When you hear the word stress or see it written before you, you know what it is, right? However, if you were to define it, you would probably find that your response differs from thousands of others. The official definition of stress, as per the National Institutes of Health is “how the brain and body respond to any demands.” The response is your body’s defense. Continue reading 7 Healthy Methods of Coping With Chronic Stress
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Brain Health: 6 Essential Tips to Keep Your Brain Healthy
A person’s existence has a significant impact on their brain health. How you manage stress, how well you socialize, how well you sleep, how much you exercise, and what you drink and eat are all crucial to brain health. So how do you achieve brain health? The Cleveland Clinic identifies six pillars of brain health that can help you achieve optimal brain health, even into old age. Continue reading Brain Health: 6 Essential Tips to Keep Your Brain Healthy
Paleo in 28 Book Review
What if you could transform yourself and your lifestyle in just 28 days with five ingredients used for recipes that can make a difference in your weight and your health? Paleo in 28 is well worth pursuing, especially if you’ve wanted to try the Paleo diet but didn’t know where to begin. Continue reading Paleo in 28 Book Review
Paleo for Beginners
Now that we’ve finished the Whole30 (twice), it is time to start looking for something that may be a little more manageable for an extended period. The Whole30 doesn’t necessarily have to be a lifestyle. It can be a starting point to kick-start your metabolism and learn what intolerances you might have.
So what other diets are out there? Paleo, Keto, South Beach, and others. Which is best? I don’t know. I’ve been researching and will share what I have found so far. Paleo seems the most similar to Whole30, so I decided to start there. One of the big differences I’ve noticed is that the Paleo diet allows a few sweeteners (including honey and maple sugar) whereas the Whole30 doesn’t allow any sweeteners. Continue reading Paleo for Beginners
Gluten Sensitivity: What You Need to Know
Undoubtedly you have seen or heard people saying they are reducing their gluten or giving it up altogether. In some cases, people have allergies or a condition called Celiac disease, which is causing gluten to make them ill. Others just have a non-celiac gluten sensitivity (usually just called gluten sensitivity).
It is estimated that 18 million Americans suffer from gluten sensitivity, which is about six times as many as Celiac sufferers. Whereas there is a test for Celiac disease, there isn’t a test for gluten sensitivity. Right now it is just a matter of ruling out other causes and eliminating gluten from the diet to see if it reduces your symptoms. Since sensitivities are more common, that will be the focus of this post. Continue reading Gluten Sensitivity: What You Need to Know
7 Frequent Causes of Fibromyalgia Flare-Ups
If you have been living with fibromyalgia for a short time, you’re probably aware that there are some things that you can do to help reduce pain and discomfort. What you might not know is that there is a range of everyday things that can contribute heavily to fibromyalgia flare-ups.
What sorts of things might those be? It may be different for each person. This article has been written to share some facts on causes of fibromyalgia flare-ups. Continue reading 7 Frequent Causes of Fibromyalgia Flare-Ups
5 Ways to Reduce Stress in Your Life
Stress is something that seems unavoidable in today’s fast-paced world. While the human body is built to adapt to and handle short-term stress well, it is not able to handle the effects that stress can have on someone’s body. It is important to be able to reduce stress. Continue reading 5 Ways to Reduce Stress in Your Life
Using Natural Remedies for Insomnia
There’s nothing as beautiful as the first rays of the sun. Watching the sunrise can get your morning off to a great start. Unless of course, you’ve been awake since the middle of the night and the only thing the sunrise means to you is that you didn’t get any sleep. Insomnia strikes again. Continue reading Using Natural Remedies for Insomnia
What Are Thyroid Disorders?
Thyroid disorders are common among millions of Americans. Most of them don’t even know they have a thyroid disorder until the symptoms become so magnified that a doctor finally tests for it. What is a thyroid and what are thyroid disorders? Continue reading What Are Thyroid Disorders?
Anti-Inflammatory Foods to Eat if You Have Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia can make a person who suffers with it begin to feel helpless and completely at the mercy of the disease. If you’re a person dealing with the difficulties of fibromyalgia, you are well acquainted with the sudden nature of flare-ups, and the various types of pain that you experience. But you may be interested to know that there are a few foods that can help you deal with effects from the disease. The following information provides you with a list of anti-inflammatory foods to help with fibromyalgia. Continue reading Anti-Inflammatory Foods to Eat if You Have Fibromyalgia
