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Aug 5, 2022 · Health & WellnessDo You Need a Heart-Rate Monitor?
Are these devices really worth it? A Life Time trainer shares the influence they can have on your training regimen and outcomes.
Aug 3, 2022 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - Foods With Anti-Cancer Properties
The food that you choose to eat can have a dramatic effect on your body. It can either increase or decrease your risk of developing disease – most of which are heavily influenced by diet. There are several foods which research has shown to protect against cancer.
Aug 1, 2022 · Gut Health7 Ways to Improve Your Skin through Your Gut
You know the old saying, the eyes are the windows to the soul. Maybe that’s true. But what researchers know for sure is that the skin is the window to what’s going on inside the body. What’s going on inside the gut, especially with the trillions of the bacteria that live there, often directly affects the skin. When the gut microbiome is out of synch with the rest of the body – a case of too few microbial strains or an overabundance of unfriendly strains – it often makes itself known in the form of common skin rashes, irritations and/or eruptions.
Jul 29, 2022 · Health & WellnessIs Doing Housework Good for Your Brain?
Vacuuming and cleaning windows may help our cognition and attention spans, according to a recent study.
Jul 27, 2022 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - The Benefits of Unplugging
Have you ever looked around you and noticed how many people were glued to their phones? At times, technology seems inescapable. Although we all benefit from technology - from facetimes with loved ones, to sending work messages and monitoring our health with apps - there are many health benefits that come from unplugging. Detoxing from your electronic devices allows you time to reflect, revisit your hobbies, and connect with those around you. Even a small detox - a couple hours in the morning, or at night has many benefits.
Jul 25, 2022 · Movement5 Ways Moving Your Body Builds Your Brain
Study after study has shown that people who move more don’t just have healthier hearts and lungs (and maybe better definition in the calf muscles). They usually score better on tests that measure memory and decision-making as well. There’s a reason that people in the health world sometimes call exercise “food for the brain,” and here are five more reasons to move more for brain health.
Jul 22, 2022 · Healthy AgingChronological Vs. Biological Age
It’s easy to feel the urge to turn back time as you watch the years quickly pass you by. Luckily, your chronological age (i.e., how old you are) may not be what defines your vitality. The concept of biological age is another way to consider how old you are, and it doesn’t involve looking at how many years you’ve lived.
Jul 20, 2022 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - Focus on Connection
Summer is a great time to gather with loved ones! If you need another reason to connect with friends and family, then here it is: social connection promotes overall health and longevity! Did you know that one landmark study found that social isolation has a more substantial impact on health than obesity, smoking and high blood pressure? Let’s take a closer look at the benefits.
Jul 18, 2022 · Gut Health6 Smart Strategies to Combat Small Intestinal Fungal Overgrowth
Your belly is misbehaving. A lot. So what’s causing the trouble? There are any number of possible culprits, but one of the biggies that’s often overlooked is SIFO, or small intestinal fungal overgrowth, which, left unattended can make you unwell for quite a long time. So, instead of letting SIFO get the better of you, now’s the time get it on your radar – and learn what to do about it.
Jul 15, 2022 · MovementCan Exercise Curb Cancer
A 12-week exercise regimen suppressed the growth of prostate-cancer cells, according to a recent study.
Jul 13, 2022 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - Get Your Electrolytes This Summer
Enjoying hot weather this summer? Then you might want to know about important nutrients called electrolytes. When you sweat, your need for electrolytes increases.
Jul 11, 2022 · Health & Wellness12 Tips to Help Combat Estrogen Dominance – and Help Keep Hormones Balanced
Estrogen dominance, though it may not sound like a big deal, the symptoms range from annoying to serious: extra-strength PMS; heavy periods; weight gain; an increased risk for everything from depression and anxiety to uterine fibroids. The reason the laundry list of potential problems is so long is because cells throughout the body, including your brain cells, come equipped with estrogen receptors. That allows this one hormone to be involved in hundreds of different processes. Yes, estrogen plays a crucial role in puberty, but it’s a “sex hormone” whose influence extends way beyond sex and reproduction. So keeping it in check is more important than you may realize.
