The essence of my commitment to all my clients is to provide healthy alternatives to processed food. I firmly believe it all starts with how we farm and especially sustainability. An exclusive brand I sell is Nutrilite™ because it is the only global brand to grow, harvest, and process plants on its own certified organic…
These are the top five mistakes, the myths about high blood pressure. Myth No. 1: It’s No Big Deal. The problem with high blood pressure initially is there are no symptoms. You don’t feel bad, so how could anything be wrong? The truth is, when your blood flow begins to push too hard against your…
Treating pain: Balancing health risks with suffering Athletes suffering from chronic back pain or recovering from surgery often take ibuprofen to help them perform, but some experts think this might be a poor strategy, according to The Wall Street Journal. Pain is a collective experience in sports such as golf that require repetitive back movement…
Some athletes take ibuprofen (Advil) before exercising. They think it will help them work out more intensely and will decrease later muscle soreness. Several new studies now show that taking ibuprofen before working out, or racing, not only didn’t increase performance, but it didn’t decrease or prevent muscle soreness either. What the studies did show:…
Each one of your two kidneys have about a million tiny filtering units in it. That might seem more than enough to do a good filtering job, but they have a lot to do and are easy to harm. The kidneys remove sodium and water to maintain the fluid balance in your body, and they…
In “Stressed Out? Not anymore!” part one we asked the questions: True/False Stress is good for your health? _________ Stress is bad for your health? _________ The answer to both questions is true. Stress is actually a natural part of life. However, too much negative stress can lead to serious health issues. Today, let’s talk…
What it is, what it does, and what it’s connected to… Because you can’t see it, you probably haven’t thought much about your coccyx, commonly called the tailbone. The name coccyx comes from a Greek word cuckoo because it resembles the curved beak of a bird. In the past, it was thought to have…
Which of these statements is true? Stress is good for our health? Stress is bad for our health? Answer: Both statements are true. Stress is actually a natural part of life. It’s how our bodies respond to any type of change in our lives – positive or negative. A promotion at work, vigorous exercise, or…
Heartburn drugs can cause vitamin B12 deficiency Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), such as Prilosec and Nexium, can interfere with the absorption of calcium and iron. Now, the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that vitamin B12 be added to the list. They find that people with B12 deficiencies are significantly more likely to have…
It sounds bizarre: People paying more than $60 for three gallons of water; but that’s exactly what is happening in the latest Silicon Valley craze of ‘raw water.’ Proponents of raw water (also called live water) say water gathered from a natural spring is a health elixir, full of probiotics, minerals, natural microbes, and other…