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Many addictions, like drugs and gambling, are bold and in-your-face. Other addictions, however, are nearly impossible to detect. Would you believe that you might be addicted to sugar? It’s true! Added sugars, such as those found in baked goods and sodas, are dangerous for the body but very difficult to stop eating. If you are still trying to choose a New Year’s resolution, try cutting down on how much sugar you eat in 2018! Read More
Sugar has become Public Enemy Number One in the world of nutrition, leading many consumers to eager select artificial sweeteners in their effort to avoid real sugar. While cutting back on added sugar intake is a worthwhile goal, artificial sweeteners may not be a better alternative! The truth is, artificial sweeteners have dangers lurking beneath the surface, including links to weight gain, diabetes, heart disease, and a number of other health risks. Read More
In the beloved 1990s sitcom Friends, there is an episode that follows simultaneous storylines in a hospital: Phoebe is giving birth to triplets while Joey is down the hall trying to pass kidney stones. The juxtaposition of the two scenes suggests that passing kidney stones is the closest that men will ever come to experiencing the pain of childbirth. Indeed, kidney stones are known for causing incredible pain as they leave the body.
What Are Kidney Stones? Read More
It would be an understatement to say that Thomas Edison changed the world when he invented the lightbulb in 1879. In reality, he transformed the very way that people live their lives. Rather than going to bed with the sunset and waking with the sunrise, artificial light has made it possible to extend the day for as many hours as we need. Unfortunately, health experts believe that this ability has also created extensive and damaging health effects on the human body. Read More
We live in a world wrought with tension, and unfortunately that stress often culminates into health problems. One of the most common results of this stress is the tension headache, a headache of moderate pain that causes the head to feel like a tight band is being pulled around it. If you know this feeling well, there are steps you can take to alleviate your pain in the future.
How Do You Know You Have a Tension Headache? Read More
It’s no secret that men and women have many significant differences, especially when it comes to their reproductive and sexual health. These differences shouldn’t be taken lightly, since they require males and females to seek different types of preventative health services. For women, a pap test checks for cervical cancer, a deadly disease that kills more than 4,000 women a year. As a preventative screening, the pap test or pap smear can identify cervical abnormalities early enough to help women escape the threat of cervical cancer unscathed. Read More
There are certain life events that offer overwhelming excitement, though that excitement is often paired with a bit of stress and confusion: graduating from college, securing your first job, and getting married are just a few of life’s major steps that can generate a range of emotions. Pregnancy, of course, is another. You want to enjoy your pregnancy and help your baby stay as healthy as possible, but you’re also bursting with questions. This guide will help you plan for a health, stress-free pregnancy. Read More
If there was a simple, affordable, painless way to save your life or the life of someone you love, would you do it? The answer to that question is a resounding “yes!”, but many people don’t realize that a simple and affordable lifesaving measure already exists in the form of preventative health screenings. Believe it or not, if every adult in the United States received the recommended preventative screenings for their age, more than 100,000 lives could be saved each year. That’s a stunning statistic that should encourage you to begin your own preventative screenings. Read More
There are many different nutrients that play vital roles within the body, which means that when the body becomes deficient in those nutrients, symptoms of illness begin to appear. Magnesium is one of the most essential macro-minerals needed by the body, yet most people don’t receive enough magnesium on a regular basis.
The Role of Magnesium in the Body
Magnesium is one of the seven essential minerals that the body needs in relatively large amounts each day. This means it doesn’t just play a small role in the body. Quite the opposite: magnesium makes it possible for more than 300 enzymatic reactions to function in the body, from metabolism of food and transmission of nerve impulses to synthesis of fatty acids and proteins. All of this means that magnesium makes it possible for the body to produce and use energy, contract and relax muscles, and control vital body functions. In short, it’s totally essential to health and wellness. Read More
Getting sick is always a miserable experience, but the stomach flu, also known as the norovirus, pops up this time of year to add insult to injury. The 2017 January through March stomach flu season has proven to be about normal, with reports of the illness spreading around the country like wildfire. If you haven’t fallen victim to the stomach flu yet, keep your fingers crossed that you can remain so lucky. Read More