by Rich Ellis | Oct 18, 2021 | Diet, Fitness, Health, Nutrition, Uncategorized, Wellness
Add this to your next blood test to assess heart risk Cardiovascular disease remains one of the biggest health threats to Americans. For years, LDL (“bad”) cholesterol levels have been the measuring stick for cardiovascular risk, but recent studies have indicated that...
by Rich Ellis | Oct 11, 2021 | Health, Mental Health, Wellness
How is your invisible load? You may have read the Dr Libby Book – The Invisible Load. If not then the subject of this blog is specifically about that same principle or a slice of it at the very least. The book talks about an accumulating stress load that we...
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by Rich Ellis | Oct 11, 2021 | Diet, Health, Immunity, Nutrition, Wellness
What is seasonal affective disorder? The shorter daylight hours of the autumn and winter seasons can affect sleep, productivity and state of mind. Light therapy (also known as phototherapy) may help. It uses specially designed boxes that emit full-spectrum light to...
by Rich Ellis | Oct 6, 2021 | Health, Wellness
“Sleep touches on nearly every aspect of our physiology and psychology, of our interaction with the world and with others.”William Dement (2000)/ Sleep Research Pioneer This article comes directly from Dr Wendy Sweet an expert in the field of menopause and someone I...
by Rich Ellis | Oct 5, 2021 | Diet, Health, Immunity, Nutrition, Wellness
We all need essential fatty acids in our diets We all need essential fatty acids, especially the anti-inflammatory omega-3 fatty acids, for optimum health. I recommend eating several servings of oily fish, such as wild salmon, per week as a dietary strategy...
