Can’t sleep? This may be why.
According to the Center for Advancing Health (CFAH), up to 70 million American adults have some type of sleep disorder. That’s about one out of four of us! Now, it’s normal for most people to have an occasional poor night’s sleep. Things like stress, congestion and coughing from a cold, nighttime storms, or even the neighbor’s dog barking at night can interrupt our sleep. But 70 million of us have a sleep disorder—meaning that...
The deadly health threat that you never hear about
This probably won’t surprise you, but I’ve long stopped watching mainstream media news because it disgusts me. Talk about fear mongering, sensationalism and drama—some of these well-groomed puppets ought to win Academy Awards. And the thing is, they will only talk about what their pharma and special interest sponsors allow them to report…so many times a truly imperative issue is slanted or swept under the rug because it would ruffle the wrong feathers. Well,...
- Tags: Antibiotics, General Health, Healthy Eating, Immune Health, Sleep, Stress, Vitamin D
Can we get close and personal today?
I’ve been in the health and nutrition field for over 30 years and one thing I can say with full confidence is that people are inherently resistant to change. I can’t tell you the number of times I have consulted with a client and talked about all the wonderful health improvements they can experience… But as soon as I mention changing their diet, I get the doe in the headlights look. Or worse yet,...
Trouble sleeping? Don’t do this!
Back in the early 70s when I was a kid there was a song by the 5th Dimension called “(Last night) I didn’t get to sleep at all,” sung beautifully by the immensely talented Marilyn McCoo. While the idea behind the song is her inability to sleep because her love interest was on her mind, one line of the song that is particularly intriguing is the one where she sings, “The sleeping pill I...
- Tags: Healthy Living, Immune Health, Medications, Sleep
Seven ways you may be raising your cancer risk
There are few words that inspire more fear and dread than: CANCER. I think it’s safe to say that most people wouldn’t cherish the thought of having to face cancer…and would want to do everything they could to avoid having their number come up in the cancer lottery. Problem is that many people are rolling out the red carpet for our number two killer and don’t even know it! Here are seven ways that...
- Tags: Cancer, Exercise, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Sleep, Stress, Sugar
If you snore, you have to read this!
Snoring. It has been the subject of many jokes and funny movie scenes, usually with a husband on his back sawing logs and the wife lying there wide awake, plugging her ears. But snoring is not as innocent (or funny) as it may seem. Because snoring can indicate the presence of a serious condition that is increasingly common in our society today. Sleep apnea. Here is the scoop on this condition that affects one...
- Tags: Healthy Living, Immune Health, Sleep