Managing Stress and Anxiety During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Managing Stress and Anxiety During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Our bodies are designed to react to anything that causes physical, emotional or psychological strain, i.e., stress. Stress can be positive, say when it helps you complete a project at the required time, and negative when it’s out of control and lands you into a state of depression, substance abuse, etc. It’s very normal for…

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Top 5 Sugar Shockers

Blood Sugar

Surprising foods you never knew were loaded with sugar When it comes to sweet treats like doughnuts, cakes, and cookies, it’s pretty obvious that they’re loaded with sugar. But what about the not-so-obvious foods? Health professionals agree that we need to use more discretion when consuming certain foods. Reading nutrition labels, checking ingredients and doing,…

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How Effective Are Natural Beauty Products to Your Skin?

beauty products

I remember my first day of high school when my mother walked me into the bathroom and told me to take off all my makeup. I protested but she was insistent. Thirty minutes later, I walked out of the bathroom with a bare face and my skin felt so smooth and fresh. Women spend a…

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House of Cards: Diffusing Domestic Tension in the Pandemic

Diffusing Domestic Tension in the Pandemic

For many of us, the pandemic has represented not only a time of isolation but also a time of friction. Spending so much time at home with our loved ones often puts a strain on relationships, resulting in arguments, fallout, and sometimes even breakups. If you’re struggling with any of the above, you may need…

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Thru a Zen lens: Another way to look at cancer (Part I & II)

cancer

Your Nutritional Moment of Zen   A theory: What to do about it…before, during…and after It’s worth repeating several times): An ounce of prevention is worth a pound ton of cure Part 1 – The premise behind this paper It comes down to this: You can’t expect to go down the right road when you are…

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Helping a Loved One Suffering From a Chronic Condition

Helping a Loved One Suffering From a Chronic Condition

If you’re a friend or caregiver to a patient with a chronic condition such as Alzheimer’s or dementia, or if your loved one suffered a stroke that led to a long-term disability, you may be wondering how you can help to improve their lives. Even though some chronic conditions like arthritis and diabetes are incurable,…

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Key Foods to Boost the Immune System

Foods to Boost Your Immune System

The immune system provides a robust anatomical barrier that serves as a host defense mechanism. One of these anatomical barriers is the gastrointestinal tract, inside which there are many defense mechanisms such as peristalsis, gastric acid, bile acids, digestive enzymes, flushing, thiocyanate, defensins, and gut flora. The gut flora (microbiota) is a key focus for…

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One Episode of Binge Drinking Can Alter Genes That Affect Sleep

Binge Drinking

Just one episode of binge drinking can alter your sleep genes. That was the shocking finding of a study released by the University of Missouri School of Medicine. The study was intended to understand the mechanisms of how sleep deprivation may contribute to alcoholism in humans. It explored how binge drinking effects sleep, which it does, but…

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