Wellness Tips
Antibacterial and Antiseptic Quality of Cloves
I keep a bottle of cloves handy by my reading chair in the living room. I chew on a few every day, especially if I eat something in the evening before bed. It increases digestion and therefore decreases the amount of undigested food sitting in your GI tract as you fall asleep.
Exercise Increases Stamina, Self-image, Attractiveness and Sexual Satisfaction for Men and Women
As we get older and busier in our lives, exercise becomes more of a chore rather than an enjoyable activity. Some are fortunate enough to have gotten the runners high, and therefore, are easily motivated to exercise and may continue to do so as they age.
The Value of Happiness in a Healthy Body
Many studies support the belief that having an upbeat and positive attitude will translate into living a longer, healthier life, and conversely, that a pessimistic outlook promotes ill health and can shave years off your life.
Did You Know? – Cognitive Decline
Cognitive decline is something that is in the news predominantly in the last few decades...
Migraines, Migraines…
Migraines affect an estimated 38 million Americans. They can strike both young and old, but a majority of sufferers are women, and/or between the ages of 35 and 55...
The effects of exercise on depression
We have heard of the benefits of exercise on heart disease and weight loss but now many experts agree that exercise is one of the most powerful tools available for the prevention and management of depression...
Cardiovascular disease and meditation.
While the research has not reached a definitive conclusion on the statistical benefit of various meditation techniques on cardiovascular health, this author, a long time meditation practitioner, is convinced of its overall beneficial effects...
Gratitude...The physiological and psychological benefits
When you say “thank you”, do you really mean it or is it just politeness to which you give little attention? Neuroscientists have found that if you really feel it when you say it, you’ll be happier and healthier...
Your Posture and Mood
Structure affects function. In the world of musculoskeletal disorders, this is a common axiom...
Boosting Male Fertility
Back in 2016, the Virginia Center for Reproductive Medicine ("VCRM"), one of the nation's leading fertility centers, offered a guide to a growing fertility problem - low sperm count and poor sperm quality - and how it can be solved...
Sitting Is the New Smoking
The costs for excessive sitting: the increased risk of serious diseases and the infliction of pain throughout the spine...
Vitamin D and sleep issues
As a follow-up to the recent article I submitted regarding vitamin D and long-term effects on cancer and heart disease we find another very interesting relationship and need for vitamin D and producing good sleep. ..