October 2017

Your Brain On Forest- Living Near a Forest Keeps Your Amygdala Healthier

October 18, 2017 / Mental Health, Wellness and Wellbeing

This Is Your Brain On Forest- Amygdala Health Social determinants of health have increasingly shown the impact of neighborhood on health. There may be an even deeper connection that cuts across socio-economic boundaries. Researchers have found that proximity to forests is linked to amygdala health. A neuroimaging study reveals city dwellers who live closer […]

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Dramatic Impact of Lifestyle Medicine on Health and Survival

October 17, 2017 / Holistic Programs

Lifestyle Medicine And Its Dramatic Impact As a rule in the Perry Household we generally support each other through good times and bad. There is an exception to the rule… when Tim (Dad) finds evidence that he is “right”. That usually means lectures punctuated with “this makes so much sense… why did it take so

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Could some ADHD be a type of sleep disorder? That would fundamentally change how we treat it.

October 17, 2017 / Sleep

ADHD Sleep Disorder? Sleep is vital to health. There are a number of health-related problems that stem from insufficient sleep. There has even been a Nobel Prize for research into the body’s Circadian Rhythm and sleep. So often we look for a pharmaceutical fix when there may be another mechanism at work. Could there be

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Sleep Duration May Affect Integrity of Sperm DNA

October 16, 2017 / Sleep

Sleep Affects Sperm DNA We understand that sleep is healthy. It should be no surprise that sleep affects sperm DNA. However, the amount of sleep is also important. The “if sleep is good then more is better” logic seems intuitive but a recent study shows we can get too much of a good thing. Researchers

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Study Links Gut Microbiome With “Ridiculously Healthy” Aging

October 16, 2017 / Gut Health, Nutrition

Gut Microbiome And Ridiculously Healthy Aging A recent study has linked the human gut microbiome and ridiculously healthy aging. Unfortunately, the study did not establish whether the micorbiome caused healthy aging or was produced by healthy aging. 8-( People who live to be 100 years old have distinctive gut microbiome ecosystems. Each of us has

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Why your next house might be a wellness home

October 14, 2017 / Wellness and Wellbeing

Wellness Home A movement to promote wellness home design is growing. And why not? The modern lifestyle is tough. We need an environment that speaks to our particular needs. Our surroundings greatly influence our health. Consumers are taking actions to make those surroundings more nurturing, not just decorative. Move over smart home, there’s a new

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Tai Chi Benefits Health

October 13, 2017 / Heart Health, Tai Chi, Wellness and Wellbeing

Tai Chi Benefits Health There are many health benefits that seem out of place for this slow-moving martial art. Practitioners have claimed for centuries that tai chi benefits health. Now research is exploring and adding to those claims. Tai Chi burns about 275 calories per hour – more calories than surfing, and about the same

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Follow Your Gut To Know What Is Causing Your Depression

October 12, 2017 / Mental Health

Gut Health Influences Mental Health Many of us have heard the expression “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach”. That may be more true than we realized and it may apply to all of us. Until recently the research community had not given much thought to how gut health influences mental health.

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Research Finds Light Therapy Helps Treat Chronic Pain

October 11, 2017 / Light Therapy

Chronic Pain Light Therapy New research shows that chronic pain light therapy may help. Chronic pain afflicts over 100 million people across the United States. It diminishes their productivity and their quality of life and costs hundreds of billions of dollars each year to medically manage. It shatters people’s emotional wellbeing, tears apart families and

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The Benefits of Being Present

October 10, 2017 / Mindfulness, Tai Chi

Being Present Mindfulness is in vogue. We hear phrases like “just breathe”. Yoga pants sell at over $100. Once reserved for parks in China, Tai Chi classes dot the US landscape. Aetna’s CEO, Mark Bertolini, has found mindfulness improves his productivity as well as Aetna’s workforce. Perhaps we should pause, just a moment, and consider

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