Tag Archives: health

What Causes Hormonal Imbalance?

Hormonal imbalances occur any time your hormones are too high or too low, which can be one or many different hormones. These occur in men and women, though we are talking more about the hormone imbalances women experience since it is more common in women. Keep reading to learn more about what might have caused […]

Healthy Lifestyle Tip: Finding New Activities You Love

You can enjoy your life at any age, so don’t let the fact that you are middle-aged or an older adult keep you from the activities you want to pursue. In fact, finding things you love to do can keep you active and bring a lot of happiness into your life. Solo or Social Activities […]

The Do’s and Don’ts of Elimination Diets

Elimination diets are not diets that you use for weight loss and are not meant to be followed long-term. Instead, they remove certain types of foods from your diet that might be triggering physical symptoms, such as from IBS or gluten intolerance, for you to add them then back one at a time to figure […]

Cholesterol 101: A Basic Guide to Understanding Cholesterol

Cholesterol is something that people have learned to fear. We spend a lot of time eating foods that don’t have much of it, and we get our blood tested for it, but what is this strange substance that’s responsible for damaging our hearts? Cholesterol is a material that’s waxy and fatty. It’s found in the […]

4 Tips to Achieve and Maintain a Healthy Blood Pressure

It’s critical for heart health that you work on achieving and maintain healthy blood pressure. The best time to work on this is before you even develop high blood pressure, but if you’ve already been diagnosed, it’s not too late to start. Tip 1: Do not Smoke First, avoid tobacco. If you’ve never smoked, don’t […]

How Effective Is a Lymphatic Massage in Boosting the Immune System?

The concept of lymphatic massages has been going around lately as a means of helping boost your immune system. You may have heard about them and heard people talk about their benefits, but some find it hard to believe that you can boost your immune system through a simple massage. To understand what this massage […]

A Busy College Student’s Guide to Exercise

When you head off to college, you might be a little concerned about the ‘Freshman 15’ that so many people talk about. This is a risk for various reasons—from unhealthy foods you tend to eat to other unhealthy habits when you’re busy studying and spending time with your friends. However, just because you are in […]

9 Myths About Happiness and Aging

Studies have shown that there’s a strong link between your happiness and aging. Happy people don’t age as fast as people who just don’t enjoy their lives. One of the reasons for this is because people who are happier tend to be healthier than people who aren’t. They’re healthier because they’re proactive with their lives […]

How to Go From Too Thin to Fit and Lean

You don’t want to get fat when you add pounds – you want to gain weight and muscle at the same time. By now, you know that what you eat plays a pretty big part in adding on pounds in a sensible, healthy way. By bringing exercise into the picture, you can take those pounds […]

Can You Boost Your Immune System When You’re Already Sick?

There’s never a bad time to try to boost your immune system, and that includes while you’re already sick. It might seem redundant to some people to try to boost it after you’ve already been infected, but even while you’re sick, your immune system is still working hard to tackle the existing illness and prevent […]