There are many risk factors for back pain that you can control – like your weight, posture, and even the position you sleep in. Your height, however, is not among them, yet it can influence your risk of back pain. Adults have the same number of vertebrates in their spine regardless of height, but they’re generally larger … Read More
9 Smart Ways to Eat More Vegetables
Vegetables are full of vitamins, minerals, fiber and antioxidants, which work synergistically to lower your risk of heart disease, cancer, dementia, arthritis, stroke and more. Vegetables also have anti-aging properties, and eating veggies and fruits (seven or more servings daily) has been shown to lower your risk of dyin … Read More
Is It Best to Shower in the Morning or Evening?
It’s one of the great questions in life: should you shower in the morning or at night? Each side definitely has its devotees, while others simply allow their schedule to dictate when’s the best time to wash up. But let’s say you have time both morning and night for a shower. Is one truly better than the other? It turns ou … Read More
Inspiring Video! How to Age Gracefully (from those age 7 to 93)
This is such a cute, funny, meaningful, and inspiring video below... People age 7 to 93 share one short piece of advice with their younger counterparts... (AFTERWARD, please share below: What one piece of advice would you give to YOUR younger self?) * * * * * After watching, SHARE IN THE COMMENT AREA BELOW what one … Read More
The 9 Top Symptoms of Fibromyalgia (most don’t know they have this disease!)
It’s estimated that 5 million Americans, mostly women, suffer from fibromyalgia.[i] Most are not diagnosed until middle age, although symptoms often begin earlier, and many are not correctly diagnosed at all. Often considered an arthritis-related condition, fibromyalgia is not actually a form of arthritis. However, it is … Read More
Avoiding GMOs? Ditch These 10 Popular Foods!
If you want to avoid genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in your food and you eat processed foods, you’d better get ready to purge your pantry. It’s estimated that at least 75 percent of processed foods, from crackers to soda, contain GM ingredients.[i] This is largely because 93 percent of U.S. corn and 94 percent of U … Read More
House Passes DARK Act to Keep You From Knowing What’s in Your Food
No matter where you stand on the issue of genetically modified (GM) foods – whether you believe them to be an environmental and public health disaster or you’re more willing to give them a try – one thing’s for certain: we should all be free to make the choice of whether or not we consume them For the record, there are ma … Read More
6 Natural Treatments for Gout
About 3 million Americans suffer from gout, a form of arthritis that leads to intense, painful swelling in your joints. Many people experience their first gout attack in their big toe, which may feel like sharp, intense pain along with swelling and stiffness. The site of the attack will also be red and hot to the touch. A … Read More
5 Vegetables That Help Build Muscle
When you think of building muscles, vegetables are probably the last food group that comes to mind. A thick grass-fed steak, a couple of free-range eggs or even a whey protein shake … these are the types of foods that truly build muscles, right? Yes, they certainly do … but they’re not the only ones. And if you’re overloo … Read More
11 Signs of Dementia to Watch For
… Plus an 8-Question Dementia Risk Quiz Earlier this year, stunning new research was published showing the biological processes that lead to mental decline and eventually dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, start 18 years before symptoms appear.[i] The researchers followed more than 2,000 participants for 18 years a … Read More