Jul 8, 2022 · NutritionDesign a Nutrition and Fitness Program For Your Genes
Once you learn about your genetic makeup, you can make all sorts of powerful and personalized lifestyle choices, and you can even design a nutrition and fitness program for your genes. Let’s take a closer look at how this works.
Jul 6, 2022 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - Teas to Reduce Stress
By now, you should appreciate that a whole foods diet, plenty of daily movement, restorative sleep, relaxation and stress reduction help keep stress levels in check. What else to add to your regimen to reduce stress? Tea. Here are 4 herbal teas that can help!
Jul 4, 2022 · Nutrition4 Benefits of Bitters – and 4 Ways to Put them to Work
As we age, so do our digestive systems and our natural production of the digestive enzymes necessary for the proper breakdown of food decreases. As a result, healthy digestion suffers, which can trigger inflammation, allergic reactions and a host of gut troubles. But one of the easiest ways to stem the tide is by ‘getting bitter with it’ – as in start working few key bitter treats into your diet to help stimulate digestion and the release of digestive enzymes, all without a whole lot of extra effort.
Jul 1, 2022 · NutritionNew USDA "Bioengineered" Food Label: What You Need To Know
Here are some of the food label loopholes and exemptions you might want to know about.
Jun 29, 2022 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - 3 Tools for Cultivating Optimism
Did you know that several studies have linked optimism to a longer lifespan? The good news is that research suggests that optimism is malleable – meaning that you can cultivate an optimistic mindset. Here are 3 hacks to nourish your optimism.
Jun 27, 2022 · Health & Wellness8 Ways to Fight Jet Lag and Enjoy Your Travels
Between COVID-19 concerns and border closings, staying close to home has been our pandemic norm. This summer, however, it’s quite a different ballgame. Anyone who can go is going somewhere, and millions are heading overseas. For some, it’s about being able to hug their far-flung loved ones again while, for others, it’s a simply to enjoy a much-needed change of scenery. Whatever the reason, travel beyond our borders often brings with it a few headaches, and one of the biggies is jet lag. It can make a hash of your first few days away from home and knock you down for a bunch more after your return.
Jun 24, 2022 · MovementEverything You Always Wanted to Know About Sweat
Discover the fun, fascinating, funky truth about all things sweaty.
Jun 22, 2022 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - The Benefits of Leafy Greens
Why might you want to increase your leafy greens intake? The reasons are plentiful. Learn about the benefits.
Jun 20, 2022 · Healthy Aging7 Essential Ways to Protect Your Heart – and Save Your Brain
As the heart goes, so goes the brain. At one level, it’s common sense that the major organ systems in your body depend on each other. If one organ heads south – be it the kidneys, lungs, liver, what have you – the whole person is in trouble. But the connection between heart and brain is especially intimate. They can help each other, and hurt each other in ways that, odds are, will determine how long and how well you live from middle age on. Our advice? Do everything you can to protect them both.
Jun 17, 2022 · Healthy AgingSlow Down Aging With Meditation
In her debut book Why Meditate? Because it Works, Vedic Meditation expertJillian Lavender shares ten reasons why meditation, when done properly, has the power to positively change the way you feel and perform. One key benefit of a daily meditation practice is to rest the nervous system and provide an antidote to premature aging.
Jun 15, 2022 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - The Benefits of PEMF Mats
Have you heard of a PEMF mat? It stands for “pulsed electromagnetic field.” PEMF mat’s are comparable to meditation in benefits. They are believed to imitate the Earth’s healing magnetic frequency by emitting low-grade magnetic frequencies. Learn about the benefits.
Jun 13, 2022 · Nutrition5 Ways Quercetin Can Help Protect Your Heart, Brain, Immunity – And Longevity
If the last two plus years have taught us anything, it’s that a strong immune system makes all the difference in the world, sometimes, literally, the difference between life and death. Among the many immunity-supporting habits I’ve discussed over the years, getting more quercetin into your system has to be one of the easiest, yet it’s often overlooked. To protect yourself against what ever comes next, your best defense against whatever comes next is a strong offense – and quercetin is a smart and simple way to help keep your immunity tank topped up.