Mucus plays a hugely important role in digestion, in addition to helping establish the overall health of other areas of your body. In this article we’ll focus just on how mucus helps in mechanical digestion, and why you need to make sure that your body has a suitable amount. Why does mucus … [Read more...] about The Role of Mucus in Digestion
Health Tips
Are Adults over 50 Able to Absorb B-12?
As you age, your body can become less capable of absorbing adequate amounts of some nutrients, including vitamin B-12. Studies indicate that about 40% of the U.S. population suffers from some sort of Vitamin B-12 deficiency, either because they are not eating the types of foods that provide B-12 or … [Read more...] about Are Adults over 50 Able to Absorb B-12?
Is Your Phone Causing You Adrenal Stress?
I recently watched an interesting 60 Minutes segment called Brain Hacking by correspondent Anderson Cooper. The impact of our modern day high tech gadgets on human behavioral patterns and health is discussed. Allow me share some personal takeaways from the wellness perspective. The giant high … [Read more...] about Is Your Phone Causing You Adrenal Stress?
What Does Water Do After You Drink It?
We talked about the importance of staying hydrated during summer and 5 key ways to avoid dehydration in our last blog. This blog let's briefly answer the curious question of "What does water do after you drink it?" We’re all told that water is the best thing we can drink – and it definitely is. … [Read more...] about What Does Water Do After You Drink It?
5-Ways to Stay Hydrated This Summer
You’ll probably never hear anyone tell you to drink less water. The amount of water in your body directly and deeply affects how many of your body’s functions work. If you are dehydrated, you just won’t be able to function very well, even if you are sedentary. Staying hydrated while you exercise and … [Read more...] about 5-Ways to Stay Hydrated This Summer
Hernia Procedure, A Personal Account – II
As mentioned in my previous blog, prior to arrival to the Shouldice hospital, I had to get my Austin general physician examine and diagnose my hernia condition plus getting the blood and EKG tests done. When the Shouldice Hospital doctor has reviewed and approved of my condition, then I was able to … [Read more...] about Hernia Procedure, A Personal Account – II
Hernia Procedure, A Personal Account – I
While I usually try to keep my blogs mostly focused on interesting health and wellness topics of general interest, I am going to divert away from that in the next couple of blogs as I cover a personal experience I had gone through recently. What is it, you may be asking? I have been living with a … [Read more...] about Hernia Procedure, A Personal Account – I
10 Habits of Anxiety-Free People
Worries will happen in life. In fact, in some ways it’s healthy to feel occasional stress. However, worry is not productive, according to Jason Moser, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Michigan State University. “It’s something we do over and over again, without … [Read more...] about 10 Habits of Anxiety-Free People
8 Amazing Stress Relief Natural Supplements
Like foods, nutritional supplements are effective in helping us to establish sufficient amount of nutrients needed to achieve and maintain our body's ability to handle stressful events. As a matter of fact, unless you have your own organic garden, our food sources are more and more depleted of … [Read more...] about 8 Amazing Stress Relief Natural Supplements
Top 5 Anti-Stress Foods
As a fourth part of our Anti-Stress blogs, let's take a look at something we all love to do and that is EAT! Here is a list of top 5 stress reducing foods that you can indulge on to deal with your stress. However, please do be careful as some of us may be allergic to certain food items. Please … [Read more...] about Top 5 Anti-Stress Foods