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Building and maintaining healthy bones is important throughout life, from youth to old age. While osteoporosis carries the risk of serious complications, there are many simple steps you can take to build and maintain strong bones no matter what your age. Practice Weight Bearing ExerciseWeight bearing exercise is one of the best ways to both […]

Headaches are a leading cause of loss of productivity for people in their late teens to 50s. Headaches can range from troublesome to debilitating, but fortunately there are simple steps you can take to reduce both their frequency and severity. Dehydration: Staying hydrated is one of the single most important things you can do to alleviate

Heart disease is one of the most pressing public health issues of our time, killing nearly one million people a year in the United States alone. Fortunately, it is preventable. High blood pressure, high cholesterol, being overweight or obese, smoking, excessive alcohol intake, poor diet, and physical inactivity are all risk factors that may contribute

When it’s chilly outside, a hot drink is a delicious way to warm up. Although caffeinated teas and coffee are popular, in the long run they aren’t very healthy. Regularly drinking caffeinated drinks can dehydrate you, disrupt your sleep, increase your tension, disrupt your hormones, and be addictive. Instead of reaching for drinks that throw

When the topic of old age arises, people often imagine someone using a walker, being in a wheelchair, or having to take a lot of pills. While in some cases that may be true, does old age really equate to ill health? For a yogi, the secret to aging gracefully is not a mystery. It

It doesn’t take scientific studies to prove that obesity has become a serious health problem in our society. Too many people are overfed yet undernourished, and sadly, this also includes children. Diet-related diseases that were once solely found in older populations, such as type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, and even coronary artery disease, are

We move a hundred different ways each day. We bend, stretch, reach, squat, duck, and twist. While we drive, walk, talk, and even while we sleep, we shift positions to make ourselves more comfortable. We move constantly, mostly without thinking. For fluid movement to occur, our joints need to be healthy. For many of us,

You don’t have to be a bartender to make a good drink. In fact, you don’t need alcohol at all to make a good drink. A good drink should not only taste good but make you feel good too. With all the negative effects we know about drinking alcohol (read more here), mocktails over cocktails

Responsibility—whether it’s school, family, work, or relationships—can sometimes feel like a heavy weight on our shoulders, especially when we’re tired or working very hard. During these intense times, it’s easy to become overwhelmed. While bigger or ongoing problems like anxiety or depression may require special attention, sometimes adding a little healthy fun and playfulness or

Our bodies thrive when they are well-nourished, when we feel rested, and when we are living in harmony with nature.  When those natural rhythms are disrupted over the long-term, our bodies natural immunity suffers and we are more susceptible to sickness and disease. One kind of stress that threatens us more and more comes from