Why You May Lose Sleep Over Nothing at All

| December 23, 2015
too little sleep dangers

too little sleep dangers

You have had a full day and are tired―ready to tuck yourself in for a good night’s rest. But inexplicably you lie there, unable to keep your eyes shut and get to sleep. Or maybe you drift off, but a short while later you are awake again. Sleep is essential for human beings, yet millions of people do not get enough sleep to function well during the day. Surveys report that 60 percent of adults have sleep problems several nights out of the week. And 40 percent of adults have daytime sleepiness several days each month severe enough to interfere with normal functioning. Sleep is not only essential, it also provides a number of health benefits, including increasing your lifespan, improving your memory and ability to learn, helping you maintain a healthy weight, and reducing stress and depression. If you are not sleeping well, you need to know how to identify your source of your sleeplessness and steps you can take to get plenty of restful sleep every night…..Read More

Environmental Toxins: The Everyday Dangers You Can’t See

| December 9, 2015
protection from toxins in products

protection from toxins in products

If you can see danger―an oncoming train or an obstacle in your path―you can take steps to avoid it. But it is difficult to avoid what you cannot see, and environmental chemicals are invisible. Are you aware that more than 100,000 synthetic chemicals are already in use and more than 1,000 new ones are added each year? To make matters worse, many of these substances, most of which are untested for safety, pose a long list of serious risks to health, including degenerative chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, leukemia, cognitive disorders and much more. The dysfunction often begins with hormonal imbalance, initiated by these chemicals that disrupt the function of the endocrine system and begin to seriously undermine your quality of life by causing weight gain, low libido, fatigue, loss of muscle mass, anxiety, depression, irritability, sleep disturbances, and hair loss. You can arm yourself with the knowledge to minimize exposure to these dangerous chemicals. . . . Read More

Guidelines for Treatment of Menopause Recommend Hormone Therapy

| November 20, 2015
best treatment for menopause

best treatmetn for menopause

In 1991, the initiation of the study, the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) gave many women hope for safe and effective relief from menopause symptoms. However, when one branch of the study was halted in 2002, many women became fearful of seeking treatment and that uncertainty has led many to endure menopausal symptoms for however long they may last—up to 14 years in some cases. Yet over the last decade, researchers have taken a closer look at the WHI study and found that many of the women were more than 10 years older than the average hormone therapy user (average age of 64) and the study used a combination of non-bioidentical estrogen and progestin, which each come with their own risks. Another publication in 2006 based on data from a long-term Nurse’s Health Study discovered that women who began hormone therapy soon after menopause reduced their risk of coronary heart disease by 30 percent. Today’s latest data continues to reinforce these earlier findings while also reporting additional benefits.. . .. Read More

Fight or Flight: Is This Natural Response Slowly Killing You?

| November 16, 2015
ways to relieve stress

ways to relieve stress

Just keep running! You have to escape the tiger chasing you—it’s a life or death moment. This is what is known as the “fight or flight” response to a threat to your safety. It evolved as a survival mechanism when mankind existed as hunters and gathers endlessly roaming uncharted territories in search of food and shelter. Although you have advanced and now live in a modern, progressive society where you, most likely, will never have to fight-off or run from a savage beast, this fight-or-flight response is still ingrained in your physiology. Only now, the danger is to your health and comes in a less obvious series of low level threats, like processed food toxins and an overflowing inbox. And though you try to manage the stress by eating healthier and being more organized, life always seems to catch up with you. So, what can you do salvage your health when the stress never ends? Read More