Important tips for better eye health
August is National Eye Exam Month, so if you haven’t had your eyes checked recently this might be a good reminder to make an appointment soon.
And while getting eye exams can certainly help detect any problems with your eyes, arguably far more important is to make sure you’re doing all you can to help your eyes healthy in the first place!
- Tags: Eye Health, Healthy Living
Always hungry? Here’s why (and how to stop it)
I used to work with a guy who had a HUGE appetite (and as you might expect, a matching body frame). I remember him saying to me once at a party, “Sherry, I never get full—I just stop eating.” While we all laughed at the time, it’s really not a laughing matter for many people.
Fatigued? Always sick? Moody? This may be why
Have you recently seen a doctor for any of these symptoms?
- Exhaustion
- Cravings for sweets or starches
- Bad breath or body odor
- Persistent cough, sore throat
- Brain fog
- Mood swings
- Joint pain
- Loss of sex drive
- Chronic sinus and allergy issues
- Gas, bloating, heartburn or constipation
- Weak immune system functioning/repeated infections
- Tags: Candida, General Health, Healthy Eating, Immune Health
Why you should ditch sports and energy drinks
Over the last decade or so as it’s become blatantly obvious that soda is a health abomination and consumption of it has decreased, beverage companies have scrambled to replace lost profits with something that can appeal to more health-conscious buyers.
The solution? Sports drinks of course!
It’s time for the truth: Statins don’t work
I’ve been long beating the drum about the fact that the benefits of statin treatment have been grossly exaggerated, while the harmful side effects have been severely downplayed and brushed under the rug. Well, now increasing numbers of studies are finally proving it.
- Tags: Cholesterol, Healthy Eating, Heart Health, Medications, Statins
Got back pain? 10 ways to stop it without painkillers!
Chronic back pain is one of the most common types of pain and one of the top 10 reasons people consult a doctor. Nearly nine out of 10 of us will suffer back pain at least once in our lives. It’s the #1 cause of job disability and accounts for as many as one out of four Workers' compensation claims!
- Tags: anti-inflammatory, Back Pain, Pain