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The Importance Of Quality Sleep To Your Health
We spend approximately one third of our lives sleeping. Or at least, trying to sleep. To put that in perspective, a 75-year-old person...
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May 223 min read
Does Time Of Eating Make Any Difference In Losing Weight
How many strategies have we heard about when we should eat and how it will affect our weight? “Eat a big breakfast, it’s the most...
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May 173 min read
Do 15-Minute Walks Do Anything?
If you’re here, it’s because you care about your health. You probably look forward to being outdoors, burning calories and enjoying...
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May 162 min read
Are You Gluten Intolerant? Here’s How To Know
Roughly three million Americans have celiac disease, a severe form of gluten intolerance. An even larger number of people have a...
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May 92 min read
Long-term Effects of Steroid Medications
Steroids are a synthetic version of hormones normally produced by our adrenal glands which are 2 small glands found just above the...
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May 33 min read
Should Everyone Take A Multi-Vitamin Each Day?
This is one of the questions I am asked most often. Usually this question is prefaced with, “I watch what I eat, and I think I eat pretty...
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Apr 272 min read
The Physical And Mental Health Benefits Of Jumping Rope
Jumping rope is a fun activity that many people associate with gym class and the playground. Still, while many people write the jump rope...
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Apr 252 min read
How Do Psychedelics Affect The Brain
Psychedelics are substances that have powerful, and often unpredictable, hallucinogenic effects on us. The most common psychedelics are...
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Apr 203 min read
5 Standing Core Exercises To Get You Off The Floor
Core exercises are challenging and often uncomfortable. Not everyone can easily get down on the floor to perform crunches or bicycle...
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Apr 182 min read
The Surprising Health Benefits Of Honey
Honey is nothing exciting. It’s a substance everyone is familiar with and most people eat it on a regular basis. But could honey secretly...
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Apr 122 min read
Reasons You May Become Dehydrated More Quickly Than Others
Between 60% to 80% of our body is made of water. When we’re dehydrated, we have a lack of water in our body and our body doesn’t have...
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Apr 103 min read
Lesser Considered Nutrition Facts – Diets Focus On Calories And Carbs But Skip These Important Ones
When we think of weight loss, we’re so programmed to immediately think of calories and carbs. As if counting these nutrition factors...
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Apr 62 min read
3 Of The Worst Hidden-Calorie Offenders
When it comes to health, choosing nutritious food options such as smoothies and salads is better than falling for fast food. That said,...
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Apr 43 min read
3 Compelling Reasons Why You Should Rest During Your Workouts
Once I first started to get interested in my physical fitness, I was under the impression that working out required me to push my body to...
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Mar 303 min read
The Best Pre-Workout Snacks For Your Energy Needs
Do you ever run out of energy during a workout? If so, you’re in good company. Many people struggle to keep their energy levels up while...
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Mar 283 min read
Why We Should Be Stretching Every Day
Going all the way back to my initial physical education classes, seems like a hundred years ago, I remember being taught the three...
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Mar 232 min read
5 Tips For Finding A Qualified Personal Trainer
Physical fitness is essential to health and wellness. Unfortunately, there are so many exercise programs that many people often feel...
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Mar 13 min read
Would A 4 Day Work Week Be Better For Our Health
Feel like our weekends are gone in the blink of an eye? We toil away all week, and then we barely get a chance to catch up on sleep...
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Feb 242 min read
My Top Tips for Surviving Allergy Season
Allergies are the result of our body and our immune system negatively reacting to a substance called an allergen. There are many...
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