Understanding Heart Disease and How to Prevent It
Heart Disease is a general term used to describe several different conditions. It is any disorder that affects the hearts ability to function normally, for example; heart attack, stroke, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, etc. The [...]
Fibromyalgia: History, Symptoms, and Next Steps
What is ‘Fibromyalgia?’ Like all medical words, it can be broken down into several parts: ‘Mya’ means muscle, ‘algia’ means pain, and ‘fibro’ means the outer coverings of the muscle. While widespread back pain is [...]
Stop Wasting Your Workouts: The Best Way to Recover
After an intense workout, our bodies experience significant depletion of key nutrients, water and energy. For many, this loss is seldom replenished and bodies are left running on little fuel until the next meal. [...]
Overdiagnosed: The ADHD Epidemic
Alarming numbers of children are being diagnosed with Attention-Deficient/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) these days. A CDC survey completed last year found an estimated 6.4 million children ages 4 to 17 had been diagnosed at some point, [...]
How Healthy Eating Addresses the Cause of Depression
Psychological health is often directly linked to nutritional deficiencies. The severity of a nutritional deficiency can even determine the extent of illnesses like depression, bipolar disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder. In short, food directly impacts [...]
