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Precautions like washing your hands regularly and not touching your face are important to ward off illness. And the foods you put on your plate can play an important role. Following a healthy, well-balanced diet that prioritizes whole foods over processed ones is one...
Given the current world climate, boosting the immune system is top-of-mind for many people. The truth is, immunity depends on many factors. Some you have control over, and others you don’t. But exercise does play a role in immunity, so it’s worth understanding how...
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 elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) levels – which...
Mildly spicy and full of vegetables, this easy green chicken curry is the ultimate take-out fake out. If you’ve never tried fresh lime leaves, it’s worth the effort to seek them out! They add a floral-meets-lime flavor to soups and curries — and they freeze well, so...
Sleep inertia can occur immediately after waking up, causing you to feel drowsy, groggy, and tired — even after a decent night’s sleep. Causes of sleep inertia include waking up in the wrong sleep cycle, accumulated sleep debt, poor sleep quality, and misalignment...
B vitamins support adrenal function (the glands that produce hormones that play a role in controlling blood sugar, burning fat and protein, and regulating blood pressure), calm and maintain a healthy nervous system, promote key metabolic processes, and turn starch and...
People who cultivate healthy sleep habits are more likely to live longer than those with poor-quality sleep. That’s according to recent research by investigators at Harvard Medical School. They analyzed data from 172,321 people with an average age of 50 who were part...
Chances are you’ve used, or at least heard of, melatonin. A hormone naturally produced in our brains, melatonin is commonly known as “the sleep hormone.” It is also one of the most popular over-the-counter sleep remedies on the market: Melatonin supplement use has...
Last time I shared some wise words from a newsletter I follow about seratonin. Why re-do the research when someone's already done it right? There are some really simple ways to protect and promote your seratonin levels and here are a number of them in no particular...
You may well have heard of seratonin. It's a neurotransmitter that plays a crucial role in various physiological processes and has been linked to several important functions in the body. We know it as our ‘feel good’ neurotransmitter but the other roles of serotonin...