What Happens to Your Body When You Eat Too Much Salt

27/05/2024

Whether you're sprinkling some on your salad or adding a few pinches to your homemade pasta sauce, adding salt to food is a regular part of many people's culinary routines. However, while the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that adults consume no more than 2,300 milligrams of sodium per day, most people in the U.S. are getting significantly more than that on a daily basis...

15 Migraine Triggers You Need to Know About

24/05/2024

If you're one of the 39 million people in the United States who experience migraines, you know how much agony they can bring to your day. One moment you're totally fine, and the next you're on your back in a dark room begging your brain to stop thundering against your eye sockets...

How to Make a Healthy Breakfast to Start Your Day Off Right

21/05/2024

There is so much controversy around the role of breakfast in a healthy lifestyle — but the truth is the answer will vary depending on who you ask. For some people, breakfast typically is eaten in close proximity to waking up — and for others, it may be hours later. In my work with patients, I always take the individual’s needs into consideration...

How Good Is Your Balance?

18/05/2024

Unless you're an avid yogi or surfer, chances are you don't think about your balance-and how good or bad it is-all that often. But Pete McCall, M.S., C.S.C.S., adjunct faculty member in exercise science at Mesa College in San Diego, says it's an integral part of each and every movement you make. "You want to be able to maintain your balance as you move through space, change direction, or do any kind of...

How to Keep Your Brain Sharp as You Age

15/05/2024

Just as our bodies tend to atrophy the older you get, so do our brains. We all know you can keep your body physically fit to stave off an inevitable decline, but can we do the same with our minds?

Despite what you may think about your brain being a hardwired organ incapable of reinventing itself past a certain age, there are ways to forge new cognitive...

Here's How to Manage Your Migraines

12/05/2024

More than just a headache, migraine is a neurological condition that can cause intense head pain along with a variety of other symptoms, including nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light and sound, numbness or tingling, difficulty speaking, temporary vision loss, and seeing shapes...

How Walking Can Help You Lose Weight, Decrease Stress, and Lower Blood Pressure

09/05/2024

One of the most powerful ways to maintain a healthy weight, stay strong, and live longer is so shockingly simple, even a toddler can do it. The health benefits of walking are endless, and experts agree by adding walking to your routine, you can truly improve your physical and mental health...

5 Best Juices to Slow Aging

06/05/2024

Juice can be a delicious way of packing in certain nutrients your body needs that you may not get on a daily basis. And not only does it taste great, but it's a quick and easy way to take your nutrients on the go!

Keeping in mind that some store-bought juice drinks can contain...

7 Benefits of Chamomile Experts Want You to Know

03/05/2024

Sipping chamomile tea is an often-cited home remedy for better sleep—brew a cup before bed and feel sleepy and relaxed by the time your head hits the pillow.

But the tea's benefits go beyond soothing restless minds. And it's all thanks to the tiny chamomile flower...

The Health Benefits of Coffee vs. Tea: How They Each Boost Digestion, Longevity, and More

29/04/2024

There have been many great rivalries throughout history, but nothing gets folks more fired up than a food-focused debate. To be honest, I still shutter thinking about the drama that unfolded after a recent strawberry jam versus grape jelly "discussion."

Today, we're turning our attention to what is arguably...