Low-carb diets could shorten life The diet advice yo-yo continues… now low-carb diets could shorten life. The “evil” carb may not be so evil after all, especially when compared to a diet high in animal products. Low-carb diets, such as Atkins, have become increasingly popular for weight loss and have shown promise for lowering the […]
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10 Best Essential Oils There can be something relaxing about an aroma, much like a soothing familiar song. Using our senses to help our health has been practiced for centuries and is regaining popularity. Not everything requires a pill or procedure… maybe just a moment to relax and take in a pleasant aroma. Each person
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The Humble Cabbage Fights Cancer Could an agent in the fight against cancer be lying at our feet? The humble cabbage has been a food staple in many ethnic dishes for centuries: sauerkraut, kimchi, borscht, among others. In addition to filling millions of bellies, the humble cabbage fights cancer according to new research. That cruciferous
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Tai Chi Benefits Dad has practiced Tai Chi for over 17 years, never missing a day. It can take as little as 15 minutes or can be repeated and stretched for hours. Tai Chi benefits us in so many ways. So much of what those who play tai chi find is really just hard to
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Is Loneliness The Real New Smoking? There has been a flurry of headlines declaring that sitting is the new smoking. There is certainly merit in getting folks up and about. Those nifty elevating desks might even make sense for some. However, perhaps loneliness is the real new smoking. The UK has already appointed a Loneliness Minister.
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Gua Sha May Help Perimenopause Though not widely known in the West, Gua Sha has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for centuries and gua sha may help with perimenopause. As we continue to appreciate the complexities of health and the intricate connections to Lifestyle and other determinants, adding in lower-risk therapies like gua sha
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Mental Healthy Eating Like physical health, our mental health is also influenced by our diet among other things. Unfortunately, research is lagging on the critical connection for mental healthy eating but this article does shed some light. They say you are what you eat, and we all know that the foods we eat have an
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Anxiety v Stress There is stress and then there is anxiety. Stress can actually be good, a leftover from our ancestry’s “fight or flight” reaction to perceived threats. However, in our Modern World that “fight or flight” instinct can run continuously… far more than we are capable of maintaining. There is a difference between Anxiety
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Healthcare Beyond The Physical Body There are many things that are healthcare too… and hence the name of our company, HealthCare Too, back in 2013. It is nice to see others getting on board. Karen S. Lynch, president of Aetna, wrote about the overwhelming impact of “social determinants” on our health and recognized that healthcare goes
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Cigarette Diet? Have we replaced one poor-health habit with another? It took decades and major court decisions to tarnish cigarettes. It wasn’t long ago that people smoked in their offices. Now we munch on bags of potato chips, cheese poofs, and other crunchy killers. “Most deaths in the United States are preventable and related to nutrition.” According
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