The lingering effects of trauma are often not expressed through words but through the physical body. To give an example, women who have been exposed to violence are statistically more likely to experience stomach pain, back pain, headaches, migraines, dizziness, …
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5 Health Tips for Sedentary Jobs
If you think there isn’t much you can do about having an office job and needing to sit allday….you’re wrong! It’s true that sitting for long hours is not great for your health. It can mess with yourmetabolism and lead …
Fitness and Focus in Kids
Children who are physically unfit at the age of 9 years old have double the risk of developing attention problems (ADHD) during their teenage years. This is compared with physically fit children, and the statistic comes from children who participated …
Fibromyalgia: It’s Not In Your Head.
Have you ever been told there is no physical explanation for your body aches, pains, and sensitivity? Lots of people who are told this are given a diagnosis of “fibromyalgia” but no real explanation of what that means. I know …
How Your Weight Affects Breast Health
Being overweight or obese puts you at an increased risk of developing breast cancer, but why? It might sound a bit science-y, but it all comes down to the metabolic patterns that accompany changes in body composition, like: Insulin resistance …
Best and Worst Foods for Migraine Headaches
✨ New Research ✨ According to researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, eating more fatty fish might reduce migraine headaches. For anybody who struggles with migraines, you know this …
Fermented Foods vs. Fiber: What’s Best?
Stanford Medicine: Fermented Foods Decrease Markers of Inflammation You want to know what drives obesity, heart disease, diabetes, dementia, and almost all chronic diseases? Sure, there are influences of genetics and lifestyle and diet, but I’m talking about the molecular …
The Emotional Toll on Kids
Let’s talk mental health in kids. Some of our kids are facing serious mental health challenges because of the pandemic. They are either doing school remotely or are wearing masks all day, and all of them are being asked to …
Discover Why Your Greatest Battle is with Yourself
Dennis Prager, the radio talk show host once said, “The biggest battle in life is with yourself.” He couldn’t be more right. The weight loss journey is a painful and challenging one, and it’s one you’ll have to fight on …
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Simple Rules of Motivation
Everything boils down to choice. You can drag yourself up the same way you can drag yourself down. It is a choice you have to make every, single day. Whenever you are faced with this conflict of choices, bring with …
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