Health & Fitness
I Have a Behavioral Health Issue and an Addiction: What Do I Do?
Here is a great resource: http://www.recovery.org/browse/duvall-wa/ If you have a behavioral health concern and an addiction, it is best to find a facility that treats both. This is usually done in a facility that treats co-occurring mental health disorders and substance use disorders. Treatment Centers for Mental Health and Addiction You have options when it…
Read MoreWhen Sitting is Harmful to Your Health
Elliot O’Connor. This entry was posted in Staying Healthy and tagged sitting, sitting disease, UW Sports Medicine. Bookmark the permalink. Dr. Brian Liem and Elliot O’Connor, DPT, from UW Sports Medicine hosted a Whole U Seminar on how to beat the sitting disease (view a video of the seminar here). It filled up quickly and the feedback from attendees was so positive that we…
Read MoreEating Disorders, Fitness, and Substance Abuse
By Chris Elkins Chris Elkins is a senior writer and researcher for DrugRehab.com. He writes about addiction-related topics, reports the latest news, and tells stories of recovery. Despite the stereotype, supermodels and teenage girls trying to become what they see on magazine covers aren’t the only people who suffer from eating disorders. An estimated 20…
Read MoreQuinoa Stuffed Zucchini Boats
Serve these as a side dish or appetizer at your next cookout. For the romesco sauce: 1 slice crusty bread, cut into cubes 1 cup drained and chopped bottled roasted red bell peppers ¼ cup sliced almonds 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice kosher salt, to taste ½ teaspoon smoked…
Read MoreWhy Sports Nutrition Needs to Look Beyond Proteins
If you go to the gym a couple of times a week and eat healthy, you can’t help but hear the word ”protein” whenever someone talks about their diet. Of course, we all know that protein is required to build and repair muscle, but many have gone a bit overboard with the amount of protein…
Read MoreThe Role of HCl in Digestion
Digestion starts with the sight, thought, or smell of food. When the brain anticipates an incoming meal, the vagus nerve sends a message to the stomach causing the release of acetylcholine. The binding of acetylcholine to G cells in the stomach starts the secretion of gastrin and, in combination with acetylcholine and histamine, stimulates parietal cells…
Read More5 Easy Tweaks For An Instant Focus Boost
You know that feeling you get when you get to the bottom of the page, and you realize you have processed absolutely nothing that you have just read? Or, you’re looking at someone and have to ask yourself what they just said. Lack of focus can be an issue for a lot of people, but…
Read MoreYou Can Run, But Sitting May Still Increase the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
You may be a beast in the gym or on the track, but if you spend a lot of time sitting, you still may be at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other diseases. That’s the word from the American Heart Association, which has published a scientific statement about the dangers of too much…
Read MoreAlpha Lipoic Acid
Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) is not classified as a vitamin, yet is synthesized by the body and is conditionally essential. Alpha lipoic acid benefits include supporting glucose metabolism, and this is perhaps it’s best-known feature.1,2,3 As a chiral molecule, it can be found in both isomeric forms (S and R) while the majority of non-specified supplemental…
Read MoreU.S. Adults Get Failing Grades in Healthy Lifestyle Behavior
by Shari Barbanel in Top Headlines Only 2.7 percent of the U.S. adult population achieves all four of some basic behavioral characteristics that researchers say would constitute a “healthy lifestyle” and help protect against cardiovascular disease, a recent study concluded. In this study, researchers from Oregon State University (OSU) and the University of Mississippi examined how many…
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