nut butter, a bit of [...]
CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL A candida infection is an overgrowth of the fungus Candida albicans. It can affect the skin, mouth, throat, genitals, or blood. Common expressions of a candida infection include oral thrush, a vaginal yeast infection, jock itch, athlete's foot, and even brain fog and fatigue. If the infection enters the bloodstream, it [...]
CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL Eating disorders affect an estimated 5 to 10 percent of the population and are generally thought to be a psychological disorder. However, new research from France shows gut bacteria can also play a role in causing eating disorders. The study showed eating disorders developed in mice who had an immune reaction [...]
CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL Teens burn through life because, well, they can, and research shows two out of three teens are severely sleep deprived. But what teens and the adults in their lives don’t realize is that sleep deprivation raises the risk of car accidents and driving fatalities (driving sleepy is as bad as driving [...]
CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL BPA (bisphenol-A) is gaining recognition as an undesirable toxin that people now try to avoid in plastics, particularly water bottles. But it's harder to avoid than you think – research shows handling those seemingly innocuous store receipts quickly raises blood levels of BPA. BPA on store receipts Store and fast food [...]
By now you’ve probably heard of CoQ10 and it’s anti-aging potential. The newest discovery in the anti-aging world is PQQ (pyrroloquinoline quinone). PQQ works inside your cells like CoQ10 by defending them from damage. But what sets PQQ apart is that it can also energize your cells so they function better. This is done by [...]
CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL It seems the times when we most need to support ourselves with healthy habits is when we are most apt to fall off the wagon. It can happen during major life changes or stressors, such as a move, the end of a relationship, or change in job status. Although [...]