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As our bodies age, it gets increasingly difficult to find an effective sport that won’t cause us knee injury, lower back pain, and all kinds of aches and pains in our joints and muscles. Swimming is an excellent choice for anyone looking to get in a good cardio workout while engaging in a low-risk, non-impact sport. Especially during these hot summer months, water sports are ... Continue Reading
November is world diabetes month, so what better time to educate yourself on this prevalent disease than right now? What is Diabetes? Diabetes is a serious disease that causes your blood glucose level to be too high. We get glucose from the foods we eat—it’s what gives us energy. Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas, and its job is to get glucose from food into the cells ... Continue Reading
Ouabain is nature's perfect, but forgotten, remedy for heart disease. This post from Foundation for Alternative and Integrative Medicine highlights how Americans with heart problems can benefit from this forgotten remedy. Could it be that the best treatment for heart disease was already discovered over 150 years ago, but nowadays even alternative medicine has forgotten about ... Continue Reading
Bet you never considered that a visit to your local comedy club could positively affect your physical and emotional well-being. If you’ve ever heard someone say, “Laughter is the best medicine!” they weren’t wrong. In fact, they may not have realized just how true that statement is. Research shows astounding benefits of laughter, from increasing general happiness to decreasing ... Continue Reading
High blood cholesterol is a condition that plagues one out of three American adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (1) Considering the risks of high cholesterol—cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, heart attack, and stroke—it’s vital that we alter our diets to include more foods that positively impact blood cholesterol levels and ... Continue Reading
