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10 Simple Ways to Relieve Stress
The world is a stressful place these days, and we are all trying to deal with it the best we can. At the top of the list is this surging pandemic, and everything that goes with it. Social distancing itself is stressful as people want to interact with other...
Exercise Regularly… do it for your Brain
We are all living through an incredibly stressful time right now with the COVID-19 virus affecting all of our lives. A previous blog I wrote was about how exercise can help reduce stress, and that exercise is as important, or maybe even more important for our...
Restorative Sleep
Sleep is incredibly important for your mental and physical health. Did you know that you can survive longer without food than you can without sleep? If you are having trouble sleeping lately you are not alone. This has been an incredibly stressful year and since so...
Are You One of the 71%?
35% of Americans are now working remotely from home. A new study from the Lenovo Group found that 71% of those working from home are experiencing either new symptoms or an exacerbation of historic symptoms. The most common begin back pain, neck pain, poor...
Bike Safe!
Have you noticed the increase in the number of people out cycling? I sure have. Bike shops across the country are selling bicycles at a record pace to keep up with the increased demands. I think it is directly related to this global pandemic- as more...
On-Line Learning Ergonomic Tips
It’s hard to get used to learning at home. You miss out on seeing friends, collaborating on projects, one to one meetings with teachers and sports Learning from home is also tough on the body. Not that school desks are the best thing for your body, but at...
10 Ways to Boost your Body’s Natural Immunity Now!
I realize that this is a very difficult time for everyone right now. The best thing that we can do for ourselves, others around us and for our society as a whole is to continue to follow all the CDC guidelines :...
The Importance of Vitamin D3 for Optimum Health
Vitamin D3 is actually not a typical vitamin, but rather a secosteroid hormone that is crucial in upregulating nearly 2,000 out of our approximately 20,000 genes. It is therefore not just a “nice thing to consider” but rather extremely important in our nearly...
12 of the Best Anti-Inflammatory Foods You Can Eat
Last month I listed the top inflammation causing foods to avoid, and this month as promised is a list of some of the top Anti-Inflammatory foods you can add to your diet. (Most of this information was written by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE on December 19, 2019...
The Top 10 Inflammatory Foods to Avoid
I wanted to share some information that I have been researching these past few months about how diet can affect inflammatory responses in the human body. There is an epidemic of inflammatory diseases that affect millions of people every day, and many experts...