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Do you find yourself without any seemingly real resources? Then you will want to read this powerful story and encouraging object lesson! As I look out of my window on this mid-April spring day, I see dead, brown, and blackened leaves, shriveled and curled, on many...
One in three Americans will most likely develop diabetes by 2050 if current trends continue. You have heard that a good diet, regular exercise, and modest weight loss can reduce your risk for diabetes. Now here is something you don’t hear about. Regularity in schedule...
Cultivate regularity in eating times, retiring, and waking. Melatonin, thyroid stimulating hormone, and the stress hormone cortisol run largely on a circadian (daily) rhythm. Normally in women, the menstrual cycle interacts with circadian processes to help control the...
Moderate exercise helps to protect us from influenza, but strenuous, exhaustive exercise increases susceptibility to influenza and other respiratory infections. Hong Kong researchers discovered individuals that never or seldom exercise increased their risk of dying...
Scientific studies show that even mild dehydration from short periods of fluid restriction decreases alertness and ability to concentrate and impairs performance. German researchers have found that dehydration contributes to and exacerbates many chronic diseases. For...
Cultivate a regular schedule. Cartilage cells have a functioning body clock which switches genes that control tissue function on and off. Scientists believe imposing a rhythm by regularly scheduled exercise, restricted meal times, or by targeting the joint itself with...
Sing or hum a song. Not only does singing improve one’s mood, but humming and singing can actually prove therapeutic! Nasal nitric oxide is known to be broadly antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial. Concentrations of nitric oxide in healthy sinuses are high and...
Psychological influences not only influence the effectiveness of the flu vaccine, but directly impact the immune system itself. For example, studies show that loneliness appears to have a significant impact on physical health, being linked detrimentally to worse sleep...
Who will win your battle? Free Radical Havoc Players or Antioxidant Quencher Players? Free radicals are essential to health. We need them for energy production in the mitochondria and and to help kill germs in the lysosomes. However, excessive amounts of free...
If you have ever been stung by a yellow jacket or have had a cold, you experienced the signs of acute inflammation. The redness, swelling, increased heat, and pain let us know that our bodies are fighting for us. However, if chronic inflammation occurs inside the...